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...hype surrounding the Michael Douglas-Catherine Zeta-Jones wedding was awfully bloated, but at least they actually got married. MADONNA, however, has been publicly flirting with marriage to film director GUY RITCHIE for months. There was the bagel-size diamond ring she'd been sporting, plus rumors of a Scottish ceremony, the baby they had together--all the usual celebrity nuptial signs. On Tuesday, finally, Madonna told Britain's The Sun: "Guy has asked me to marry him, and I've said yes, but we haven't decided when yet." Wonderful; on to Gwyneth and Ben...but no. Later that...
...deep sense of his Israelite religion (a form of Judaism) and teaching them to box. Zab, with his speed and power, proved best, racking up an amateur record of 110-5. "My father is my idol," Zab says, meaning that while he now drives a Mercedes and wears diamond studs, he still does the dishes at Dad's house...
Similar worries surfaced about Tony Smith's "Stinger," a diamond-shaped, 6'6" prism that had been displayed at the 1968 Museum of Modern Art sculpture garden before traveling to Europe. "Stinger," suggestive of physical transition or spiritual passage through a portal, forms a cavernous 32' square, which raised concerns about public sex, in addition to distaste for its large steel presence. Demolition prevented "Stinger"'s installation the day before it was supposed to go up. On May 25, unidentified vandals smashed the cement mount supports for the piece, forcing Tucker to send it back to its Jersey warehouse...
...Sigmund Diamond, a Communist for nine years, had been offered a position as counselor for foreign students and dean of special students. But when Dean of the Faculty McGeorge Bundy learned of his Communist past, he told Diamond he would have to turn over a list of his political associates or he would lose the offer. Diamond refused and left for Columbia University...
...necklaces were popular among high school girls 20 years ago, and then were embraced by late 1980s rap culture, along with diamond-studded rings, as a display of wealth. Because they are made to order, the necklaces are typically sold online (at sites like Girlshop.com and Personalizedboutique.com or in boutiques like Field's. The nameplates can be affixed to chains or hoop earrings as well as necklaces. And although they can cost anywhere from $85 to $500, compared with Carrie's latest obsession--a gold lightning-bolt necklace that sells for up to $1,500--they're a relative steal...