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...Service. Most Londoners simply call it the Met, but around the world it's better known as "Scotland Yard" after the location of its original HQ. It's the world's most famous brand name in policing and - despite mounting travails - the most respected. Met detectives are the global go-to guys for anyone wanting assistance with politically charged investigations (Benazir Bhutto's assassination), forensics (the Asian tsunami's aftermath), or sensitive operations such as kidnappings. There are now Met liaison officers stationed in 16 countries...
...preseason, the Harvard men’s basketball team was considered to be full of talent, but it lacked a go-to guy. Fortunately, it didn’t take long for sophomore Jeremy Lin to establish himself in that role. The Palo Alto, Calif. native was the only player to start in all 30 games and led the team with 12.6 points per game, 107 assists, and 58 steals. “Jeremy’s been our best player. He’s played exceptionally well for us all year,” head coach Tommy Amaker said...
Founded in 1945 by Antonio Ratti, the printmaker and silk weaver has become the go-to source for luxury houses and avant-garde designers in search of something unique and extraordinary. "They're ready and open to all new experimentation," says Miuccia Prada, who works constantly with Ratti to develop her prints?anything from the hand-drawn Art Nouveau organdy prints for spring to the postcard-inspired kitschy prints of several seasons ago. "Ratti stands out for its constant work of research and archives," says Fulvia Visconti, vice president of Salvatore Ferragamo. Ralph Lauren stresses the importance of Ratti...
...excitement of that nine-minute horse race, Ben-Hur was long and logy. But with Heston now the go-to hero, it guaranteed that he'd be cast in his finest role: el Cid. In this Anthony Mann film, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is an 11th-century Spanish soldier who tempers force with wisdom, seeking a peace with the large local Islamic minority it is his job to subdue, and preaching moderation in the Court of King Ferdinand. Almost a pacifist warrior, he spends most of the film debating large issues with other beautiful people (Sophia Loren, John Fraser...
...from what would have been presented at the play’s inception. Prospero and Ariel are imagined as a Victorian magician and his assistant. One suspects that Ariel’s costume, which includes leather boots, fishnet stockings, turquoise eye shadow, and a top hat, was not the go-to outfit of most 17th-century fairies. Yet this change from the original version of the play effectively exposes the more ridiculous side of Prospero’s power. He relies on tricks and illusions to fool his enemies, while harboring for 12 years the bitterness toward those who stole...