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...this the year that geeks take over the design world? You might think so, judging by "Design Life Now: National Design Triennal 2006," which runs until July 29 at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City. On display are more than 100 of the most inventive works from the past three years, ranging from new graphics for prescription pill bottles to wardrobes for Madame Butterfly. The exhibit is meant to showcase recent design feats, but it feels futuristic, with a prominent pack of robotic dogs and sci-fi humanoids coming to life among the customary displays...
...stars who could have been her father. Half of her first dozen leading men were 20 to 30 years older than she: Humphrey Bogart (54 to her 25) in Sabrina, Henry Fonda (51 to her 26) in War and Peace), Astaire (58 to her 28) in Funny Face, Gary Cooper (56 to her 28) in Love in the Afternoon, Cary Grant (59 to her 34) in Charade, Rex Harrison (56 to her 35) in My Fair Lady...
...letter to N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper, Nifong asked that a special prosecutor be assigned to the case, which has its next scheduled hearing on Feb. 5. On Saturday, Cooper said he has asked Jim Coman and Mary Winstead, of his special prosecutions office, to be the primary attorneys in the case...
...Later, he strolls through half a century of great players. Hoad and Rod Laver, of course ... John McEnroe possessed an unrivaled finesse, but Cooper couldn't forgive him his antics. Pete Sampras was probably "the best grass-court player of all time." The clear favorite to win in Melbourne is Federer, whom Cooper can see eventually passing Sampras' record majors tally of 14: "If he maintains his motivation he could end up as the greatest player of all time . . . he hasn't got a weakness." With only two majors, Pat Rafter doesn't qualify as a great, but Cooper marvels...
...could stop Federer this month, Cooper says world No. 2 Rafael Nadal is a chance, but only if he positions himself close to the baseline-and not 5 m behind it, as he would at Roland Garros. And Hewitt? "One of the greatest competitors I've ever seen," he says-but as a father now, with a sliding ranking and little left to prove, how hot is Hewitt's inner fire these days? If Cooper had the ear of one of these challengers, could he improve him? "Oh, probably not," he says. "The game's moved too much. And they...