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...across the sidewalks of Sydney last century, street poet Arthur Stace meticulously chalked his hope. Last Friday evening, eternity was writ large in Sydney's Olympic Stadium at the climax of the Opening Ceremony's hourlong Australian cultural showcase. As tap dancers gave way to 13-year-old Nikki Webster and Djakapurra Munyarryun being levitated together toward the heavens, fireworks erupted across a screen in the shape of the Harbour Bridge, with Stace's copperplate script emblazoned...
...horseback, 900 indigenous performers and 100 lawn mowers variously arabesquing across the stage, the mood called to mind a backyard corroboree. Stilt walkers and flaming Ned Kellys added levity, and complex logistics were made to look like child's play. "I wasn't scared," said aerial star Nikki Webster, who flew on cables 25 meters above the stage. "I was just enjoying myself and having heaps and heaps of fun." If the "Nature" and "Arrivals" segments sometimes appeared like a garish fruit salad, the organizers could be forgiven. "We're the entree," said artistic director Atkins...
...extolling the virtues enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The tradition has more or less died. This year's version in tradition-bound Boston--where the Fourth of July oration has somehow staggered into the 21st century--might explain why. Under the giant portrait of Daniel Webster at Faneuil Hall, an Imperial Potentate of the Shriners was the speaker this year. He called on his audience to volunteer in their communities. As one might expect, it was not a particularly memorable speech...
...lined up outside the studio had only a 1 in 50 shot of scoring a seat at the taping. If they did indeed come for the camp, the show outdid itself, though the producers' efforts were sometimes a bit forced. The contest was held at the dance club Webster Hall, and the theme ingredient, Dungeness crab, was lowered from a disco ball. "Do they get the joke, or do they think it's serious?" asked Flay afterward. They hired Australian former talk show host Gordon Elliott as emcee. They get it, Bobby...
...success, according to local officials, was the active support of Webster Groves' 292 teachers, many of whom helped in the canvassing effort on behalf of a tax that would add 8% to their average $42,400 annual paycheck. Starting at 8 a.m. for four consecutive Saturdays in March, the teachers and other school supporters went door to door throughout Webster Groves. Says Cathy Vespereny, a spokeswoman for the district: "Having a teacher show up at your door had a big impact...