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...millions to vote not only against Chirac, but also - belatedly - against the E.U. accession of 10 new states and the prospect of Turkey's admission. French voters vented their animosity toward their political élite, and their fears about how globalization might gnaw away at their social-welfare system. Dutch voters rammed home an even more resounding no on the constitution three days later, leaving the project effectively dead and the Union bound to slalom through a welter of existing treaties for at least another couple of years. THE VANISHING BRITISH PRESIDENCY As Britain took over the rotating E.U. presidency...
...show,” although he was a Sebadoh fan as a college radio DJ.The band’s set was paradoxically both reminiscent of their recordings and like nothing they’ve ever played. There were no songs, just 40 minutes of improv: a Pennsylvania Dutch kraut jam session. Moloney especially admires German rockers Can, as their “records are improvised, played on the spot…and that’s our approach too.”The hypnotic bass led the drums like dogs in heat, but most of the band played whatever instruments...
...just wanted to single-mindedly be more focused on my squash,” says Lorentzen, who preserved her amateur status by not accepting prize money for any of her competitions. The summer after high school, she competed in the Pioneer Junior Open in Germany and the Dutch Junior Open, taking fifth and third. She spent the first half of last year at home in Connecticut working with a new coach, working part-time with the urban youth development program CitySquash, and playing in U.S. tournaments.Then Lorentzen went abroad, playing in the British and Scottish Junior Opens in the winter...
...UPDATED A row of 18th century houses along the Amstel River has been reborn as seven hotel rooms, called the Lute Suites. Dutch designer Marcel Wanders contributed to the simultaneously modern and classical dcor with pieces like his white neo-baroque SoapStars bathroom accessories. And Italian glassware firm Bisazza hired Marco Braga to reinvent a Venetian tradition in the entrance hall of Florence's Una Vittoria Hotel. On a computer, Braga designed a 54-hue floral mosaic made of sintered glass cubed tiles...
...Riding in Style Call it the Murakami effect: strollers, like Vuitton handbags, are being fashionably customized. Dutch design company Bugaboo is introducing a line of limited-edition strollers by Dutch fashion designers. The first edition, left, by Bas Kosters, comes in a series of 1,000. At $1,950 apiece, it's like buying art. bugaboo-by.com...