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...B.O.B." HANDWRITTEN NOTE found on an airsickness bag during a United Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles from Sydney, prompting a bomb scare and an emergency return to the airport. The letters probably stood for "Best on Board," a reference to the most attractive passenger, rather than "Bomb on Board" as was feared by the crew...
Inside Louis Vuitton's sleek flagship store on New York City's Fifth Avenue, customers are ogling the now ubiquitous Murakami Speedy, a monogram handbag that sells for $1,500 and is carried by such A-list celebs as J. Lo and Reese Witherspoon. Four blocks south, the same bag--or what looks like it, anyway--can be had for $35. A California woman, in town with her fiance last week, was spotted perusing a table stacked with fake Vuitton, Kate Spade and Marc Jacobs handbags. She was looking for a new Vuitton bag because the strap...
...crowd is a mixed bag of eclectic amateur politicos and wealthy egotists; I’m reminded of those Harvard Book Store readings and all the crazy Cantabrigians who invariably show up. Lapham warns of the oncoming end of democracy: “It’s much easier to live in a monarchy,” he intones. There is, however, an air of humor in his voice; I believe it stems from his happy knowledge that he’ll be long dead before the country really starts falling apart. I find this unnerving...
...foot-long bus, stationed by the mall, drew a handful of would-be shoppers lured by the prospect of free goodies, courtesy of sponsors Sunkist, Cingular, Wireless and Motorola. Among the grab-bag of assorted items were pins, stickers and temporary tattoos bearing the Rock the Vote logo. And some volunteers, manning two booths set up outside, welcomed questions from prospective registrants...
...back to the car a cattle dog straight from a bag of hearty pup chow approaches me with a ball in his mouth. “That’s Rico!” He growls if I try to take the ball and I struggle for a while to figure out what he wants, discovering finally that if I pick up a stick he immediately drops the ball and comes running for me, and vice versa. Silly Rico, always wants what he can’t have. I know the feeling, buddy...