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...these five works stand out is not only the fascinating fingerprint of one of the 20th century's most influential collectors but the almost unbelievable logistics of bringing the works (conservatively valued at $15.3 million) by crane, boat, truck and plane from the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni on the Grand Canal...
...description "party planner" didn't begin to do justice to the galas, extravaganzas, grand balls, fetes and blowouts that Philip Baloun orchestrated for the rich, famous and socially stratospheric. Baloun, who attended the American Floral Arts School in Chicago while still a teenager, moved to New York City in 1976 to be a theater director. But instead of working on Broadway, he wound up creating glittering theatrical magic for the soirée set. Baloun invented a life-size Hungarian town square for financier George Soros' 70th birthday. For a New York City welcome for Prince Charles, Baloun conjured...
...each province is different in terms of its mix of tribalism and sectarianism. In predominately Shi'ite southern Iraq, tribal authority is weak these days. Militia leaders like Moqtada al-Sadr and religious figures such as Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani hold sway over sheiks. Diyala province is largely Sunni, like Anbar and Salahuddin, but not nearly as homogenous as those two western areas. And Baghdad, despite ferocious sectarian cleansing campaigns on both sides, remains a stronghold for both camps...
Dale C. Stapleton, GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. David Talbot's paean to J.F.K. excessivelly praised someone whose legend is almost totally due to his having been assassinated before his many shortcomings and follies could become more apparent. Academic and journalist sycophants will stop their fawning and face up to the deficiencies of J.F.K.'s presidency only when the Kennedys' wealth and power have waned...
According to leaked grand jury testimony, Bonds has admitted to using steroids but has denied knowing that they were performance-enhancing drugs. Right. According to Game of Shadows, a Bonds exposé, the slugger went on frequent steroid binges. No one has disproved these allegations, and if they are untrue, where's his sense of outrage? Where's his libel suit? "This record is unfortunate because it's pretty badly tainted," says former Major League Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent. "[Hank] Aaron is not going to go watch Bonds break it. I think that's the message for the rest...