Word: talese
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It never ceases to amaze me that there are those who feel that they can ridicule the Folklore and Mythology department even though they have no clue what it does. Take, for example, Brad Edward White ("The Celtic Myth," Jan. 25, 1995). If Mr. White had actually read the course...
Add these tales of woe to five Harvard losses when tied at the half, and three more Crimson defeats after leading with under five minutes to play, and a clear pattern emerges. One is reminded of the young Ivan Lendl before he beat John McEnroe by coming back from two...
Frank McLynn's authoritative biography (Random House; 567 pages; $30) portrays the Scottish author of "Treasure Island" and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" as the frail, yet flamboyant hero of an extraordinary short life. An invalid born into a wealthy Victorian family ruled by a strict father, Stevenson grew into...
Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle St., HarvardSquare, 876-6837. "Arabian Nights" at 8 p.m.,"Canterbury Tales" at 5:45 p.m. and "TheDecameron" at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16."Vanya on 42nd Street" at 3, 5:20, 7:40 and 10p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18,with...
Interesting "on-the-job" tales: We used to go out to coffee shops during the actual funeral mass, and one time the funeral director ordered some extravagant omelette, so we were late getting back to a funeral--so the priest actually had to stall during the service.