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...filled Russian piroshki and the fruit-filled Jewish pastries, hamantaschen. The ultimate munch may be at the New Varsity theater in Palo Alto, where pizzas, pastas and fancy burgers are dished up in a Spanish-style courtyard. Occasionally, food and film make a double bill, such as moussaka and Zorba the Greek. Some patrons carry the goodies back to their seats to eat as they watch, a practice that may annoy noneaters so much that they, like non-smokers, will demand separate sections...
...When El Guerrouj, perhaps the greatest middle-distance runner ever, hauled in the 1,500-m gold medal that had eluded him in the past two Olympics, he fell to the track and bawled. His fellow runners hugged him and laughed as he performed a victory dance to the Zorba theme that played only 14,000 times during the Games. Four days later, he also...
...pageantry of the Olympics wound down last week, the clack of taxi drivers' worry beads and the endless renditions of the theme from Zorba the Greek already fading from memory, about 10,000 athletes faced the reality of leaving Athens as losers. But the jubilant performances of many of these athletes reminded us that the Olympics draw their greatest glory from the dignity of competing and finishing?even if it's in last place. Naturally, the Games' most exceptional winners will remain etched in our minds. Take Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco's rendition of a Giacometti stick figure, who stayed...
...middle-distance runner of all time, finally hauled in the 1,500-m gold medal that had eluded him in two previous Olympics, he fell to the track and bawled. His fellow runners picked him up and hugged him, then laughed as he performed a victory dance to the Zorba the Greek theme that played about 14,000 times during the Games. (El Guerrouj was more restrained on Saturday night, when he unexpectedly won gold in the 5,000 m.) Looking for villains? The crowd reserved its lustiest boos for the judges. There were questionable calls in the pool...
...there was no reason to expect anything different from Athens 2004. With the weight of ancient mythology, Olympic history and western civilization piled on its nervous shoulders, surely the Greeks would give us papier-mache Argonauts fleeing from an angry Zeus robot. Or a children's chorus performing a Zorba medley at the Acropolis. Or at least Yanni. But last Friday, Athens introduced a surprising new element to the show: class, or at least its cousin, restraint. History was referenced by way of crisp video from Olympia, but no actor-Pheidippides stumbled breathlessly into the stadium to recreate ancient Marathon...