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BEST TOUR GUIDE International Herald Tribune City Guides iht.com/cityguides.html The International Herald Tribune brings the trademark savvy and precision of its news pages to this elegant website geared to the business traveler. It tells you not just the best new restaurants in Rome and what's showing in London's galleries but also whether your cell phone will work in Dubai and where to play golf in Shenzhen...
Italy, once looked down upon for turning out cheap table wine that didn't travel well, has been quicker to catch on to the changes in the wine industry by improving quality and learning how to sell overseas. Says Francesco Trimani, owner of Trimani, Rome's oldest wine store: "Before, big wine producers bought grapes from small vintners. Now they are acquiring vineyards so they can control the quality of production from the start...
There are signs the vatican has little tolerance for zero tolerance. The Holy See last week finally responded to the plan U.S. bishops devised in June for handling abusive priests. Rome wants "further reflection on and revision of" the proposal, which says any priest found to have ever sexually abused a minor, even once, can never minister again...
...unlikely to resign. His friends say he may be old school, but feels every error is being transmogrified into a cover-up, and looks forward to clearing his name in an inquiry. Meanwhile, regardless of what happens to him, "the anger is huge," says one Irish priest in Rome. "You think you've heard it all and then you're hit again - and there's more to come." It will keep coming, the victims say, until the church is cleansed and reformed...
...helps explain the exhibition. The British have a unique fascination with Versace. The stereotype of the house - bold, brassy and tacky - goes against the stereotype of the polite and reserved British. When the two mix, headlines are made. Consider: if Liz Hurley had worn "that dress" in Los Angeles, Rome or Rio, would anyone have noticed? No. She would also have been seen for what she was: yet another unknown actress trying to make a splash. While the show is a celebration of all that Versace was, it is also a reminder of what the house no longer is. When...