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...refused to license its name to sell discount luggage a la Pierre Cardin or mass-produced hosiery a la Christian Dior. But what really makes Hermes different is its stubborn adherence to century-old manufacturing techniques. "Hermes is an anachronism," says Gene Pressman, executive vice president of Barney's, the upscale clothing chain. "It's about quality that's made to last...
...House of Representatives was also grappling with vexing ethics charges against one of its members. After a 10-month investigation, the 12-member ethics committee unanimously recommended that Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank be given a "reprimand" by the full House for his help to a male prostitute, Steve Gobie. The committee had been deadlocked for weeks, as Democrats argued for issuing only a mild letter of "reproval" to Frank while Republicans demanded a more severe punishment. The committee asked the House to scold Frank for fixing parking tickets that Gobie had picked up while driving the Congressman...
...eager executives flock to the region, such grand hotels as the Budapest Forum and the new Warsaw Marriott buzz with high-stakes deals. "Learning how to invest profitably in Eastern Europe is the hot new game of the 1990s," says Paul Horne, chief international economist for Smith Barney...
...because America remains Hollywood's largest single market, studios spend prodigiously to promote their films at home. Marketing expenses can equal the cost of producing a picture. Says Mara Balsbaugh, an industry analyst for Smith Barney: "It used to cost $5 million to $6 million to open a movie. Now it costs $15 million." To make a big splash, a major film might open on as many as 2,100 screens. The prints alone, at $2,000 apiece, would cost $4.2 million...
...conference at Harvard this year on free speech and hate crimes, Rep. Barney Frank '67 (D-Mass) asserted that "hateful people have a right to be hateful." Under the First Amendment, the use of words such as "chink," "nigger" and "faggot"--however hateful we may find it--is protected, as it should...