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...against the palms of his hands. On the recommendation of his doctors, he moved from Paris to the dry climate of Provence, where, like so many other artists, he found a personal paradise, a garden tended by ghosts of the ancient Mediterranean. His was a farmstead in Cagnes-sur-Mer, not far from Nice. Though in constant pain, Renoir entered the most productive period of his career, producing hundreds of canvases, many of them painted while he could barely grip a brush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: La Vie en Rose | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

...park, under the gazebo, David Phillips’ “Beach Fragments” go almost unnoticed. The bronze medallions contain a mix of imagery drawn from marine biology, astronomy, particle physics, and even music, featuring a line from Debussy’s “La Mer.” But it is the nearby “Never Green Tree” which rightfully ends up stealing the spotlight. Former Graduate School of Design professor William Wainwright’s “Never Green Tree” is a unique and innovative fusion...

Author: By Alexandra perloff-giles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hey There, East Cambridge, So Nice to Finally Meet You | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

Early on the morning of June 6, 1944, a cluster of ships huddled 5,000 yards off the inviting stretch of French coastline between Vierville-sur-Mer and Ste.-Honorine-des-Pertes, which for the purposes of that day had been rechristened Omaha Beach. On board were two companies from the 741st Tank Battalion of the U.S. Army. They were facing the uninviting task of driving their tanks to the shore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How D-Day Almost Became a Disaster | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

...tote Tod's neoprene Pashmy Art Basel scoutingforart.com Alexander McQueen ready-to-wear McQ Alexander McQueen for Target DayJet's Eclipse500 air taxi service JetBlue's new terminal at J.F.K. International Airport Invitation-only Yellowstone Club resort 5-star Wynn Las Vegas offering $109/night specials Crme de la Mer Bliss's Best of Skintentions

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Luxury Goes Low-Key | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

...trip to Southern France he gave his wife for her 30th birthday - making sure it retained all the elements of a gift, while being enjoyable for him too. So, after putting her through an arduous hike up a steep cliff from the Riviera town of Eze-Bord-de-Mer (his idea of fun), he made sure there was a birthday cake waiting for her at the ritzy Chevre d'Or restaurant in the village at the top (everyone's idea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Love Your Partner? Send Him Away! | 12/26/2008 | See Source »

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