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...Richardson's career choice - and that of her younger sister Joely - seemed destined by birth. Producers and lovers of acting dynasties wanted Natasha to be the next Vanessa. She was usually cast in period pieces that emphasized her glamour and hauteur; often she stepped into roles made famous by earlier movie legends. In a 1987 West End musical version of High Society, she was perennial debutante Tracy Lord, played in movies by Katharine Hepburn and Grace Kelly. She made her Broadway debut in 1993 as Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie, a part Greta Garbo made famous on film...
...What defines a sucker rally is simply a matter of perspective, and, more importantly, when investors buy and sell. Someone with the fortitude or foresight to buy Citigroup (C) earlier this month at $1 would have had a return of two-and-a-half times in a matter of days. It is pointless to figure out what that would be on an annualized basis. Citi is not going to $5,000 in the next year, so doing the math doesn't matter. (See pictures of TIME's Wall Street covers...
Menand remembered feeling excited when Bok invited 15 professors who helped guide the curricular review to a celebratory dinner in Loeb House. They celebrated the conclusion of the review process in the same building where Bok had chewed them out, a little over a year earlier. A string quartet played music. Menand presented Bok with a shirt that said, “BOK,” on the back and, “168-14-11” on the front—the final vote...
...This is just one of a host of activities being done to balance the books in light of the financial situation,” Rutter said. The closing of the Maxwell Dworkin Café is not the first budgetary decision on campus to impact students’ stomachs. Earlier this year, financial concerns prompted the Barker Center Café to end its free coffee program, and the Freshman Dean’s Office is currently considering restricting proctors’ meal plans next year to reduce expenses...
...same people earned last year, a year that ended with AIG posting a $61.7 billion fourth-quarter loss, the largest quarterly loss in corporate history. (If it is any consolation, senior managers in the financial-products division will make about 43% less in 2008 than they did a year earlier, according to the company.) As Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke put it, "It makes me angry. I slammed the phone down more than a few times discussing AIG. I understand why the American people are so angry. It's absolutely unfair...