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Sat., famous 6/6 Pawel Fludzinski
magus:
THEME: none
GOOD ONES:
"Piano is not my forte," e.g. PUN [a pianoforte is the original name of a piano --- still used in Italian]
Meter starter PERI [not a coin]
Blue books? PORNO [blue is a term for smut; blue books are exam booklets]
Opening numbers? AREA CODES [not songs]
Pepper trio? PEES
Price support? BRAVA [cheers for diva Price]
A virus may cause one FATAL ERROR [I though flu, etc. probably because I consider computers relatively recent phenomena]
BTW:
Crossing FRANK GEHRY with ARHAT, while fair, is a bit sadistic.
ENOW I studied Macbeth but didn't know the quote; a better clue might be "Enough for Shakespeare."
RATING: ;D ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
rbe:
According to the NAACP, the 1976 Springarn Medal was awarded to Hank Aaron. Alvin Ailey won in 1977.
magus:
Amazing! How did you know that?
Thomps2525:
The NAACP website notes that the Springarn Medal is awarded annually for "the highest achievement of an American of African descent." In other words, whites, Asians and Latinos are not eligible. That is an example of racism. The website also explains that the medal "was instituted in 1914 by the late J.E. Spingarn, then Chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors." So he was already deceased at the time he instituted the medal? That sentence should not have included the words "the late."
Read all about it! http://www.naacp.org/pages/spingarn-medal
magus:
Rewind---
Look up the definition of racism, then see if you think the award is racist.
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