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...there used to be something slightly embarrassing about it. That's no longer true, and the proof is that people who now do it don't need the money. In fact, the two richest men in America have appeared in ads recently. Bill Gates has endorsed a brand of golf clubs, and Warren Buffett is pushing private jets. Peter Lynch, the investment guru, retired from Fidelity years ago but is back starring in commercials for the firm. Nathan Myhrvold, a Microsoft executive, also has endorsed a jet. The ads say he owns one, which is another way of saying...
...TELEVISION Bruins at Hurricanes, Ch. 56, 7 p.m. Pres. Cup (golf), ESPN...
Former Hertz spokesman O.J. SIMPSON has demonstrated a remarkable ineptitude at shaping his public image. First there was that unpleasant murder trial, followed by a string of bizarre interviews and an endless series of golf outings when he was supposed to be searching for ex-wife Nicole's killer. Now he has been spotted, and photographed, by the Globe with a woman who bears an eerie resemblance to Nicole, far right. Christie Prody, near right, a 23-year-old former waitress, is said to be spending time with Simpson and his kids. Hang on to your sunglasses, Chris...
...During that time he met with Queen Elizabeth II, General Electric chief Jack Welch, future French President Jacques Chirac, Isaac Stern and many other politicians, bureaucrats and business associates. He attended two concerts and a movie; took four trips within Japan; appeared at eight receptions; played nine rounds of golf; was guest of honor at a wedding ceremony; and went to work as usual for 17 days at Sony headquarters. Morita's schedule had been decided on more than a year in advance. Whenever there was a small opening, Morita would immediately and strategically fill it by arranging a meeting...
...estate--which housed, among other things, a large zoo--"Pleasure is what you can afford to pay for it." And Gates is richer than Hearst ever dreamed of being, as his "tastes" reveal: an indoor pool; a 1 1/2-story trampoline room; a salmon stream; a movie theater; a miniature-golf course. Perhaps the most telling gilded lily in Gates' mansion is a system of electronic "art panels" in every room, which at a mouse click allows the lord of the manor to display whatever, say, Rembrandt painting or Ansel Adams photograph he fancies. The rooms even interact with visitors, each...