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Shortly after, I ran into movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who, for some reason, owns Halston. When I asked him why he bought it, Weinstein said, "I'm a red-blooded American male. I get to hang out with models." We both laughed a particularly creepy kind of laugh, and then he said, "You and I know the least about fashion in this room. But I bet you can tell me Ty Cobb's batting average." Yes, I told him, I sure could. Unfortunately, he then asked me what Ty Cobb's batting average was. I said, ".421," with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion Frills | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

There is a dancing, dazzling siren seductress at the heart of this book and of all books like it, and it is not Sally (or Sybil or Sylvia) but madness itself. When Sally turns manic, it's as if some interstellar alien god is speaking through her, and you hang on to its every word. As a person, you want her to get better, but as a reader, you can't get enough of the crazy. ("Mania is a glutton for attention," says Dr. Lensing, Sally's gifted therapist. "It craves thrills, action, it wants to keep thriving, it will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brief Lives | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

Asian markets got pummeled on Tuesday as investors dumped stocks across the region in the wake of Wall Street's worst decline in seven years. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock market index closed down nearly 5%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 5.4%, and Seoul's KOSPI index dropped 6.1%. In Taiwan, where the main index slumped 4.9%, the government encouraged banks and state funds to buy shares to support the market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wall Street's Woes Hit Asian Markets | 9/16/2008 | See Source »

...they do.” Petros boasted that his performance outshone previous campus-wide events. “Wu-Tang Clan has nothing on me, but Gavin is a talent”, he said, referring to the performers at last spring’s Yardfest. The Cliffhanger, a spinning hang glider simulation ride, drew perhaps the biggest lines of the night. After standing on line for over an hour, F. Mauricio Artavia ’10 said he thought the 3-minute ride was worth the wait. “It’s as exciting as it?...

Author: By Gordon Y. Liao, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Amidst Rain, Students Celebrate at Carnival | 9/15/2008 | See Source »

...signs point to an ugly day in Asian markets in the wake of Wall Street's worst decline in seven years. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock market index plummeted 4.6% in early trading, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 6.5%, and Seoul's KOSPI index dropped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asia Markets Face Rough Day Ahead | 9/15/2008 | See Source »

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