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...Harvard and rowing.”The draw of prestige is an incontrovertible one: Harvard’s crew programs boast dozens more Ivy and national championships than any other sport. Former Harvard varsities have competed in the Olympics, and both varsity programs make routine trips to the Henley Royal Regatta. There is a strange inevitability to winning in Newell Boathouse—one that is an excellent recruiting tool for athletes looking for something new to try.The allure pulls them in, but the grueling season and the expectations make it hard to keep up.A month into the fall season...
...colonial America’s most distinguished artists. Copley, born in Boston in 1738, had ties to the Tories who supported British rule during the time of the American Revolution. He left Massachusetts for London in 1774 and never returned to his native land. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1779—a likely explanation for the “RA” in the signature on the painting in question...
...colonial America’s most distinguished artists. Copley, born in Boston in 1738, was tied to the Tories who supported British rule during the time of the American Revolution. He left Massachusetts for London in 1774 and never returned to his native land. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1779—a likely explanation for the “R.A.” in the signature on the painting in question...
...somewhat controversial biography, Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette” offers a sympathetic portrait of a young girl trapped in a glittering and cold palatial prison. The film follows the Austrian-born princess from her engagement at 14 through her life at the royal court of Versailles. The majority of the film centers on Marie’s early inability to fully integrate into court life and reconcile her headstrong willfulness with a world so entirely governed by impenetrable rules of social decorum. Alienated and alone, plagued by rumors and insinuations (most damagingly, the perpetual gossip...
...Royal protocol aside, the 2006 Japan tour might be remembered as the year the Sydney Symphony got its ears back. In the six years since its last overseas tour, the orchestra has been largely confined to the acoustically murky Sydney Opera House. By contrast, "Japan is full of fine concert halls," says violinist Dene Olding. "They make quite a science of the acoustics." Indeed, baritone soloist Jos? Carbo says he has never sung on a better stage than Tokyo's. "It was such a crisp, true rebound," he raves. With singing, he explains, "it's the monitoring of what...