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...normal Americans. Though most gifts become government property, First Families are allowed to keep whatever they like, as long as they declare it. Last year, according to recently released disclosure forms, the Clintons chose to hang on to picture frames from Tom Hanks (value: $530); silk neckties from Donna Karan ($255); and sneakers with CLINTON printed on the tongues, from an Arkansas shoe manufacturer ($525). The faux- Magritte-ish painting (detail left) Stewardship by Greg Mort ($1,200) was a gift of the artist and his wife that was presented to the Clintons by their real friends Tom and Cynthia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pipe Racks Go to the Smithsonian | 6/6/1994 | See Source »

...DONNA KARAN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winners & Losers: Nov. 29, 1993 | 11/29/1993 | See Source »

...their mother is talking about IBM, AT&T, and Boeing, it's time to sell. About ten months ago, everyone and my mother began talking about "grunge." My mom asked if I wanted to order some "grungy-style" flannel plaid shirts from LL Cool Bean, and fashion designer Donna Karan came out with a line of grunge wear so that Upper West Siders could look as liberal as they feel. It was time to sell...

Author: By Michael E. Farbiarz, | Title: No Escape | 11/4/1993 | See Source »

...tempting to give Melvins the benefit of the doubt, to assume that their new album is a parody of grunge as a marketing tool, a parody of Donna Karan and mail-order flannels. But there is something so damned earnest about Buzzo's lame guitar solos on "Set Me Straight," and something so ridiculously self-important about the clunky tempo changes of "Lizzy" that it's hard to give Houdini the benefit of the doubt, let alone the benefit of a second listen. And while Houdini does have one redeeming virtue--namely, "Honey Bucket," a song built around a tight...

Author: By Michael E. Farbiarz, | Title: No Escape | 11/4/1993 | See Source »

...million.) "If you're looking for sweaters," he says, "you need to be able to find sweaters." He wants to upgrade the product line -- more high-end electronics, less cubic zirconium -- and eventually to introduce self-contained programs. He has been contacted by everyone from top designers like Donna Karan and Calvin Klein to Roseanne Barr (who wants to market a line of large-size women's clothing). They would join such current QVC pitchpeople as Diane Von Furstenberg, a close friend of Diller's, and Joan Rivers, a famous enemy. (Rivers was publicly furious at Diller for canceling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Old Fox Learns New Tricks: BARRY DILLER | 3/1/1993 | See Source »

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