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...which he excoriated Marxist intellectuals for complicity in communist horrors. In 30-odd books since then, he has remained provocative and, unusually for a French thinker, pro-American. "I have been coming to the U.S. for 40 years," says Lévy, 57, from an airport lounge in Washington, amid a punishingly long book tour. "My wife [Connecticut-born actress Arielle Dombasle] is Franco-American. I have strong links with the U.S. Yet I discovered on this trip that I did not know anything. Every single step was a surprise, every moment a paradox, every meeting an education. Europeans have...
...perfectly appropriate, given its namesake. A figure from Thai folklore, Lady Sarojin was the eldest daughter of a nobleman and renowned for the exemplary manner in which she ran her father's household. There's certainly a familial intimacy about the resort, which consists of just 56 suites, sequestered amid national parkland an hour's drive from Phuket Airport. Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with...
From his first days as president, Summers pledged to reform undergraduate education with a review of the College’s curriculum. That reform stalled amid the clamor over his leadership...
...events sparked the most recent round of rancor between Summers and FAS members. First, at the end of January, Faculty Dean William C. Kirby resigned amid reports in The Crimson that he was fired by Summers. Then, at a Feb. 7 meeting of the full Faculty, Summers said he was “not able to make any informed response” to questions about his role in a federal fraud scandal involving his longtime friend, Jones Professor of Economics Andrei Shleifer...
...expects orders for four reactors once the technology is approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Even in nuclear-resistant Europe, official attitudes are shifting. Bulgaria is holding a tender for two new reactors; British Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for a debate about the future of nuclear power amid signs that the government may order several new plants; and in Germany and Sweden, public debates are raging about whether to reverse a previous commitment to shut down existing reactors. It's no surprise that Lauvergeon talks about a "nuclear renaissance...