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...Czech-born resident of Torino, starring as Botticelli's Venus on a half-shell and Luciano Pavarotti singing Puccini's Nessun Dorma. A Ferrari roared on stage; speakers blared the theme from Rocky (Stallone! The Italian Stallion!); and suddenly, after a magnificent dove formation by acrobats on gossamer thread, there was a poetry-spouting Yoko Ono (who knew she was Italian?). The only thing missing was Torino's famous shroud, said to have covered Jesus. The Olympics are about the pride of the host country, but the Games also bring in worldly anxieties. Danish athletes reportedly received special protection because...
...Destinations to restore your sense of wonder an infinity pool, a dining room and a gym take the total area to a lavish 650 sq m. The new decor features specially commissioned artwork and a host of subtle designer touches, including Georg Jensen desk accessories and Christian Fischbacher 500 thread-count linens. There are Jacuzzis indoor and out, and steam and sauna rooms besides. You'll also have enough space to entertain up to 36 friends for dinner, but to make a real impression, why not have just one guest? Executive chef Laurent André will design a menu...
This was hardly the first time King flirted with martyrdom in a speech. One of the first profiles written about him during the bus boycott noted a "conspicuous thread of thanatopsis" in his private conversation as well. What emerged this Sunday was a brooding reverie on external and internal burdens from the drum major instinct. "And every now and then I think about my own death," he told his congregation. He gave fitful instructions for his own funeral service--"tell them not to talk too long"--hoping someone would mention "that Martin Luther King Jr. tried to give his life...
...fantasies and art. David B. seems to have total recall of what it was like growing up with a stigmatized brother, providing a fascinatingly detailed account of parents who try everything, including a stint at a macrobiotic commune, to cure their son. But the illness only serves as the thread around which the author weaves his other themes, illustrated in extraordinary black and white drawings that give form to ghosts and demons as much as real people. Deeply moving, stunning to look at, and a perfect marriage of form and content, Epileptic stands shoulder to shoulder with that other great...
...common thread in our three losses has been defending guard play and specifically guarding three-point shots," Sullivan said. "So this is a very big game for us to get back on track...