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...like Titter, Whisper and Wink, where she was the preeminent pinup queen of her day, maybe any day. (She was also the 13th model to grace the centerfold of a new slick magazine called Playboy.) As a movie actress she had a different appeal, limited but intense. Bettie was rich Corinthian leather to connoisseurs of specialized, and at the time subterranean, erotica - the kind that showed women, dressed in black undergarments and stockings, and pumps with six-inch heels, getting spanked, trussed and gagged. But primly. This was the '50s. And primitively. No retakes; no expert lighting; no dialogue...
...that Gorbachev's government pension is only 40,000 rubles a month, about $1,400. I wish U.S. Presidents and politicians received similarly meager pensions. Not only would that be hugely popular with the American public, it also probably wouldn't financially ruin those officials. Most of them get rich in office, if they weren't already wealthy. Rex H. Wyers Pace, Florida, U.S. It is certainly sad to see the developments in Russia since Gorbachev was President of the former Soviet Union. His concept of perestroika was sorely misunderstood by the population, which has since separated into many factions...
...shop in Shanghai, where Shu runs a China fund for Rosenwald's firm, Dalton Investments. He is also director of Dalton affiliate Grand River Investments, a private-equity firm that, among other things, invests in and manages high-end real estate in Shanghai, a city crawling with the new rich. Shu himself recently bought and has been refurbishing an elegant old house in central Shanghai. He's now 39, and, he says, "I don't have a lot of complaints with this picture, either...
...APPOINTED. Zhang Yimou, 54, dynamic Chinese film director of everything from rich period dramas (1991's Raise the Red Lantern) to allegorical martial-arts sagas (2004's House of Flying Daggers); as leader of the design team for the 2008 Summer Olympics; in Beijing. Announced last week, the team-which also includes U.S. filmmaker Steven Spielberg-will design the opening and closing ceremonies for the Games...
...during the song “Tonight,” where his voice is also best showcased.Porter’s delicate soprano voice, which at times requires strain in order to hear it, is highlighted in “Somewhere” and compliments Brondfield’s rich tenor. Since she does not attempt to impersonate a Spanish accent, it detracts from the ethnic conflict premise of the play. Maria’s disconnect from her Spanish linguistic heritage enhances the idea she and Tony may not actually be that different after all.Dina Gohar...