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...Napoleon is more than just the stuff of legend. His accomplishments remain alive in France today. Though some say his control of the press, repression of opponents and creation of a secret police make Napoleon the godfather of totalitarianism, his record also includes founding the legal code, central bank, public administration, and higher education system on which the French still rely. Similarly, Napoleon also established France's Legion of Honor - then named himself to it almost immediately...
...predecessors were made of sterner stuff. Nor, despite his nickname, was Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-92) the biggest patron of the clan. That honor belongs to his great-grandson, Cosimo I de' Medici (1519-74), the linchpin of this show. He was installed as the first Grand Duke of Tuscany after his uncle Alessandro de' Medici was murdered. He had an obsessive desire for magnificenza and was determined to outdo his ancestor - which, in terms of cultural spending, he did. Never had art and secular politics been brought closer together than in late Medicean Florence. Cosimo's patronage dominated...
Daines and her company are thrilled to be performing Balanchine’s choreography. “It’s a privilege to dance his stuff,” she says. But the prestige of the choreographer is, if not met, at least approached by the talent of the company. The company boasts highly experienced performers, two of whom have taken years off to dance professionally for the likes of the New York City Ballet, the premiere dance company in the nation...
...future of art at Harvard is this collaboration,” says Minster. “We all have stuff to learn and we all have stuff to contribute...
Insalaco finally made her move. She deked to Ruddock’s right side and tried to stuff the puck by, but Ruddock firmly planted her right pad down against the post to shut the door...