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...days of people hanging important paintings on the wall and then sticking a re-edition Barcelona chair in front of them are over," says Reed Krakoff, creative director of Coach. Krakoff is talking about the growing interest among art collectors and design aficionados like himself for limited-edition 20th century and contemporary design...
...Democrats should limit the number of candidates to those most likely to succeed. I would like to hear more statements on issues, such as John Edwards' proposals for health-care reform. And Dems should remember that Al Gore could be an incredible asset to any candidate. Mimi Geier, Barcelona...
...City Guides or the Wallpaper City Guides-is to land in a parallel universe of depressingly uniform bars and boutiques. You assume you are experiencing a city at its hedonistic, air-kissing optimum; in fact, you are barely experiencing the city at all. If a visit to Bangkok or Barcelona consists of being seen at what the callow bourgeoisie have decided are the "right" vodka bars, then who's guilty of fostering bland internationalism? It's not just the Holiday...
...opera is still seen as the highest of high culture, a striking new theater immediately heralds grand ambition. "Valencians are trying for something iconic," says Nicholas Payne, director of Opera Europa, the chief organization for professional opera companies and festivals on the Continent. "They're looking at Madrid and Barcelona, and saying, 'We're just as good...
...fjord, that promises a pristine acoustic environment. The Palau is also taking risks on unusual performances. Classic crowd-pleasers like Don Giovanni and Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle appear in new garb: La Fura dels Baus, the avant-garde theater troupe best known for its choreography of the Barcelona Olympic Games' opening ceremonies, is staging the latter. Inventive new works are being set as well: Milos Forman, for example, is building Well-Paid Walk - what he calls a jazz opera - around pieces of old movie footage. Such attention to modern entertainment is necessary, says Payne, to attract a younger crowd...