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...late 1950s and '60s, Gucci defined chic. It was one of the great names in fashion, a symbol of luxury, elegance and quality. By the 1980s, however, the label had become tattered and worn, a victim of sloppy manufacturing, countless knockoffs and feuds among members of the Gucci clan. Stylish women chose Chanel suits and Fendi handbags. But Gucci? Never...
...long after getting fired from her last, unfinished movie, Marilyn Monroe sent a telegram to Robert Kennedy. In it she declined an invitation to visit the Kennedy clan, making an odd, wistful joke by way of explanation. She was too busy "protesting the loss of minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars," Monroe said. "All we demanded was our right to twinkle...
...life," he sulkily informs his mother. When he wakes up the next morning, he has got his wish: the family has vanished. In the confusion of a rushed departure for the airport, a sleeping Kevin has been forgotten, and his absence is not noticed until the rest of the clan is halfway over the Atlantic...
...Simpsons is battling NBC's The Cosby Show in a head-to-head matchup on Thursday nights. But no one can quite agree on who is winning. The Cos trounces Bart's clan each week in the Nielsens, but Simpsons boosters claim their show is the real winner. Who's right...
When I was young, I never encountered this prejudice against. Catholics. For me, Catholic politics meant Democrats and the Kennedy clan, hardly conservatives. In fact, the most impressive moment of my childhood was when Father Ken, a parish priest with tangled hair and a long beard that made him look like a hippie, gave a sermon on the 1980 New York City march for peace...