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...History of Religion François Bovon! Have you ever been chased by the giant albino assassin of Opus Dei? “Not only I have not been chased by the giant albino of Opus Dei, but I know exactly where is in Rome, not far from the Piazza Navona, the door on which I should knock to have access to the Opus Dei! “By the way, I am rather slow. It is only after three years I finally bought ‘The Da Vinci Code’ waiting for a colleague?...
Keep all that in mind when you step into the tour de force just inside the Hearst Tower. Instead of a conventional lobby, Foster has produced a massive indoor piazza, a 10-story atrium bathed in sunlight from overhead skylights and surrounded by the windowed masonry walls of Urban's original base, which give the appearance of exterior walls facing inward. At a time when cities have ever less interest in parks or open space, this is an office tower with a town square inside, not a shopping mall. "A building should try to give something back to the city...
...Senate in a virtual deadlock-awaiting the final six seats to be determined by votes to be counted of Italians living abroad (it appeared later Tuesday that with support of those outside of Italy the center-left had clinched the Senate by two votes). Prodi?s appearance "in piazza" was a media moment that the center-left hopes will clinch him the Prime Minister?s job, even as Berlusconi?s allies scurried to demand a recount in a race that looks to have been decided by some 20,000 votes in an election that saw nearly 40 million Italians...
When I was young, becoming a major league baseball player seemed like a sure thing. I told anyone willing to listen that I was going to be the next Mike Piazza or Roger Clemens. It was not an unusual dream, and one I am sure I shared with any kid who ever played catch in the backyard with his father. But right around the age of 14, reality sank in: the trek to the big leagues seemed like an insurmountable mountain...
...FLAMINIA VITALE, psychologist: For an aperitivo, I'd recommend the homey Salotto 42 in Piazza di Pietra. Then go for dinner at Il Bacaro in Via degli Spagnoli?it's intimate and they serve a tasting portion of your dinner partner's pasta. Also, they have a great wine list. If it were a Saturday I'd go to the minimalist nightspot ReD, part of architect Renzo Piano's music venue Auditorium. It's full of fun people but never overcrowded, with either a DJ or live music...