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DIED. HARRY OPPENHEIMER, 91, billionaire South African mining magnate and chairman of diamond giant De Beers; in Johannesburg. Though he spoke out in 1989 against the racial policies that "made South Africa stink in the nostrils of decent, human people around the world," his business dealings were muddied by an iron adherence to horrible working conditions in his mines and a migrant-labor system that paid blacks far less than whites. He admitted his failures and, 10 years ago, stepped up efforts to end apartheid, recognizing the A.N.C., funding black education and bringing together Nelson Mandela and Zulu leader Mangosuthu...
...Four journalists in Liberia working for Britain's Channel 4 network on a documentary about diamond smuggling are headed home after a week in jail on charges of spying. Their ticket out: recantation...
...Liberian president Charles Taylor, who accused the four of "yellow journalism" and of coming to Liberia with preconceived ideas about the government's role in gunrunning and diamond smuggling, was terse. "We are not expelling the journalists," said Taylor, "but they are free to leave whenever they want...
What finally gave it away? Was it the constant public displays of affection at awards shows and movie premieres? The gleaming diamond ring she has been sporting since last fall? Or maybe the giant tent erected on a Malibu estate and the stream of florists and caterers who had been ferrying in their goods all week? Whatever the case, JENNIFER ANISTON, 31, and BRAD PITT, 36, confirmed that they would indeed wed this past weekend, before 200 of their closest pals. Pitt's ex-fiance Gwyneth Paltrow was not expected to be in attendance despite reportedly receiving an invitation...
From Hoefler Type Foundry, their studio in Manhattan's SoHo district, the duo (they're both 29 years old and began designing in their teens) create fonts that stand out with the clarity, elegance and durability of a well-cut diamond. Though no two designs are alike, a Hoefler typeface--very few right angles, very few straight lines--is always exquisitely legible without sacrificing high style, somehow managing to synthesize classical elements with the churning pop culture. "Typefaces have a viral quality," says Hoefler. "It's always amazing to see where they wind up and how they transform the things...