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...Folkestone last year. Mantegna worked on the deeply spiritual canvas between 1495 and 1505, when he was court painter for the worldly Gonzagas of Mantua. They would have appreciated the jealousies the sale has triggered. Britain may still seek to keep the painting in the country by refusing to grant an export license. And Daniel Wildenstein, an unsuccessful bidder, howled, "I am furious not to have the picture." The Marquess of Northampton, however, was said to be delighted by the price. But then, of course, he was the owner...
...narrative holds its quota of surprises, but draws its force from the shrewd characterizations, which grant Dickensian life to what at first seem stock figures. Barnard, a closet satirist, is at his best when reviling his creations rather than cherishing them, and there are villains a plenty to hiss at in this oddly affecting tale...
Despite his acceptance of the need for compromise, Buthelezi is by no means Pretoria's pawn. He has threatened force if necessary to resist the white government's efforts to grant KwaZulu "independence," a move that would deprive the Zulus of their South African citizenship as well as of a nationwide political role. In 1981 he refused a government offer to build an administration building for KwaZulu in Ulundi, the capital, fearing that acceptance would indebt him to Pretoria. Instead, the homeland saved $18 million from tax revenues and constructed a building adorned with murals and carved wooden doors that...
...names are here: Glenfiddich, Chivas and Glen Moray. And there's an opportunity to taste some old malts with George Grant, brand ambassador of Glenfarclas distillery, which has been run by his family for six generations. "There are many whisky festivals around the world, but this is one of the few where you can meet face-to-face the very people that are at the heart of the industry," says Grant. "In an age of globalization, opportunities to meet with and share the passion of the family distiller are becoming rarer...
...bill calls for UC Campus Life Committee members to contact area restaurants and ask them to grant student discounts in return for free publicity...