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...be—Beethoven would die unmarried, and he knew it. So when his brother Casper became terminally ill, Beethoven pursued sole guardianship of Casper’s son Karl, much to the chagrin of the mother, Johanna. The composer drifted toward insanity, accusing Johanna of prostituting herself and convincing himself that Karl was in fact his own son. Johanna eventually hauled Beethoven into court, where witnesses testified about his incompetence as a guardian, and the court exposed his lack of nobility despite the Dutch predicate “van.” The composer was publicly humiliated...
...came upon Pitchfork around the tenth grade, and was, for a while, the sole user of said opinion-generator amongst my peers in Duluth, Minnesota. All I needed to do was grab three bands off the home page and download some of their songs in order for my “eclectic” musical taste to reach renown...
...Harvard’s victory Saturday marked the second straight year the Crimson has spoiled Lafayette’s homecoming weekend. The Leopards will play at Harvard Stadium in the 2006 and 2007 seasons....Harvard was three-of-four on fourth-down Saturday. The Crimson’s sole missed conversion came at the start of the second quarter on the Lafayette goal line, when O’Hagan’s fourth-down sneak attempt was stopped just short. —Staff writer Lisa J. Kennelly can be reached at kennell@fas.harvard.edu...
...team had been looking for. And while Harvard’s difficulties on special teams emerged once again—sophomore Steven Williams fumbled his third kick return in the past two games, leading to Lafayette’s second touchdown—it ended up being the sole blemish on the Crimson’s stat sheet. “That’s the whole key to the game, obviously,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said of his team’s improved ball security. “If we have a day like we have...
...crate of Pabst. She passed cans back through the crowdlike buckets in a fire brigade. Tabs opening and sips slurping, the sound of thirst-quenching and drink-drinking drowned out the pre-show murmuring. At the front of the hall, the last pieces of percussion clattered as the sole stagehand strung a rope between two beams. A pot, a cookie tin, a goblet, and a candlestick dangled, ready for fun.Then, one-by-one, the members of Architecture in Helsinki tromped into the open. In the crowd, whispers rose to roars and cheers into screams. While the guitars were slung over...