Word: fame
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...Rocket 88, may well have been the first rock 'n' roll record, and in the years that followed, innumerable music reference sources, from The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll ("frequently cited as the first rock & roll record") to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum ("widely considered the first rock and roll record"), have backed up that title...
What she does have is an obvious screen presence and an ambition beyond fame. "Nobody ever believes me when I say it, but that was never one of the reasons I wanted to act," says Knightley. "That's not what my mom and dad are, and my knowledge of the business wasn't anything to do with that." She recognizes that movie star is "a pretty good job," and she may yet sign on to that Pirates sequel. But asked if she's holding out because she would rather do something deeply obscure and conspicuously artistic, like, say, repertory theater...
According to the Constitution of the Monticello Association, founded in 1913, one of its missions is "to protect and perpetuate the reputation and fame of Thomas Jefferson." Patrilineal pride runs high. Matthew Mackay-Smith, 71, a retired horse doctor from White Post, Va., who attended this year's reunion wearing a bright red tie imprinted with Jefferson's signature, declares, "I've never shied away from acknowledging and treasuring my connection to the great man." Nat Abeles, a former president of the group, says he proposed to his wife Paulie at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington...
Muffy would be pleased. Thanks to the return of crayon-colored hues in spring and summer fashions, the casual look of the prep-school set is chic again. Standard bearers of the style like Lacoste, maker of the alligator-adorned polo shirt, and Sebago, of Docksides fame, have relaunched their hallmark items with a modern flavor. Retailers like Urban Outfitters, which rode the grunge wave in the past decade, are stocking up on such preppy classics as candy-colored ribbon belts and wood-handled Bermuda bags. Isaac Mizrahi showed preppy-inspired outfits, right, from his latest collection last week...
DIED. ROOSEVELT BROWN, 71, Hall of Fame offensive tackle who spent a half-century with the New York Giants; of an apparent heart attack; in Columbus, N.J. He joined the Giants in 1953 and never left. After a 13year playing career, during which his team won seven titles, he stayed on as assistant coach and scout. One of the game's most skilled blockers, he cleared the way for stars like running back Frank Gifford, who said, "I wouldn't be in the Hall of Fame if it weren...