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...through September 26th, features watches from private collections around the world as well as from such institutions as the Louvre and the British Museum. More than 100 antique timepieces are on show, including a military pace-counter that once belonged to Czar Alexander I and carriage clocks made for Napoleon Bonaparte. Synchronized to the 300th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg, Breguet is issuing a limited edition of 300 wristwatches - 100 each in white, yellow and rose gold - which are engraved on the back with an image of Peter the Great. Buyers beware: they cost between...
...enthusiastic customers that H&M's quality is poor and that the stores are difficult to shop. "I'm an H&M bulimic," says Olivia Benier, 25, who shops the Paris store. "The quality is not the best; but the real problem, it's Berezina," she says, referring to Napoleon's costly and chaotic river crossing as he retreated from Moscow. "You have to dig, sort and slave for a bargain. I wear light clothes to go shopping there because otherwise you're so hot you'd lose 50 kilos...
...Forbes family does not seem overly sad to lose the eggs. "We all appreciated them," Kip said. "But they were part of [Dad's] collecting passion." The kids have their own. Steve is a Churchill fan; Kip collects Napoleon III memorabilia. But it all begins with purging Dad's vault. And keeping the media empire running...
...just-wrapped Sundance Film Festival will be coming soon to a cineplex near you. Among the independent films that got big distribution deals: Garden State (a comedy, set in New Jersey), Napoleon Dynamite (ditto, set in Idaho) and Open Water (a couple pursued by sharks). Hollywood will be paying close attention. A surprising number of directors have gone from quirky little Sundance successes to big-budget Hollywood blockbusters...
...salad of roasted mushrooms that arrives is unexpectedly towering, layered like a napoleon between round pastry crisps. It’s nearly impossible to figure out how to begin to eat it. Cutting straight into the tower sends mushroom pieces flying; the most successful approach involves delayering first. Again, the flavor pairings are masterful. Creamy dressing deepens the meatiness of the mushrooms, which is then gracefully cut by balsamic vinegar and sharp lacings of tiny cress leaves...