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That old biddy CINDY CRAWFORD was finally put out to pasture last week by the folks at Revlon. Crawford, 34, thanked the cosmetics company for 11 years of lucrative employ but expressed dismay at the undercurrent of her parting. "They don't want the story out there that they're firing me because I'm too old," Crawford told USA Today. "That will alienate a lot of customers." Revlon has had recent financial problems, and Crawford's large annual salary hasn't helped matters. Neither has a promotional campaign that makes that fabric-softener bear look cutting edge. "I agree...
Looking as vigorous as he plays, Wild celebrated his birthday last week with a Carnegie Hall recital, consisting primarily of 13 works by Brahms, Liszt and Chopin, among them Brahms' Rhapsody No. 2, Liszt's Ballade No. 2 and Chopin's Ballade No. 1. Wild created ravishing mini-dramas of these demanding, emotionally expansive scores. He has just released a new CD, 20th & 21st Century Piano Sonatas (Ivory Classics...
...weekly paddle-tennis game has taken an interesting turn. I play with a trader and two money managers, and lately, points lost on the NASDAQ have been discussed more hotly than those lost on the court through blurred vision and spot rule revisions. To sharpen our focus and have a bit of fun, at our last outing we each made a stab at how long it will take the NASDAQ to get back to its March 10 record close of 5,049. The surprising results spurred me to widen the sample last week with calls to 10 other Wall Street...
...political junkie, TIME's election special report was the equivalent of a week's trip to Disneyland. This truly remarkable issue was worth the price of a full year's subscription. Thank you. PENNY MARSHALL Desert Hot Springs, Calif...
...right. Stunned by the gargantuan cost of the program, which more than 22,000 Arizonans rushed to sign up for, state lawmakers remained hunkered down last week in a rancorous session that was called to repair the damage. One plan under consideration would limit the rebates to the 6,000 buyers who have already paid for or picked up their vehicles, thus paring the cost of the program to $200 million...