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...fans seeking an exposé on their favorite international players, however, the books will disappoint: the characters are entirely fictional and the books don't depict heartthrobs such as England's Danny Cipriani scoring on the pitch (or off). In fact, says Felicia Field, partner of one of rugby's newest stars, James Haskell, the books make players' lives seem far more glamorous than they actually are. "These books are all about fantasy," she says. "They're like chocolate -pure indulgence." But for women seeking a little escape, the likes of Haskell - he's blond...
...determination is the underlying theme of all successful fashion shows these days. Watching DVF's show, I was reminded of a conversation with her over ten years ago at lunch. Curled up at a corner table at Cipriani, Von Furstenberg recounted the trials and humiliations of having sold her name in many licensing deals and trying to buy it back or close out the licensing agreements. It was 1993 and she had just moved back to New York from Paris where she had lived for a few years, not working in fashion. Now she was hoping to rebuild her business...
...Cipriani is the same as the others around the world, with all the delicious Italian comfort foods we have grown used to. It's below the famed private China Club, so you can go to Cipriani for dinner and afterward have a late, fun night at the China Club. Old Bank of China Building, Bank Street, Central...
...have said that Opus' true secret is its clout in international politics. Poland's new conservative regime includes an Opus minister and several Opus officials, according to one of the group's Warsaw directors; membership there is rumored to be a political stepping-stone. In Peru, Juan Luis Cardinal Cipriani, the church's first openly Opus Dei Cardinal, was seen as having sanctioned antiterrorist excesses by the regime of former President Alberto Fujimori; he scoffed at the accusations, writing that most human-rights groups were "fronts for Marxist and Maoist political movements...
...Meanwhile in London, P.R. firm Brunswick Arts is fielding rsvps for Australia's own Biennale bash on June 9. While the New Zealanders promise "music from London; films by Len Lye," Australia is offering a more restrained reception at the seriously elegant Hotel Cipriani. The parties reflect the different approaches the two countries are taking to promote their artists this year: for the controversial collective called et al., New Zealand is going loud; with slacker-generation sculptor Ricky Swallow, "it's a much more subtle kind of approach," says Karilyn Brown, head of audience and market development...