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Sander, who lives in a Hamburg mansion filled with minimalist art, describes her design philosophy as "less and luxe." She favors spare lines and expensive fabrics; she eschews loud colors and elaborate prints; she loathes accessories. She grew up in a modest Hamburg suburb and has said her taste developed in reaction to the kitsch and consumerism that dominated postwar Germany. "Ever since I was young, I would look at a woman and think she could look much classier, much more powerful, sophisticated and elegant," she says. "That's what always counted for me, not that obviousness that...
...inhuman discourse which portray him as some eternal diabolic force. Enigmatically, he informs his family, "I think I died long ago... I'll be here long after you're gone..." while erecting the skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex he mysteriously digs up in the back yard of the family mansion. The skeleton becomes a symbol of death and extinction, its reconstruction paralleling the demise of the family until in the final scene its imposing silhouette is cast against the bone-bare walls of the abandoned estate...
...spiffy Peter Max rendition of the White House, a Camelot-ish photo of the President on horseback, recorded meows from Socks - these offerings and more are available at the White House's strenuously friendly new Internet site (http://www.whitehouse.gov) Users can also "tour" the mansion (except the family quarters) and download cartoons poking fun at Al Gore. More in the familiar style of the federal government are the retrievable studies and press releases from the likes of the EPA and the Small Business Administration. White House officials stress that the site was designed by non-taxpayer-funded interns...
Alfredo Stroessner, the dean of western despots after 34 years of iron rule in Paraguay, was ousted in 1989 after a military coup. He fled to Brazil, where he lives in a well-guarded mansion in Brasilia. Stroessner is said to enjoy fishing and traveling around the country visiting his former military buddies. He is also known to be an ardent fan of Xuxa (pronounced Shoo-shah), Brazil's Barbie-esque kiddie-show hostess...
...Haiti, after taking over key police precincts yesterday and the Parliament and City Hall in Port-au-Prince today in anticipation of pro-Aristide Haitian legislators' return. The first U.S. fatality also surfaced today when a patrol found an American soldier who had apparently killed himself in a mansion being prepared for Haitian dignitaries. Military police strung concertina wire in front of the white colonnaded Parliament, where the lawmakers are expected to vote on an amnesty for the military junta -- a key part of the quickie deal between capo Lieut. General Raoul Cedras and former President Jimmy Carter...