Word: icons
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...Russian embassy, after a bit of clarification, soon returned the ibis, which had yet to make its way to Moscow. The Lampoon promptly placed the treasured icon back atop their smiling castle, more than two stories above the ground...
...nails and skin as glossy as their satin dresses. Some art authorities dismiss De Lempicka (1898-1980), a Polish-Russian painter who flourished in '20s and '30s Paris, as a purveyor of kitsch and leave her out of their histories of 20th century art. Others see her as an icon whose work captured the spirit of the Art Deco age. Not surprisingly, many of her fans today are from the glamour set: present-day collectors include Madonna and Jack Nicholson; two years ago one of her paintings (The Musician, 1929) sold for $2.6 million. To make up your own mind...
...must be tough to bring dates home when Dad is a rock icon. Mick Jagger's daughter ELIZABETH JAGGER, a model, found a harmonious solution--date a guy who understands the gig. "They are so in love," Elizabeth's mom Jerry Hall told the British press of Elizabeth and her new beau, SEAN LENNON. "We had all these incredible family sing-songs with him around the piano." Lennon's rep declined to comment, and Elizabeth's says the pair are "friends." Here's hoping they progress to procreating--their children could frolic with Coldplay's tykes...
...CULTURAL ICON. DO YOU FEEL AS IF YOU'VE FINALLY GOT SOME RESPECT? Maybe other people feel that way. I don't picture myself as anything. I could never be a big shot. When I go into a hotel and a bellhop grabs my bag, I feel like I should be carrying it. I'm just one of the masses. I know that people like me, but I don't lay it on so much...
...boardroom at DC Comics, a life-size statue of Clark Kent sits in a chair reading the Daily Planet. Lately the talk is probably making him a little nervous. Superman is still the company's flagship icon, but Batman outsells him, and the original superhero hasn't starred in a movie for 17 years. But help may be on the way. DC is installing new creative talent on all three main monthly Superman comics, starting with the June issues. "Periodically there's just a moment that happens when a new generation of talent steps in, and you get some fresh...