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...shot putters paraded on the field beneath the same archway as did the ancient Olympians. "It was awesome to walk into the stadium," said U.S. competitor John Godina. The shot putters had the 15,000 spectators all to themselves. For once they were the stars, not just a sideshow in the track-and-field circus. The 10-hour event, won by Russian Irina Korzhanenko (women's) and Ukrainian Yuriy Bilonog (men's), came down to the final throws, a rousing end to a glorious day. "I'm tired, hungry, thirsty and covered in ancient dirt," said a spectator. "And wish...
...nice sideshow, but Archer and others are focused these days on something bigger. Reflecting on nearly three decades of Riversleigh exploration, "We were at first knocked out," he says, "by the simple, stunning biodiversity that we were finding." But in using Riversleigh to track the evolution of local fauna over millions of years, Archer began to grasp its predictive power. Riversleigh, he says, has changed ideas about which creatures should be seen as endangered. Here, the news is good, bad . . . and dire. The koala, for example, appears safer than conservationists had imagined. Its population and habitat have shrunk...
Boston’s Devil Music Ensemble will provide a live performance of their original score to accompany this influential German Expressionist horror film. The silent classic is known for its shocking visual style, recounting the tale of the mad Dr. Caligari, whose carnival sideshow features a somnambulist with vivid visions of the future. The story takes on a darker tone when a series of murders is found to coincide with the prophet’s predictions. Featuring a variety of instruments including lap steel guitar, vibraphone, and percussion, The Devil Music Ensemble has toured around the country with their...
...people still out of work, that?s not especially comforting. Of course, pledging to restore ?pay-go? rules isn?t either. So the campaigns trade shots over sideshow issues that get attention but have little practical impact. Kerry and Bush snipe at each other about the rising cost of gas, even though Americans still pay the lowest pump prices in the world. Outsourcing dominates the headlines for months, despite the fact that the rising cost of health insurance is far more responsible for employers? hesitation to hire new workers. In bad economic times, any presidential challenger has only one real...
Harvard’s Raucously Rowdy Roadshow makes its homecoming the next week—the final week before Spring Break—and introduces a sideshow experience you’ll never forget. At the Murr Center’s strength and conditioning facilities, you’ll behold?...