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...industry veterans and a sister-in-law duo are leading the charge for gem-encrusted cuff bracelets?fall's polished rejoinder to last year's boho bangles. French designer Dominique Aurientis, who first gained attention in the '80s for her bold bracelets, has relaunched a collection of signature designs in materials like wood and gold plate. After years of styling celebrities in Harry Winston gems, Carol Brodie just introduced her own line of ridiculously well-priced jewels, Rarities, sold on HSN. And Radhika and Gauri Tandon channel their Indian and Art Nouveau inspirations into vibrant resin cuffs with inlaid stones...
...biggest presidential birthday perk of all, though, may be the presents. In 1912 the people of Staunton, Va., Woodrow Wilson's hometown, gave the President miniature ivory portraits of his parents. George W. Bush in 2006 got a belt buckle from visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and cuff links from his staff. But the best presents of all have been the priceless ones. On Nov. 2, 1920, Warren Harding returned from a golfing excursion to find 55 small pink candles on a frosted white cake. Then he sat back to await the election returns - and learned he had been...
...York City Madoff Loses His Shirt ... and Cuff Links On June 29, a judge sentenced swindler Bernie Madoff to 150 years in prison for perpetrating a $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Meanwhile, federal marshals prepared to seize assets from the disgraced financier and his wife to reimburse victims. While Ruth Madoff will get to keep $2.5 million in cash, the couple handed over everything from a $39,000 Steinway piano to a $25 pair of cuff links...
...nearly 45 minutes, he discusses Jamaica—a country that he became fascinated with after visiting for the first time in the 1990s. They’re answers he’s given several times, but there’s a freshness to them, a certain off-the-cuff kind of contemplation. He raises his voice when he makes certain points...
...extra-curricular involvement with music that Gilbert found the freedom and flexibility he wanted. Describing the Harvard arts community as “magical” in its enthusiasm, Gilbert fondly recalled concerts that were “self-generated,” off-the-cuff performances organized entirely on the initiative of student musicians. Gilbert spoke of one particularly noteworthy performance in Adams House where, “after the first four notes, the crowd broke into cheers and [the orchestra] had to stop.” When asked whether he ever regretted giving up the more structured musical...