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...lite gave him the space to realize his ideals. Though his reputation dipped following his 1944 death and the rise of modernism, a new generation of critics has discovered the enduring beauty of his creations. Shy, reluctant to face facts, indifferent to his children and driven by his work, Ned Lutyens never taught his wife to understand his architecture. The humorless Emily, meanwhile, showed no interest in her husband's work and was unable to persuade him that any of her passions - literature, feminism, theosophy (an occult religion), pacifism - was worthwhile. Her "litany of grievances" began on her honeymoon...
...Anyone with eyes can tell why Astaire was considered the great American dancer. He was the first with the most - the pioneer who was also the supreme refiner. Tap dancing had traditionally been all legwork, with the upper body stationary (think Gene Kelly). Astaire, as his teacher Ned Wayburn noted, "was the first American tap dancer to consciously employ the full resources of his arms, hands and torso for visual ornamentation." Then he integrated ballet and ballroom dance into his style. He wasn't grounded, in the old tap fashion; he floated, soared like Nijinsky. The mood of his dances...
...like to say that I am happy to have joined this fun though slightly weird e-mail group (though all e-mail is probably weird in some way). Though I might not check in as often as everyone else, I will try to make my messages memorable. See ya, Ned, a.k.a. the tall blonde freshman.” As I look back and try to make sense of the last four years, that message is more prescient than I usually give myself credit for. Harvard e-mail has indeed been enjoyable, weird and memorable. And I am still tall...
...Ned Hinkle, director of the Brattle Theater, said he is delighted that the film is finally making its debut in Cambridge...
...Maori of Whakarewarewa have perfected another cooking method as well: hangi, or steam-cooked, meals. Low stone boxes are built over steam vents and used as ovens. Ned's Cafe, the village restaurant, specializes in hangi, serving up the kind of hearty WWII-vintage meals that gave British food its bad name. But even the luncheon meat and chicken with stuffing comes out moist and pleasant, and made very palatable by the tang of the salts. Dessert, inevitably, is steamed pudding...