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Concorde was always more than just another way to travel. In our Net-speed age, it was the embodiment of everything modern. Though designed in the 1960s, it still looks fresh long after the decade's other design fads have worn into cliche. The plane is abysmally expensive to operate--it takes three times the maintenance of a 747 and burns 50% more fuel despite carrying 100 passengers to the 747's 400--and in recent years Air France and British Airways, the only airlines that operate the plane, have taken to using gimmicks to fill the seats...
...Houston isn't even 100% sure his nefarious character dies onscreen, but he definitely won't be cruising to Moscow anytime soon to seek the trappings of fame. "No, I'm not that stupid," he says. "I'd go over there if they'd offer me another job, though...
...through a spokesperson this week that she will be taking a semester's leave from Stanford University in the fall to help her mom get elected to the Senate. Chelsea--the most potent familial ornament in American politics since Jackie Kennedy--has proved to be a campaign crowd pleaser, though whether she will do any stumping of her own or merely accompany her mother on the New York trail is unclear. While sending Mom back to Washington is a top priority, Chelsea also hopes to spend some quality time with Dad, to "experience and enjoy the final months...
Hearst was a lousy father to his five sons, as his father had been to him. He took care of his wife financially even though he lived out his life with actress Marion Davies. It wasn't until he was dead that managers were able to rebuild the wrecked corporation he tried to leave under the control of Davies...
...your special report on design innovators [TIME 100: THE NEXT WAVE, July 17]: It speaks well for the human mind and spirit that innovators and revolutionaries continue to exist. Though many people can't tolerate anything "too different," it's encouraging to see how diverse our creative nature can be when disdaining the status quo. The type of innovation you described resonates with that sweet Don't Fence Me In melody. CAMERON NORMAN Grand Marais, Minn...