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After decades of good times, the Beaujolais winemaking region has been suffering a killer hangover. In the '80s and '90s, Beaujolais Nouveau was a global phenomenon, but abuses in overproduction and dubious vinification practices by some growers sullied the brand. These days Beaujolais is often seen as a mediocre, industrial product, rushed to bottle for release every November...
...nonfiltered wines. Marcel's son Mathieu is heartened by the new crop of feisty purists. "The trend with many of the young winemakers today is to practice vinification and agriculture respectful of the region's identity," he says. The results are far more exciting than the cookie-cutter Beaujolais Nouveau of old. "We have different styles," says Zighera. "But we're all trying to make beautiful wines." Reason enough to give Beaujolais another try. (See reviews of 50 American wines...
...Adieu to Alain Robbe-Grillet, 85, a founding father of the postwar nouveau roman movement who wrote the script for Alain Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad, that ultra-chic chess game of adultery and fabulous frocks. Robbe-Grillet then channel much of his energy into filmmaking, with such kinky mystifiers as Trans-Europ Express, The Man Who Lies and the cunningly titled Progressive Slidings of Pleasure. Simon Gray, 71, wrote for the stage (where many of his tart, smart comedies were directed by Pinter) and stayed there. Fortunately, his best play, Butley, is preserved on film, along with Alan Bates...
...luxury that was once the classiest way to go between the two cities. Nearby are modernistic silver serving pieces and other shipboard relics. A striking 1934 photomontage advertising the Normandie shows it sailing through Times Square past the Art Deco Paramount Building. Art Deco - that decorative fusion of Art Nouveau, Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism and Futurism - made its debut at Paris' 1925 International Exposition. In a New York minute, the style took Manhattan and was replicated in interiors, fabrics, typefaces and that local speciality, the skyscraper...
...taught us very practical approaches, like how to consider different perspectives in the theatre, how to consider color, and how to go about rendering your set design concept,” says first-time set designer Stephany Y. Lin ’11, who cites Art Nouveau designs as inspiration for her concept.“‘Iolanthe’ has a very fantastical, imaginative premise, so I wanted to create a sense of other-worldliness,” Lin says. The first act is set in a forest, while the second takes place in London, although...