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...described by Machiavelli back in the 16th century. Putin has followed Machiavelli's playbook for managing and retaining power with a deftness and an intelligence rarely seen in modern statesmen. You have it right; his Russia will be a major element of the 21st century. Nels Pearson, Redondo Beach, Calif...
Nels Pearson, REDONDO BEACH, CALIF...
They're turning 62 this month, the first of the baby boomers are. Adorable, aren't they, as they hum along to the Beach Boys on their iPods and dream of Davy Crockett coonskin caps? In February the 100,000 or so of these January 1946 babies who opted for early retirement will get their first Social Security checks (averaging between $900 and $1,000 a month), marking the beginning of a demographic wave that will boost the program's rolls from 50 million to 80 million over the next two decades. Not so adorable...
...after the war. But we are now seeing their ? return, and that of French galleries, onto the American scene. From translations of Bernard-Henri Lévy's books to artist Daniel Buren's installations at the Guggenheim, to the French presence at Art Basel Miami Beach, the news is very positive...
...villa in the sun is many people's dream. Almost too many - it's frustratingly un-exclusive these days. To stand out, you want one designed by Norman Foster, nestled in a palm-tree jungle and within a short walk of a white-sand Indian Ocean beach, an 18 hole golf course and a five-star hotel with a spa and top-class restaurants. You want, in other words, Corniche Bay, a development of 115 such villas and a 75-bedroom hotel on the secluded southwestern tip of Mauritius. It's one of a few high-end resorts...