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...been nearly 20 years since Philadelphia police, clued in by the awful smell, found the remains of Holly Maddux inside a steamer trunk in Einhorn's apartment. The Unicorn, as he liked to call himself, maintained his innocence -- and then went on the lam as a court prepared to try him for the grisly murder. Sometimes just hours ahead of police, Einhorn moved around Europe for 16 years. In that time, Holly Maddux's parents died, a court convicted the Unicorn of the crime in absentia, and one detective doggedly continued to press the case. And one fine June morning...
What the Ritz Says About You: "I can't afford the Four Seasons because I blew all of my cash on a Louis Vuitton steamer...
Under the bold, sensitive direction of Jonathan Demme, Winfrey's Sethe is a creature as stern as she is strong--as much oak as flesh and blood. She moves with the heaviness of someone dragging large and fatal memories behind her like a full steamer trunk. She is, as the book puts it, "iron-eyed"; her gaze is an Old Testament judgment, her love a demon that can crush those it enfolds. The actress and the character share intelligence and passion, but in many particulars Sethe is the anti-Oprah. If Sethe were a talk-show host, she would stare...
...misty past. As Walt's Disneyland created a Main Street that was homogenized from some small-town, never-never ideal, Michael's Magic reimagines the swank of transatlantic liners. The cabins, larger than those on competing lines, are handsomely appointed, with burled-wood paneling and dressers shaped like steamer trunks. Don't bother trying to pick up that silver-plated knickknack in a stateroom niche; it's glued to the shelf...
...what is so far the summer's best nonfiction adventure story, Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea (Atlantic Monthly; 507 pages; $27.50). As author Gary Kinder relates, in 1857, some years after making his exploration and writing his book, Herndon had charge of a large paddle-wheel steamer bound from the Panamanian port city of Aspinwall, now known as Colon, to New York City. The S.S. Central America carried 500 passengers, many of them returning rich with gold dust and nuggets from the California gold rush that still continued. In addition to these private, unregistered stashes, the ship...