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...will leave struck by the variety of purposes and styles which characterized printmaking in the Renaissance. At least come to see the Barbari "Bird's Eye View of Venice" and "The Submersion of Pharoah's Army in the Red Sea" next to each other, if nothing else. Acquiring the Barbari from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts was Pon's great curating acheivement and, as the visual centerpiece of the entire exhibit, it was well worth the effort. Then again, all of Pon's efforts here, if noticed, are fruitful. Pon has provided all of the clues to understanding...
...artists for Harlequin romances, the folks at Vanity Fair are powerless to resist featuring a beautiful woman astride a powerful beast. In its 1998 Hall of Fame issue, the magazine and photographer Steven Meisel present CAMERON DIAZ as this year's official model turned actress, dubbing her "a Tweety Bird with sex appeal." Though her gilded cage no longer includes Matt Dillon, the actress can be seen with another thuggish gent later this month when she co-stars with Christian Slater in the black comedy Very Bad Things...
...early bird catches the worm, and in this case, rising early on a Saturday will yield its own rewards. Tickets for Billy Joel's concert at the Fleet Center on December 3rd go on sale at 10 a.m. Though they'll cost a pretty penny, who wouldn't put their last dollar down to hear a live rendition of "We Didn't Start the Fire" from the Piano Man himself? Call 931-2000 for ticket information...
However, for the uprooted hunters who are suffering twinges of withdrawal from deer-blinds and venison sausage, relief can be found a short drive away in surrounding areas and states. For example, one can hunt Harvard-style with Hungarian Partridge shoots and Old English towers at the Western Massachusetts Bird-Dog Club Hunting Preserve or pursue a "father-son traditional hunting adventure" with the Mt. Kineo Charter and Guide Service in Maine. If fishing sounds less barbaric than gunning down Bambi's mother, the Cape Cod National Seashore might be a prime choice for hooking bluefish, striped bass, mackerel...
...Harvard initiations won't include drinking the blood of a freshly killed bobcat or skinning and dressing an unlucky raccoon. Since most cronies of Harvard students will have never stood eye to eye with a grizzly bear, the bold graduate can add distinction to a Chase Manhattan application with bird calling and scat identification skills. Why wait until schmoozing with a client on a Maine hunting lease to accrue tracking abilities when a multitude of outfitters abound in the New England states? While more dainty Harvardians might disdain a mass of blood-encrusted feathers on their Prada bird bag, there...