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...during a brief respite in the Haitian War of Independence, French officers sought a meeting with recently retired Haitian General Toussaint L??Overture. Under false pretenses, Toussaint was arrested and forced aboard a waiting frigate bound for France. He died of neglect in the Fort de Joux dungeon nine months later. This was the first forced regime change in Haitian history...
...along,” Matt says, who graduated with a degree in the history of art and architecture (then called fine arts). Now the Lee brothers wander in and out of the best kitchens in Manhattan, observing chefs and divulging the secret behind creations such as, say, Tuscan duck l??orange. They have been published in Gourmet, Food and Wine, Travel and Leisure and GQ, and they have written not just about food but also about exploring their beloved South Carolina. “They’re good utility bladders,” says their editor...
...tears were flowing as freely as the pre-show Cosmos. Hugging was becoming contagious. On screen, Carrie and Big were finding amour sous l??Eiffel, and Kim Cattrall’s clothes were coming off. It was the “end of an era,” as a friend of mine put it—and I realized I was privy to a moment of feminine bonding that I would rarely have the chance to witness with such proximity again...
Compared to Mozart’s charming masterpiece, the two works composing LHO’s program make for a darker evening. Stravinsky’s “L??histoire du Soldat” is based on a play by the French playwright C.F. Ramuz set to music for septet. It tells the story of a soldier who trades his violin with the devil for magical powers...
Ravel’s “L??Enfant et les Sortileges” is the story of the nocturnal revenge of toys and animals against a naughty child. Both pieces are set to exquisite music: Stravinsky’s subtle dissonances and meters, and Ravel’s 1920’s jazz and ragtime influence...