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...curiosity and a practiced eye for the pleasures of life, he has a knack for making destinations sound both seductive and easily negotiable. And the best part of it is that he is usually right. His long section on Britain is dead-on, and written with infectious gusto. His list of the best small restaurants in Venice would take even frequent visitors years of trial and error to draw...
...recent months, stores in Tehran have been chronically short of such staples as butter, rice and lamb. Even economic hardship, however, can serve the regime's interests. Authorities promised one man who was desperate to obtain a TV set that he could have a place on the waiting list -- provided he attend three prayer sessions and three progovernment demonstrations...
Capital Research Center, Washington. Run by Willa Johnson, a seven-year Heritage veteran and former Reagan Administration personnel official. Focuses on matching corporate givers with appropriate advocacy tanks. A recent publication, The Second Front: Advancing Latin American Revolution in Washington, provides a hit list of left-of-center think tanks and legislators who oppose U.S. involvement in Latin America...
...voodoo priestess. "Not a conventional teenager," allows Bonet, who drew on her Creole roots. "I had to do a lot of self- exploration." Bonet was not moved to any self-exploration by the news that the latest Harper's Bazaar had included her on its most beautiful list. (Among the others: Nancy Reagan, Cybill Shepherd, Priscilla Presley and Maria Shriver.) "It's definitely a nice honor," sighs Bonet, "but there are so many beautiful women in the world. I know the truth." Heathcliff Huxtable would be proud of such a level-headed reaction...
...Angeles Dodgers, was released from the minor-league San Jose Bees after tests showed traces of cocaine in his urine. The National League Rookie of the Year in 1980, Howe was dropped by the Dodgers last year because of his coke addiction. He is now on the ineligible list for all minor-league teams...