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...beach." Actually, his movies were more circuses than castles, and Altman was the ringmaster, using his whip not on the actors (who loved the improvisatory freedom he allowed them) but on the audience (whom he wanted to get his point about the erratic, intransigent nature of the modern American...
...Madrid's San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts became the latest destination on the Picasso pilgrimage route when it opened a roomful of sculptures and etchings by the 20th century's most famous artist. In truth, those works - along with dozens of others by important modern Spanish artists - have been hanging in the esteemed institution for years. Until now, however, almost no one could see them. In 2002, the Academy opened a third floor dedicated to contemporary and modern works like Juan Gris' Fruit Bowl and Newspaper (1920), pictured. But just one day after the debut, a lack...
...Then there's Australia's opulent batting talent. Of the top 10 all-time Australian run-scorers, seven have played post-1995, with the combined tally of the Waugh brothers, Ponting, Taylor, David Boon, Langer and Hayden nearing 60,000 runs. True, modern players' high representation on these lists is due partly to their tendency to play for longer than their predecessors did. Even so, no one questions the extraordinarily high caliber of recent Australian sides, which have recharged as well as dominated the Test scene. As he settled into international cricket in the early '90s, Warne discredited the prevailing...
...wedding rings a poignant ritual - because there's a sense of equality, or at least reciprocity (which is how I envision marriage). Since women don't usually make a similar extravagant purchase for their mates, I find diamond engagement rings so one-sided. They're like dowries for the modern man. The bigger the ring, the better off he is and the more he can provide for his wife-to-be. At least an old-fashioned dowry given by the bride's family was generally discussed privately and the money and goods went towards the new matrimonial home. A diamond...
...equality in your marriage and still wear nice jewelry. If it is a big concern, when your boyfriend gets down on one knee with a ring, hand him keys to a new car you've just bought for him. You could think of this as a dowry for the modern woman. -Cathy...