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  • Though he forged a reputation for punishing live shows in the 1980s, blasting audiences at downtown venues such as the Mudd Club, Mr. Gira gradually steered Swans from the Stygian to the sublime.

    It's Never Too Late to Grate Steve Dollar 2010

  • Leonardo's Swans is an exceptionally vivid evocation of the artist during his years in the glittering court of Milan, re-creating the thrilling moments when he conceived The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.

    Leonardo's Swans: Summary and book reviews of Leonardo's Swans by Karen Essex. 2006

  • Each chapter of Leonardo's Swans is entitled with the name of a tarot card.

    Leonardo's Swans by Karen Essex: Questions 2006

  • While Leonardo's Swans is written from the points of view of the Este sisters, each chapter begins with an excerpt from the actual notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, who is a pivotal character.

    Leonardo's Swans by Karen Essex: Questions 2006

  • One of my favorite retellings of the Six Swans is The Seventh Swan by Nicholas Stuart Gray.

    Birdwing 2006

  • Said in jest of course, even if the Swans are the "poor relations" in their new Premier League surroundings.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • The Swans are their own worst enemies, I will grant that, but some of the umpiring today was absolutely diabolical.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • The Crows 'major downfall against the Swans was the decision to go in with Ivan Maric as a sole ruckman against Sydney's new duo of Mark Seaby and Shane Mumford.

    The Roar - Your Sports Opinion Stevie G 2010

  • It has 2009 runners-up St Kilda a $1.45 favourite to beat the Swans ($2.70), while the Swans are a distant tenth in premiership betting at $51.

    The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines 2010

  • Swans like look of west SYDNEY chairman Richard Colless has labelled the Swans 'traditional home ground at the SCG "old, tired and antiquated" and defended the use of ANZ Stadium for major crowd-pulling AFL games.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

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