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...Florentine artist filippino Lippi was the product of a scandalous 15th century love affair: his father, Filippo, an artist and Carmelite friar, was chaplain of Santa Margarita convent in Prato when he ran off with a beautiful nun named Lucrezia Buti. Their illegitimate son, coached by a Florentine painter, became one of the most famous artists of his age, known for the imagination and versatility of his work and patronized by the rich and powerful. The twist in the tale came four centuries later: Filippino's fame had long since faded when England's Pre-Raphaelites "discovered" the genius...
...SHOULD WIN: This is a tough one, butI'm calling Shakespeare in Love. Maybe thisfilm doesn't have the lofty philosophicalaspirations of its bloodstained competitors, butit succeeds more completely, on its own terms,than any other film in the running. And it's fun!Shakespeare, in my book, is more whollyinvolving than even Ryan, which begins tomeander in its second half. The movie conjures upmemories of the classic romantic comedies of the40s with its brilliant writing, immenselycharismatic leads and flawless, breakneck pacing.It may just be a matter of taste, but I'll take anear-perfect comedy over a flawed drama...
...very sad when a world leader dies,especially one who was so committed to peace inthe Middle East and around the world," Kay said."It's frightening--with Hussein we've come to knowwhat to expect. It's a time of uncertainty--butI'm optimistic...
...much," Murphy said. "I truly don'tsweat it when he fumbles, and that's not a thingthat he does very often, but he's just a kid youcan depend on. It was a bit of a fluke, it was agood play by the defense, and it was costly, butI'm not at all surprised that he came through...
...food: Who thought that would work? CLAUDIA SCHIFFER has become the second superthin catwalker--Christy Turlington broke away last year--to pull out of Fashion Cafe. In a statement, Schiffer said her continued involvement was made "simply impossible" by "old problems" at the chain. Fashion Cafe founder Tommaso Buti has had problems paying bills, but a Cafe flack insists this wasn't why Schiffer left. It's another ripped seam for the eatery, which has recently seen closings of its Barcelona and New Orleans outlets. And, of course, there's a lawsuit. Investor Luigi Palma is suing Buti, claiming embezzlement...