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...often you see Napoleon Bonaparte while performing an early-morning yogic salute to the sun. But then, not every place that the old Emperor conquered is so fond of his memory that they annually dress a short man in a big hat and parade him around to mark the anniversary of his death. Welcome to the island of Elba, off the west coast of Tuscany, and more specifically to Tenuta La Chiusa, a working vineyard where the warmonger once spent two nights during his nine-month Elban exile, before escaping to prepare for his last battle. Today, peace lovers...
...discovery of the false relics would also have added weight to the public campaign to canonize St. Joan, launched in 1869 by the Bishop of Orl?ans. As for the unlikely materials used by the hoaxers, Egypt became a travel destination for wealthy French following Napoleon's expedition there in 1798. Mummies, or parts of mummies, became much sought-after souvenirs...
...excess is nothing new.BRIDE AND GROOM“Blades of Glory,” out March 30, features “Saturday Night Live” star Poehler along with her husband Will Arnett (of “Arrested Development” fame), Jon Heder of “Napoleon Dynamite,” and comedy royalty Will Ferrell.It tells the story of two rival world-class men’s singles skaters who were once banned from the men’s singles competition, but find a loophole to compete in pairs figure skating—by skating with...
...commercials playing last night on every TV network in North America, all the clips were of Ferrell. And why not? He's the star, again in the role of the overbearing underdog, the big galoot who's somehow likable. But it's Heder, the geek from Napoleon Dynamite, who's the more appealing presence, and his character who has the cleverer backstory. We learn that as a child Jimmy was adopted by a rich man (William Fichter) bent on breeding champion skaters. "When I was nine," Jimmy says, "my dad insisted I be circumcised to minimize wind resistance...
...From Napoleon Hill (Think and Grow Rich) to Norman Vincent Peale (The Power of Positive Thinking), from Zig Ziglar (Born to Win) to Rick Warren (The Purpose-Driven Life), this idea has never lost its power over the American imagination. Giuliani tries to tap into that power by presenting himself as the ultimate can-do politician, a man who approaches government like a business, who prefers results over ideologies and who sees victory as the national birthright...