Word: genteelism
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Italian Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli has swaggered into the genteel world of antiquities like a new sheriff in town. And for many of the world's top museums, which have long trotted out treasures with dubious origins, his message is simple: this cocktail party is over. Just ask the highbrow crowd at the J. Paul Getty museum, which was finally forced to sign a deal with Rutelli last week to return 40 artifacts that were illegally taken from Italian soil. "This is a fresh start for Getty," Rutelli told TIME. "They are aware that an era is over...
...opened Fouquet's Barrière Paris, where rooms start at about $800 per night, guests are encouraged to fill out a "favorites" form before they arrive. The hotel then welcomes them with fruit, chocolates, music or flowers to suit their tastes. "You have to give your guests a warm, genteel, caring kind of feeling," says Adrian Zecha, whose 18 minimalist Amanresorts--from Bhutan to Morocco to Jackson Hole, Wyo.--epitomize the new ideal of understated luxury. His Amanyara retreat in Turks and Caicos, which opened in 2006, features 40 teak-lined cabanas, and guests are welcomed not at a formal...
Talese had apparently come to the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference of the Southwest in Grapevine, Texas, ready to rumble. In an afternoon discussion on Saturday, Talese brought up the issue of Frey's memoir. Saying she was unapologetic about publishing the book, Talese said in her genteel, mid-Atlantic accent that it was Oprah who needed to apologize for her behavior in the affair. Talese argued that Frey, in the gripping manuscript he submitted, had described himself as a liar, a cheater and an addict, and under those circumstances she did not believe she was reading "the New Testament...
...residents are keen to point out, a mini-version of Edinburgh this is not. While that festival to the north, now in its 60th year, is far more established and, some say, genteel, Manchester's event is hoping to rival Edinburgh's cultural significance, all while retaining its edgier, Mancunian identity. "It's definitely going to raise Manchester's profile within certain circles," said Cinta, a local radio journalist. "We're normally known as a city of industry, not arts...
...help bring in tourists, Singapore recently announced it had cut a deal to become a stop on the Formula One Grand Prix circuit starting in 2008; the city will host the annual event on downtown streets and may hold Formula One's first night race. For those with more genteel interests, a world-class art-and-science museum is being built near the Marina Bay Sands. Designed by renowned Israeli architect Moshe Safdie, the facility looks on paper to be as distinctive a landmark as the Sydney Opera House-its dramatic roofline resembles flower petals or an upturned palm...