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...tournament) highlighted Savalli's weaknesses as well as his strengths. He displayed the showmanship for which he is known - passes on his knees, cape tosses over the shoulder - and killed his first bull with aplomb. But his second opponent proved feistier, and Savalli partially missed his target, leaving a sword dangling from the bull's shoulder. This error cost him any chance of winning a trophy. "The Madrid bullring is the toughest in the world," Savalli said afterward. "One mistake and you get nothing." Still, the crowd gave him a standing ovation. Indeed, Savalli has found Spain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Talented Torero | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

...dominates Middle East thought and behavior, there is little hope for a peaceable solution to Iraq's incipient civil war [March 6]. The philosophy of perpetual retaliation is devoid of love and not a part of God's plan for the human family. It is time to bury the sword and put on the mantle of love that should be worn in churches, synagogues and mosques everywhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 27, 2006 | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

...significantly increased after teenyboppers heard their music on “The OC,” it’s safe to conclude that many of their listeners are still prepubescent. The video follows an animated suit-of-armor on its trippy quest for its one true love: a sword. Viewers indulge in a dangerously large dose of childlike wonder as they watch that suit-of-armor—which is inexplicably and awkwardly worn by an orange elephant—traverse bizarre landscapes replete with lions, tigers, and­—wait for it—bears...

Author: By Jake G. Cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Popscreen: Of Montreal | 3/9/2006 | See Source »

...what an inexperienced team does. If you open up any sports psychology books, they’re going to say that’s what you get with young players. And I have an exceptional amount of young players.”Youth is the double-edged sword for this Harvard squad, as four different freshmen have led the team in scoring at various times this year. Nobody can question the talent of this year’s rookie class, which Delaney-Smith openly calls her best ever. But freshmen Katie Rollins and Niki Finelli were out until January with...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BOOMER SOONER: Youth, Slow Starts Sully Ivy Title Run | 2/28/2006 | See Source »

...atmosphere in Sanders Theater, usually the home of Ec 10 lectures, was transformed Saturday by salsa dancers, sword fighters, and the presence of an international movie star for the 21st presentation of Cultural Rhythms...

Author: By Jillian M. Bunting, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hayek Takes the Stage at Annual Cultural Show | 2/27/2006 | See Source »

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