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...sufferings more fully than in the picture of David. Maybe Goliath has been converted here into a symbol of the artist's martyrdom. Or maybe this is the face of Caravaggio's subordination to a triumphant younger lover. Either way, can anybody refuse this man who tore himself to pieces...
...first hurdle on the road to a sweep comes tonight as Yale visits Lavietes Pavilion. After the Bulldogs tore the league-leading—and previously undefeated—Quakers apart last Saturday night for their fourth-straight win, it appeared that Yale had enough momentum to make a late charge at the title. But after a flat performance against Brown in a 70-64 loss Tuesday night, the Bulldogs limped back to the pack and currently sit a half-game ahead of Harvard in third place...
Pick almost any Harvard-Princeton game of recent memory and you can define it by that one last-second play that sent the Tigers on to victory and tore the hearts out of the Crimson...
...NBC’s “Today” show, the nation’s most-watched morning television program, host Katie Couric devoted full segments on two consecutive days to the remarks. On Wednesday, she sat down with noted author Naomi Wolf, who mercilessly tore into Summers and questioned whether he was fit to lead the University...
...chilly dawn at Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport clutched bouquets of flowers, sang songs, and jostled for a better view. For a bunch of Buddhists, they were pushy: when Thich Nhat Hanh finally stepped out of immigration, they surged forward with a force that crushed people against doors and tore sandals, hats and gloves off dozens of others. "I touched him! I touched him!" shouted one woman, who then burst into tears...