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...once or twice, wouldn't it be nice if superheroism sprang not from an external accident but from inner strength? If a person achieved greatness rather than having it thrust upon him? If he found a mission, focused his energy, marshalled his talents and just did it? Then his triumph would be sweet indeed: the fulfilling of a resolve or a work ethic, that comic-book readers or movie audiences might recognize in themselves. He'd make a hero of himself, and that would be more than super...
...employees will show up for work on Friday, either, despite the fact that it's nominally a working day. The pattern will be repeated the following week, when workers kick off their weekend with Thursday's May 8 holiday marking the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, a triumph most will celebrate by staying away on Friday, too. All in all, May this year holds three weekend-expanding holidays...
...triumph of New England racing, No. 2 Yale and No. 12 Harvard dominated No. 3 Virginia in high-stakes, cross-regional competition Saturday on the Housatonic River.“By beating Virginia in both the varsity eight, the [second varsity], and the four, we established we’re a faster team, but it’s also important to understand how the regions stack up against each other for NCAA selection,” said Harvard assistant coach Cory Bosworth. “You want to beat everyone in your region, and you want them to beat everyone...
...Tang is here forever, motherfucker,” boasts Ol’ Dirty Bastard in the group’s hit 1997 single “Triumph.” Ironically, he died of a drug overdose only seven years later...
...soothes like much of the rest of the album, but it’s difficult to resist the fast-forward button after a didactic five minutes leaves listeners with nothing to look forward to beyond six more of the same.“Saturdays=Youth” is a triumph in the way Gonzales probably intended it to be. It’s a fractured, uneven work, with vaguely discernable intentions and vaguely decipherable clues about Gonzales himself lurking somewhere in the crystalline murk. The album, like its titular equation and like Gonzales’ work in general, is abstract...