Word: reigns
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...centuries, classical music has been an art form that reveres its old masters, those gifted few like Vladimir Horowitz, Yehudi Menuhin and Pablo Casals whose performances, like fine wine, improve with age. And as musicians train their muscles for ever longer careers, an unprecedented number of older talents reign on the concert scene. While prodigies as young as 6 draw crowds with their youthful showmanship, many of music's eldest statesmen are over 80--and still playing their best...
...Paris 1400, Art During the Reign of Charles VI covers the King's long reign from 1380 to 1422, when Paris emerged as an artistic and intellectual capital. Despite Charles' bouts of madness, he presided over a long lull in the Hundred Years War, and his flourishing city attracted artists and artisans from all across Europe, notably Italy, Flanders and Germany. Prefiguring Renaissance humanism, their themes were not only religious but also the ideals of chivalry and courtly love, and their handiwork included painting, sculpture, manuscript illuminations, enamels, tapestries, stained glass, embroidery and jewelry. Sometime in the late 18th century...
Greece's center-right new democracy party, led by Kostas Karamanlis, 47, surged to victory in last week's parliamentary polls, ending the long reign of the Socialists, who had held power for 20 of the last 23 years. Now Karamanlis must get Athens' Olympic preparations up to speed and manage negotiations with Turkey over the fate of Cyprus. TIME's Anthee Carassava landed the first interview with Greece's new Prime Minister. THE MADRID BOMBINGS KILLED AT LEAST 200 PEOPLE. DO YOU WORRY ABOUT AN ATTACK AT THE GAMES? One can think of endless scenarios and hypotheses. Our duty...
...said Al Hoceima resident Turiya Faylali. Government spokesman Nabil Benabdallah denied reports that authorities failed to distribute foreign relief material. Restraint seemed essential given the historic tensions between Rabat and this remote mountainous area adjoining Morocco's northern coast. The rebellious region was deeply mistrusted and neglected during the reign of King Hassan II. His son, King Mohammed VI, arrived on a rare visit to the region on Saturday. Aides said he would pressure government officials to improve the relief effort...
...power players salivating: the Cable Guy from Philadelphia vs. the Monarch of the Magic Kingdom. For Roberts, who started his career selling subscriptions door to door for his father's fledgling cable company, it is the boldest move of a 23-year run at Comcast. And it threatens the reign of Eisner, one of the information age's legendary moguls. "He will not go down without a fight," says Joe Roth, former chairman of Walt Disney Studios...