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...first glimpse I had of what Russell Crowe's friends call Crowe's "intensity" was on the green waves of Sydney Harbor. In advance of our meeting, Crowe's publicist announced that her client had a surprise for me: he had rented a tall ship--like the one he captains in his new movie, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World--for the sake of a photo shoot and our introductory chat. It seemed a bit obvious--ship movie, ship interview--and I wondered if it wasn't a clumsy gesture designed to focus the conversation on knots...
...OSLO: Scandinavian Charter Yachts Sail out of the harbor on the 55-ft. Princess, explore the fjords and stop at some shoreside museums. Up to 22 passengers...
...CHICAGO: Angela's Charter Service Skate around the harbor on the 60-ft. SunSea, which, unique for a boat this length, can pass through the locks and up the Chicago River to downtown. Six hours costs $1,800 for 20 people...
OSLO: SCANDINAVIAN CHARTER YACHTS Sail out of the harbor on the 16.7-m Princess, explore the fjords and stop at some shoreside museums. Up to 22 passengers for $2,957 per day AUCKLAND: NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC YACHTS Recently refurbished, the 14-m, 69-year-old launch Lady Gay once carried royalty and patrolled the city's shores during World War II. Now you and 19 friends can take it for a run at $1,191 a day SINGAPORE: ATLANTIS YACHTS For up to 12 passengers, a 19.8-m superluxurious Italian-built yacht can cruise past the skyline, around the leafy...
...temperament and the times were well matched. It was 1942: Japan had just bombed Pearl Harbor, and the Republic of China was struggling to resist the invading forces of imperial Japan. Soong Mei-ling, then 45 and the wife of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, happened to be in the U.S. for medical reasons. Seizing the opportunity to champion her country's cause, she summoned all her energy and flashing-eyed eloquence to the task of urging the U.S. to side with her embattled land. For seven months, Madame Chiang, as she was best known in the West, seemed...