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...decorators make notes and exchange harried glances, but Wynn is already off, heading for his pride and joy, the Picasso restaurant. Today the Picassos--nine paintings, plus several dozen of the thousands of plates that the old demon gouged and scribbled into existence--are to be hung. The room is an expansive stage designer's version of a renovated Provencal farmhouse, only brand-new, and with touches not found on the Cote d'Azur, such as a carpet by Claude Picasso and a ceiling in the entrance hall thickly lined with broken amphorae brought in from Mexico. The paintings--still...
...conditioning, television, popart or Mother's Day and Father's Day." Her fatherwas not against all fun--Lindbergh jubilantlytells of her father giving her a piggy-back rideto the rhythm of a nursery rhyme, and of lettingher "on very brief and special occasions" braid "askinny gray pigtail that hung lopsidedly over hisear." Nonetheless it was Anne Morrow Lindbergh whoserved as the emotional mainstay for her children...
...spent my summer in Hong Kong, one of the areas in Asia whose economy has gone down the drain. Before my visit, I hadn't realized how bad it is. An air of gloom hung over the whole city--all the malls were empty, the shops filled with "Going Out of Business" signs and the headline news everyday was either of another jump in the unemployment rate or of yet another major company closing down. The suicide rate has gone up; there was an unemployment-related one just a few days...
Dekyi outlined the tortures she said her son had suffered while in prison, including electrocution, being hung by his extremities and exposure to extreme temperatures...
Martial Law would never work if audiences didn't like and root for the main character. Of course, Hung's convex silhouette gives him personal appeal and makes his twirls and vaults all the more impressive. But he is also a fine actor, quietly funny and a little bit vulnerable. "We had to find somebody who is good in action and also has a heart," says Tong. They found him in Hung, America's least likely, most refreshing network star...