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...first thought upon hearing of Sunny von Bulow's death was of how distressed she would be to have become a household name. But some in her family decided to turn a medical tragedy into a legal nightmare. They accused her husband Claus of twice injecting her with insulin in an effort to cause her death and gain her wealth...
...gives him her name, Ingrid Gokool, and shakes her head with a mix of indignation and worry...
...seat Senator Hillary Clinton will give up in January for her new post at the State Department. But such an appointment would be unwise, and not for any reason concerning Ms. Kennedy’s political experience or character, which are both above reproach. Frankly, if she is named to the position, New York voters and the country will be forced into yet another cycle of dynastic politics, in which celebrated surnames, rather than individual achievements, are allowed to earn positions of authority and through which the integrity of the American political system is significantly diminished. If Paterson does choose...
...authorities renamed a street in his honor, its residents—outraged that no one had consulted them and that they’d have to change their addresss on the numerous official forms still demanded by Russian life—tore down the new sign that bore his name...
...exceptionally slick, exceptionally boring chunk of self-indulgence that GNR could’ve spit out in 1993 and saved itself the effort. Not for its sheer magnitude could it even be crazier than “808s and Heartbreak.” Lunacy, thy name is Kanye. —Ryan J. Meehan is the incoming Books Editor. He is insignificant...