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...Callahan's splendid article on Julius (''Dr. J'') Erving (SPORT, Dec. 22) reminded me how fortunate my fellow Long Islanders and I were to have witnessed this dynamic yet graceful basketball player when he was a member of the New York Nets. Too bad Erving was traded to Philadelphia when the Nets moved to New Jersey. We lost two treasures in the same year...
Deciding how much time to spend shopping and how much to devote to the city's splendid art galleries has long been a dilemma facing visitors to Paris - but with the opening of Espace Louis Vuitton, a gallery housed on the seventh floor of the luxury leather brand's newly renovated Champs-Elysées store, there's a chance to indulge in the chic and the cultural under one roof. Visitors have the option of being taken to the gallery in the all-black elevator pictured here or using a separate entrance at 60, Rue de Bassano. Upon arrival...
...line: The only thing your eyes haven’t told me is your name. Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: No hablo inglés. Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: I can show you the world. Shining, shimmering, splendid... Favorite childhood toy: Nintendo Sexiest physical trait: My lips Favorite part about Harvard: The Harvard Opportunes Describe yourself in three words: Passionate, Loving, Energetic In 15 minutes you are: Running somewhere on campus In 15 years you are: Running the world
...Moore, “Bright Young Things”), are so instantly forgettable that it is lucky that few of the important plot twists lie in their hands. The movie does, however, have a few saving graces. Tom Wilkinson (“Shakespeare in Love”) gives a splendid performance as Tuppy, a charming British aristocrat with no qualms about being loved for his money. Wilkinson delivers Wilde’s dialogue with ease. In fact, Wilkinson’s performance, along with Wilde’s witticisms, carry the film. All in all, Barker has made a painstakingly...
...less inflammatory than that of today’s Hamas. Begin has been accused of being responsible for the Irgun and the Lehi attack on Deir Yassin, a Palestinian village that was annihilated in 1948. Minachem Begin, after the attack stated: “Accept my congratulations on this splendid act of conquest. Convey my regards to all the commanders and soldiers. We shake your hands. We are all proud of the excellent leadership and the fighting spirit in this great attack…Continue this until victory. As in Deir Yassin, so everywhere, we will attack and smite...