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...Updike's hallmark was his glittering, gloriously vivid style. His talent for spotting detail, for capturing in prose the slightest shift in light or in a character's mood was unmatched. It was not the most fashionable of gifts. While his contemporaries practiced the rock-ribbed realism of Hemingway and Carver or the high-concept contraptions of the metafictionists, Updike conducted his pursuit of eloquence and wit almost alone. Ironically, it was sometimes held against him, and he was tagged a lightweight. (See the top 10 fiction books...
...billion-dollar refit, passengers awaiting high-speed trains to Paris or Brussels can sip champagne at the continent's longest bar, or eat oysters and caviar at a fine-dining restaurant. With the value of the pound plummeting, though, Britons heading to Europe are not exactly in a celebratory mood. Trips to Paris used to involve "a stroll around the shops to see if I could pick up some nice Parisian fashion," grumbles Jemima, a 35-year-old sales professional on her way to the French capital late one January afternoon. "But not now." Dashing to catch his train...
Swinging London. With fares to Europe dropping in price, hop across the pond and stay at the Berkeley in Knightsbridge during its "From London with Love" package. Valentine cookies, chocolate truffles and fresh fruit greet you on arrival, and the mood upstairs is set with rose-scented candles. The hotel has loaded up an iPod, left in the room, with favorite romantic crooners. The in-room video system is similarly stocked for you to cue up Casablanca or other romantic movies. You can stay put and have a bath or adjourn to the rooftop pool, which will be open until...
Romantic Bounty. Down South, the Mutiny Hotel has a "Miami Romance/Honeymoon" package with two nights in a suite; champagne and flower petals on the bed set the mood, and you get dinner for two on nearby Key Biscayne at the Rusty Pelican restaurant. Package rates start at $708. 2951 S Bayshore Drive, Miami...
...were abundantly on display; all actors were impeccably clad in plain, plaid, and floral patterns.The production’s truly carefree live music was provided by the Mellstock Band and Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble. From oboe beats to clarinet trills, the players are adept at creating a joyful, holiday mood with their modern and old-fashioned musical instruments. One of the main debates over tradition and change in the show emerges from the addition of a new musical instrument to the church’s store of objects: some are eager to embrace the “new-fangled harmonium?...