Word: sophia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Suleimaniye Mosque, Istanbul (174 ft.). Suleiman the Magnificent's reply to Justinian's Hagia Sophia...
Ogata was appointed high commissioner in 1991 after serving as the dean of faculty of foreign studies at Tokyo's Sophia University since 1989. Her association with the United Nations when she was appointed a minister in 1976. She later served as delegate to the U.N. general assembly from Japan...
...Saturday, just before his show at the Paradise. At 46, Hitchcock is fast moving toward his own age cap, but with a career of over 20 years already on the books, the veteran British folk-rocker doesn't seem fazed. He recently released a new album, Jewels for Sophia, and is now touring with a full band for the first time since the early...
...album dubbed Moss Elixir. In 1998, longtime fan Johnathan Demme, who directed "The Silence of the Lambs" and the Talking Heads' famed concert film "Stop Making Sense," filmed him playing in a storefront window in New York to create "Storefront Hitchcock." This year saw the release of Jewels for Sophia and a reunion with former Soft Boys guitarist Kimberly Rew for the tour...
...Jewels for Sophia showcased Hitchcock at his best, spouting cryptic, conceptual lyrics over a mix of soft acoustic guitars and driving rock riffs. Its songs ranged from absurdist character studies ("Antwoman") to a genuinely haunting love story ("Dark Princess"). There are also two sneering but comical tributes: "Viva! Sea-Tac," on which he proclaims that the Pacific Northwest has "the best computers and coffee and smack," and a live hidden track on which he tells a giggling audience "Don't talk to me about Gene Hackman/he's in every film/sometimes wearing a towel/and...