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...Duke of Windsor's marriage to Wallis Simpson in 1937 lent a certain acceptance to marrying a divorced woman, and no doubt many copycat marriages followed, some of them less than successful. It is noteworthy that most subsequent photos of the duke showed a sad man. Now Prince Charles' marriage to Camilla has given cachet to marrying one's mistress and could lead to a rash of copycat marriages, some of which will be less than successful. Let's see whether Charles' future photos reveal...
...significant (albeit useless) representation in the Parliament, had refused to participate in the past elections, Zimbabwe would have faced a political crisis. Not even the ever-sympathetic South African President Thabo Mbeki could have deemed such and election fair. Instead, the MDC engaged in a futile campaign that only lent credibility to the farce elections in Zimbabwe. The MDC must learn from this mistake and refrain from inadvertently further validating Mugabe’s dictatorship...
Charles and Diana, the First Couple of British public relations, are not in Washington on a state visit. They are patrons of the National Gallery of Art's sumptuous show, "The Treasure Houses of Britain" (to which Charles has lent the painting The Shooting Party, by John Wootton). They are also paying a call to a suburban JCPenney to give the royal seal of approval to the store's "Best of Britain" merchandising campaign...
...Until a year ago many people in the arts, gay as well as straight, seemed to ignore what was happening around them. But when TV Producer Victoria Hamburg helped organize an AIDS Medical Foundation benefit in Manhattan, she quickly got help from Papp and the Shubert Organization, which lent a theater; Mike Nichols, who offered to direct; Saturday Night Live's Lorne Michaels, who volunteered to produce; and Phil Donahue, who came on as emcee. Performers filled the stage: Joan Rivers, Gregory Hines, Penny Marshall, Steve Martin, Randy Newman and the Weather Girls. The event, which took place...
...regatta-packed weekend lent Harvard the chance delve into its roster, and the Crimson seventh of 12 on home waters...