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...Philippines, which has experienced more than 10 coup attempts and two popular uprisings in the last two decades. But last week, rumblings that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo might be overthrown by a coup or even another People Power revolt reached alarming levels. In a public statement, three Roman Catholic bishops warned the President early last week that "time is running out" and said that if there isn't an immediate revamp of the country's government, "no force on earth can ever stop the coming deluge of change." These exhortations for change echoed a similar call from a group...
Iakovos also became the first Greek Orthodox archbishop to meet with a Roman Catholic Pope in 350 years when he met Pope John XXIII...
...most recently, “The Taming of the Shrew.” The 2002 production of “Julius Caesar” featured a would-be emperor who died of a paper-cut, while Brutus and Antony played rocks-paper-scissors for sovereignty of the Roman Empire...
Mysterious potions, a family torn apart, and the courtesan next-door all play a part in one Roman slave’s quest for freedom this Thursday at the Agassiz Theater. Despite the musical’s sometime-serious undertones, foppery and frivolity will abound at the Harvard Student Theater Advancing Growth and Empowerment (STAGE) production of Stephen Sondheim’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum...
This derivative of a play by Plautus continues a fine tradition of Roman ribaldry. It’s similar to the recent Harvard production of the comedist’s “Mostellaria:” the two cover comparable ground of debauchery and deception, although “Forum” captures the spirit of the Roman playwright with a lighter comedic touch. The play’s exaggerated action and sheer silliness lend it a certain tongue-in-cheek tone, which alternately creates and defuses tension each moment...