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Medieval News Archive23-Jan-2007
Serbian political leaders trying to form a ruling coalition after Sunday's inconclusive election are divided over the major question looming over the country -- what to do about breakaway Kosovo province. While quite a few commenters think this Toyota RAV4 jousting spot is for shit, we like it purely for its unique entertainment value and because it's not a winding mountain road spot. And, wouldn't it be fun to watch... Lords of Misrule, Feasts of Fools: these days, we're all too familiar, at the political level, with the spectacle of lunatics taking over the asylum. But the original concept, as practised in medieval England and France, was benign: a therapeutic turning of the tables in the social hierarchy, a letting-off of steam, a way of telling those in power that it's time they relinquished it. Sculpture that gives life a completely different perspective can be very disorientating. And that, plus exciting and accessible, is what the new show at the King of Hearts really is. ****½ PC: The Total War series has a long and proud pedigree, starting way back with Shogun: Total War in 2000. The most expensive film made in Thailand, a three-hour medieval epic, shattered records at the Thai box office by raking in more than three million dollars for its debut, distributors said. CLEVELAND (AP) ? On a 1,600-mile sightseeing tour of Ireland, Scotland and England this winter, Jason Michaels stayed overnight in a Medieval castle once occupied by earls, squires and other British nobles.
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