Word: priceless
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...international furor arose over the authenticity of the diaries, Stern's editors would say only that their trusted correspondent Gerd Heidemann, 51, had acquired the priceless documents and that he would not disclose who gave them to him or who had hidden them...
Among the most consummate works are enameled sprays of flowers and fruits; to ensure verisimilitude, Fabergé kept a garden on top of his Moscow workshop. Some of these beauties, priceless today, originally sold for less than $1,000 each...
...three characters finally merge and Hoffman triumphs as we witness his dexterity in wielding the various personalities. The energy he put into this performance and the resulting masterpiece drown out all accusations of high salaries for temperamental superstars. Because in this case this superstar's performance is so priceless that perhaps only an Oscar can be the final reward...
...tone throughout It Came from Hollywood is one of jolly contempt-an attitude that might better be reserved for such recent films as Hanky Panky, Neighbors, Stripes or any Cheech and Chong picture. The detritus of movie history deserves better; one man's junk is another's priceless antique...
...name. When his daughter was married in 1979, Romanov is said to have ordered the Hermitage Museum to hand over Catherine the Great's dinner service for the reception. Conservative Kremlin leaders could hardly have been pleased by subsequent press reports in the West that carousing guests smashed priceless pieces of the royal china. But if the aging post-Brezhnev leadership is in need of some new blood, Romanov could always be brought to Moscow to learn proper table manners...