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When I was five years old I drew a pastel portrait in vivid purple and blue inspired by the Queen of Hearts. My work of art, which I named “Heart Lady,” now seems to me to be some sort of drag queen version of the redoubtable visage on the playing cards themselves. Her hat is just a little too far from her head and one arm kind of swims out in front, unattached to the rest of her body. My art teacher liked the drawing, though. She even put it on the cover...
...LETTER FROM LONDON, Nov. 17] was at odds with the welcome that President Ronald Reagan experienced 21 years ago on a similar diplomatic trip to London and other European capitals. After visiting Rome, Reagan and his wife, Nancy, spent two nights at Windsor Castle, outside London, as guests of Queen Elizabeth II. The larger purpose of his journey was to reassure Europeans that the U.S. remained committed to nato and genuinely sought peace and arms reduction with the Soviet Union. Although Reagan was confronted in West Berlin by several thousand hostile demonstrators, the overall reaction to his visit was positive...
...miles of travel through five nations in ten days, and meetings with a Pope, a Queen and heads of government of the 15 other NATO countries, the President discovered that 'America has a lot of friends.' Reagan noted that he had told West Germans, and by extension all of America's allies: 'We are with you. You are not alone.' He added: 'I come home with a message from our allies. We are not alone. They are with...
Festooning an evergreen with ornaments is one of the universal customs of the season. Germany can claim credit for the modern version of the Tannenbaum, and Queen Victoria's German-born consort, Prince Albert, helped popularize the practice in Britain and beyond. But evergreen trees, wreaths and garlands were also used by the ancient Egyptians, Chinese and Hebrews to symbolize eternal life. So whatever your reason for deciding to bring a bit of the forest into your home this season, if you're in the market for a 1.8-m pine, balsam or fir, here's what you can expect...
...upset with the sound system,” a headband and sweatshirt-clad Alexandra S. Epstein ’07 said of roommate first-year Kara E. Furman’s performance of Whitney Houston’s “Queen of the Night.” “I thought it was unfair...