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While he expresses particular interest in Latin America and Asia, given LACMA'S West Coast location, the museum has also recently made important acquisitions of work by such masters as 17th century painter Pietro da Cortona, early 20th century artist George Bellows and contemporary sculptor Richard Serra. Govan's notion of collecting iconic houses by such architects as R.M. Schindler, Richard Neutra and Frank Gehry remains under discussion, but Govan concedes it may not be realistic to expect such big-ticket donations. He seeks to preserve them, he says, but indicates as much interest in initiating the idea...
...after-dinner diversions, head for La Boutique, tel: (52-222) 482 0603, a dance club with international DJs. Come daytime, meander though the city's compact colonial center, passing its 17th century Catedral de Puebla. Check out the antique shops lining Callejón de los Sapos or splurge on intricately detailed, floral-patterned Talavera tiles at the Uriarte Talavera Factory, www.uriartetalavera.com.mx, which has been in business since 1824. True, Puebla's charms are a world away from Mexico City's all-hours action. But for a growing number of cognoscenti, that's no bad thing...
...several years of steady double-digit expansion. This year its shares in the U.S. are up about 10%--the best performance among major drug companies--even as the Morgan Stanley Capital USA Health Care Index, a basket of big drug stocks, has fallen about 25%. Novartis is the 17th most valuable company in the world, up from 27th last year...
...kidnapped by his archenemy, Oswald, King of Kent (Kerian E. Robertson ’08), and by Oswald’s treacherous magician Osmond (Benjamin G. Gallant ’11). HEMS had a twofold task: Putting on a production about a 5th-century Briton while maintaining the 17th-century context in which it was originally created, by composer Henry Purcell and poet John Dryden. This balancing act was reflected in exaggeratedly graceful gestures, the use of the harpsichord and the theorbo (a string instrument more commonly used in the Baroque period), and the costumes, designed by Elisa M. Olivieri...
...Paul and his supporters will surely "remember, remember the fifth of November." On the occasion of a British holiday that commemorates the thwarting of a 17th century plot by rebel Guy Fawkes to blow up Parliament (most recently referenced in graphic novel and film V for Vendetta), the libertarian Republican raised $4.2 million in 24 hours. The one-day total sets a record for GOP candidates, besting the previous top haul by more than $1 million...