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Sports stadiums echo ancient divisions
Oped, Published on 20/08/2022
» More than 230 amphitheatres, among the largest and most memorable monuments left to us by the Romans, survive in cities from northern England to the banks of the Jordan River. The Romans built amphitheatres for more than 500 years in a range of sizes -- from a capacity of a few thousand to 50,000 in the Colosseum -- using a variety of techniques. The amphitheatre at Pompeii was built in the first century BCE by workers who excavated hillsides, placed terraced seating on the packed soil, and erected retaining walls to hold the rows of seats in place. The amphitheatre in Bordeaux was built nearly 300 years later as a freestanding oval fashioned out of brick, concrete, and cut stone.
Sanctions aren't new, ask the Romans
News, Published on 19/03/2022
» Attacks on a state's economy can inflict immense damage, but sanctions and other tools of economic warfare are unlikely to defeat a superior military power. Instead, economic disruptions may prompt the state to fight even harder to defend itself. The anger and anxiety economic disruptions produce can accelerate rather than conclude a war.
Mobile makeover for Britain's scandal-hit banks
AFP, Published on 09/08/2015
» LONDON - With reputations tarnished by the financial crisis and a string of scandals, Britain's top banks are trying to adapt and move ahead by embracing mobile technology.
Birdman generates rave reviews, Oscar buzz for Keaton
AFP, Published on 14/10/2014
» NEW YORK - Oscar nominations are three months away but "Birdman" is already generating rave reviews and awards buzz for actor Michael Keaton, who delivers the performance of his career 20 years after "Batman."
Enlisting agony
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/08/2012
» Two weeks ago, Alfred Hitchcock got a little help from bleary-eyed, worldwide critics to stare down Orson Welles. "King Kane dethroned," this page headlined the news that Vertigo finally unseated Citizen Kane, the champion of the past 50 years, to take the top spot in a once-every-10-year poll to find the Greatest Films of All Time. Such cinephilic pursuit, done by sedentary experts, is not remotely as stimulating as Bolt's or Phelps's photo-finish performances of recent memories, but greatness, like election, has to be justified at an appropriate interval, for public benefit. The canon needs to be reinforced, and here we're lulled into the land of the list.
Titanic sinking remembered 100 years on
AFP, Published on 15/04/2012
» The 100th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the iconic passenger liner Titanic is being remembered in ceremonies across the world Sunday, with descendants of the victims leading the tributes.