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...world has moved closer to Grant's way of thinking. In the mid-'90s, fashion began steering away from minimalism towards more voluminous shapes, and the designer (who was studying early 20th century pieces in museum collections) emerged with his own understated form of maximalism. From stage left flew his corsets, crinolines and Mary Poppins coats. It was around this time that the National Gallery of Victoria started thinking of Grant as the potential subject of an exhibition. "His work is about evolution, not revolution," says curator Katie Somerville, who sees in Grant's designs "an uncanny sense...
...first period. With goalie Martin facing a relentless Yale onslaught, the referee blew the play dead during a fracas in front of the net, despite Martin failing to control the puck before it eventually squirted over the line. Only seconds later, Jenna Spring’s slapshot from outside flew over Martin’s right shoulder aand into the top shelf of the net, but was disallowed due to an apparent high-sticking. Another preemptive whistle, with about two minutes remaining in extra time, erased a game-winning goal for the Bulldogs when the official lost sight...
...Belbin are not romantically involved. Since skating routines are inherently sensual, off-ice contact is inevitable. Love has certainly worked for Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, the other top U.S. dance pair. Gregory met Petukhov, a Russian, five years ago on an Internet message board for skaters. Petukhov flew to Colorado to test the pairing. "If it wasn't going to work, I was going to put him right back on the plane and say, 'Adios, I'm going to college,'" says Gregory. The pair clicked on the ice, started dating after about two weeks and were married in five...
...With the aid of DNA testing, Gates and his eight guests traced their roots to their African ancestors. Gates and Tucker also flew across the Atlantic to visit the Angolan tribe of Mbundu, of which Tucker is a descendent...
Since skating routines are inherently sensual, off-ice contact is inevitable. Love has certainly worked for Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, the other top U.S. dancing pair. Gregory met Petukhov, a Russian, five years ago on an Internet message board for skaters. Petukhov flew to Colorado to test the pairing. "If it wasn't going to work, I was going to put him right back on the plane and say, 'Adios, I'm going to college,'" says Gregory. The pair clicked on the ice, started dating after about two weeks and were married in five months. Skeptics chirped that Gregory...