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...Michèle, 34, sets a highly visible example of conspicuous consumption, Duvalier-style. A former secretary, she indulges her extravagant tastes in clothes and jewelry on shopping sprees to France. In a country with a tropical climate, she has a collection of designer furs worth a fortune. Some Haitians explain the country's depleted foreign-exchange reserves with a shrug: "Michele took them to Paris." Two villas are being built in the mountains above Port-au-Prince for members of her family. The First Couple themselves own a ranch, two villas and a new mountain retreat...
...rescue come superstrings. One primitive version of the theory was proposed in 1971 by Schwarz and France's Andre Neveu to explain the workings of the strong force. Schwarz later refined the theory with another Frenchman, Joël Scherk, recognizing that it was potentially the ultimate Theory of Everything. But the enhanced theory initially failed to cause a stir. "No one ever accused us being crackpots," says Schwarz, "but our work was ignored." In 1979 Schwarz began working with Michael Green, and by 1984 the two were able to demonstrate on paper that their string theory was free of anomalies...
Call them The AC-DC Team. On second thought, call them a cab. Call them off. Call them irresponsible. But call them on the phone, and they don't call back. Not that there is ever really any need to explain the logic of plots on The A-Team. On one of next month's episodes, British Rocker Boy George shows up, more or less playing himself--just as Mr. T does every week. It seems Mr. T has long been a fan of the flamboyant singer. "He admires Boy's style of telling it like it is and that...
...outsider, the son of two physicians, in revolutionary Russia and then in rural America. Other children mockingly asked whether he had had pencils in "Rooshia"; a teacher sneered that he of all people should know the meaning of "usury." Arresting as these cherished grievances are, Schneider does little to explain how they shaped his artistic vision...
...manuscript is marred by fragmented sentences and unanswered questions. It ends nearly two decades before Schneider's career did; his widow Jean writes that he left the makings of another volume, but does not explain how anyone could authentically complete it. Still, Entrances has so much to say that it underlines the loss caused by Schneider's brutal exit. It also provides what the ephemeral work of stagecraft cannot: a director's lasting legacy. --By William A. Henry...