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...parents were killed in a helicopter accident. At the time, she was taking a year off; when she learned of their deaths, she realized she would have until the following fall to figure out how to run a multi-million dollar business from across the Atlantic. The company is famous for its bread’s taste and consistency, its 70-year history, and its group of celebrity devotees that reportedly includes Gerard Depardieu, Steven Spielberg, and Robert de Niro. In addition to turning in problem sets and hanging out with friends, Poilâne monitors her company?...
...embraced him. They clearly didn’t think of him as an ‘outsider.’” Outsider or insider, Singh is sure that whatever happens he will continue to merge social change with art. “There’s that famous E. M. Forster exhortation to ‘only connect! Live in fragments no longer,’” Dorin says. “That’s Currun. He connects. He lives completely...
...female movie hero. But that was due to either affirmative action or gilt by association.) The AFI also chose Hannibal's description of how his disposed of one of his victims - "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti" - as the 21st most famous movie quote of all time...
...heading for a decent if not solid Christmas, but the industry is still sorting itself out after a series of big deals and big changes. Last year Federated, which owns Macy's, swallowed up the more moderate May Department Stores. Macy's, having replaced with its own marquee some famous regional department-store names--Marshall Field's, Famous-Barr, Kaufmann's, Filene's--experienced a strong 8.5% increase in same-store sales for November. Sears, which combined with Kmart in 2004, is still struggling. And Wal-Mart, in the throes of a mammoth, disruptive restructuring, reported a dismal 0.1% drop...
...into an actual campaign. "The question is, where do go from here," said D'Allesandro." At the book-signing, one woman said she loved Obama's speech, except for the parts about religion; he discusses his work in his 20s as a community organizer at churches and how his famous line (and book title) "the audacity of hope" actually came from his pastor, and she said she felt this was a subject that shouldn't be discussed in polical speeches. The woman said she figured he was only talking so openly about his faith because political consultants advised...