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The Arts: A cut above the rest Portraying the greatest castrato ever on film is one thing. Doing so live on stage is quite another - even with the help of Richard O'Brien. By Michael Church
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Castrati were poor boys brutally doctored to give pleasure to the
rich: it would be perverse to regret their passing. Yet the frisson
they provided must have been infinitely greater than that of mere
cross-dressing, more akin to kabuki in present-day Japan than to boys
playing girls in Shakespeare. Men who were not men, erect but not
potent, promising safe pleasures for women - a third sex whose voices
were full of magic and mystery. As the pop stars of their day, they
often became fabulously rich.
Their voices drew sublime music from Handel and his
contemporaries. The only one we have on ...
 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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A myth, by George; Did England 'borrow' its patron saint from Middle Eastern tales?
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ...established in 1348, to him. St George's legend grew in popularity...one to extol the virtues of St George. He also became the patron...patriotism by Shakespeare, who has Henry V rallying his troops to fight...God for Harry, England and St George.' Chris McGovern, founder...
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Lessons learned. (Henry Lewis Stimson's influence on George Bush) (editorial)
Magazine article from: The Nation
; ...asking us to believe that George Bush would have sent...you don't understand George Bush. And I would tell...of the Free French, Henry Lewis Stimson delivered...looking at that day was George Bush. It was not long...other-directed," to borrow the distinction David...
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Like Lee at Antietam, GOP Maps Long War; Waxman Hunting for Bush Lies; It's a Small World in Justice Land; Warning: Don't Pull a Jeri Thompson; Neil Cavuto as the 'Money Honey'; Ford's Answer to Snarky Reporters; Red Sox Nation in Foggy Bottom.(Gen. Robert E. Lee, Grand Old Party; Rep. Henry Waxman and George W. Bush, George Terwilliger hired by ALberto Gonzales)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report
; ...and outfought [Union Gen. George] McClellan and lived to fight...our terrain." His plan: "Borrow from their own attack book on...Hunting for Bush Lies Rep. Henry Waxman, considered the meanest...Small World in Justice Land George Terwilliger, a former deputy...
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Rugby Union: Lions 2001 - Corry's class creates headache for Henry t LIONS TOUR Chance to stake claim for Test place exploited by No 8 after late call-up as record defeat of state side adds to tourists' growing stature
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...armadillo-like skin. To borrow from the colourful phraseology of Graham Henry, the head coach, Martin...the First World War - Henry is discovering that clarification...Wallaby hunter-gatherer George Smith, then the Saracen...in the second period. Henry was not best pleased...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...Charles Alfred Stothard, antiquarian draughtsman, 1786; George Henry Borrow, author and linguist, 1803; Robert Fitzroy, admiral...by the Royalists at the Battle of Lansdown, 1643; George Hammond, the first British ambassador to the United...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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FARCE TO DEBUT TONIGHT.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; ...best friend, Linda, to borrow the flat for a romantic...philandering partner, Henry Lodge, borrow it for an evening with...ensue because Linda is Henry's wife. Entanglements...confusion. The play features George D. Cummings and Lori...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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Bush's 'borrow-and-spend' party is over.(Commentary/Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
; ...number of economic cycles. However, the George W. Bush administration, with its neo...while prosecuting the war in Iraq. The "borrow and spend" approach and the party atmosphere...is over. Bush's Treasury secretary, Henry Paulson, is asking Congress for hundreds...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Football: No matter how hard it gets, the job will never drive me back to drink; ADAMS RELISHING TASK OF REVIVING WYCOMBE.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England)
; ...like to think that I can take bits from all of them. George Graham's resilience, Martin O'Neill's enthusiasm...had some great phone calls. I asked Arsene if I could borrow Henry and Bergkamp for a month and he told me to get lost...
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Borrow a book and a computer BPL offers patrons increased Net access
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...ceilings, and a towering oil painting of George Washington on the battlefield. New desks...Glover said. "It had to blend in with George Washington staring at everybody," said...s acting chief technology officer, Henry Bernasconi. In addition to the one...
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Tom Purcell: Can we expect a panel to save Detroit and muscle cars?
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune
; ...boomers respond. They spent hours of pleasure, to borrow from Henry Ford, burning rubber in God's great open spaces...another a 1998 Chevy Cavalier -- a car so uninspiring, George Clooney couldn't get lucky in it. And this group...
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