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Boucheron In the mid-19th century, Frédéric Boucheron became the first Paris jeweler to process diamonds, later etching royal crests into the precious stones at the request of various royal families. The practice stopped when some clients found it necessary to unload their gems for cash. Boucheron now has a different jewel - perfume. Its first, in a bottle shaped like a ring, was a swift success. Today most of the company's dollars come from scents...
This Broadway tribute to the lyricist of A Chorus Line, who never had another hit and died of cancer in 1988, might seem a precious bit of Broadway navel gazing. Yet it is surprisingly fresh and engaging. Kleban's little-heard songs are witty and original--Sondheim without the thesaurus. And the creators (chiefly director and star Lonny Price) temper their affection with candor and insight into an artist more familiar with frustration than fame...
There are precious few reminders of the glory days of baseball left like the Ivy weekend...
...Check with your doctor. Once inside the plane, make sure you have as much room to move your legs as possible?a good reason to store cabin baggage in the overhead compartment rather than under the seat in front of you where it can take up precious legroom. During the flight, drink lots of bottled water, avoid alcohol, straighten and move your legs and even consider wearing support stockings, which can improve blood flow in the veins. While some doctors suggest moving around the cabin every half-hour or so, many airlines recommend doing gentle exercise in your seat?both...
...inappropriate to bargain with the Taliban over the statues, then what may we do? Any physical retaliation would be a disproportionate response--although the statues are precious, they certainly do not warrant the loss of human life. Instead, we should redirect our energies toward helping those people who already bear the burden of living under an oppressive regime. The senseless barbarisms that the Taliban may perpetrate should not distract from our obligation to render humanitarian assistance to the people who live under...