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...breast of capon with rice, a Haller chef-d'oeuvre; calves' liver and onions; filet of sole; lamb chops, filet mignon and sirloin (all the Fords' meat is broiled and there is a ban on rich sauces). For dietary reasons-but not because Ford, like a Borgia, has to have his food tasted for fear of poisoning-the President is always served separately; he receives a plate garnished by his chef with exactly 6 oz. of meat and the prescribed amount of vegetables, such as spinach, broccoli, or occasionally asparagus tips...
...established," he declared ten years ago. Thus began the Vatican's collection of 20th century religious art, which is now receiving its first summer of tourists after some private viewings in 1973. About 542 works by more than 250 artists are displayed in the redecorated windings of the Borgia Apartments...
Moreover, the Vatican apparently believes that a portrait of a Pope is ipso facto a religious image; this illusion has stuffed the Borgia Apartments with a plethora of weak, vulgar bronzes of recent pontiffs. The only distinguished image of a Pope in the collection is one of Francis Bacon's variations on Velásquez's Innocent X. The gift of Italian Automobile Tycoon Gianni Agnelli, it sits, mouth open in a feral and silent snarl, glaring at the sacramental kitsch around it. But that it should be hung as "religious" art is unconscious black humor...
...made of the life of Bobby Riggs, the part will probably not go to Warren Beatty. In fact, it should likely fall to Mickey Rooney-who has already offered his services. Riggs stands 5 ft. 7½ in., and, with that peculiar waddle and a well-tinted Cesare Borgia haircut that verges on the grotesque, he seems unsuited for the role of either athlete or bon vivante. But the girls are around, and, since he travels a lot these days, Riggs keeps one on ice in each section of the country, pledging her the "franchise" for that particular area code...
...celebration of the tenth anniversary of his pontificate began, Pope Paul Vl's "hobby"-as his entourage was calling his collection of contemporary art-was unveiled in 55 rooms of the Vatican Museum, the refurbished Borgia Apartment near the Sistine Chapel. Much of the show consisted of Italian paintings and massive sculptures by Giacomo Manzu and Emilio Greco. But there were also two rooms full of American paintings, one devoted entirely to works by Ben Shahn...