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...destination wedding may seem like the next iteration in the extravagant trend that ushered in mega-weddings, but most couples cite their desire for an intimate and informal affair as a reason to marry afar. Travel costs whittle down the invite list, making a destination wedding less expensive than a hometown affair, especially for couples from big cities, where venue and vendor rates have soared. Because guests are expected to pay for their travel and lodging (in addition to gifts, bridesmaid dresses and so forth), "will attends" are more likely to include only the most committed family members and friends...
Unlike Senior Soirees of years past, which boasted a heated tent and an open bar, this year’s soiree was an austere affair where, seniors complained, the alcohol quickly ran dry. Class marshals are quick to point out that this decrease in luxury was in part attributable to the Radcliffe Alumnae Association’s decision not to subsidize the event this year. But under such circumstances, the Senior Class Committee ought to have foreseen the unfavorable comparisons that would be drawn between this year’s events and last year’s events and considered...
...Nikki Usher: enjoy your sordid affair with the “Fellowship of the Miserable...
...shares with his wife, the actress and singer Arielle Dombasle. Beside his couch sits a large hollow bronze head of Lenin, its hinged temples left open to show nothing inside, as if to demonstrate Lévy's keen distaste for dogma of whatever kind. "In an obscure affair like this one, there is no final truth," he says. "It was important that the author, who was searching and sometime erring, be present." As an admirer of Norman Mailer and Truman Capote, Lévy blurs the line between fact and fiction, as he did with his 1988 book...
Lamb, whose collection was entitled “A Personal Encounter with Philosophy,” began his love affair with his subject early. He began collecting philosophy books during his early teenage years...