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...within the confines of the seminary of St. George, on the edge of Suq al Gharb. His church, built in 1750, was hit by a rocket one day last month while he was preparing the altar for the Feast of the Assumption. The whole of the red tile roof was blown away, but, miraculously perhaps, the vaulted ceiling underneath was undamaged. Other Christians too believe the seminary is protected, and its novices' cells are full of families taking refuge. "The fighting has created hatred in the heart," says the priest. "It will be very hard to overcome these feelings...
...they squabbled and they squabbled. Gund went back to the drawing board--about 300 times in fact--and came up with a final plan: an ornately designed wooden 5-foot-by-5-foot house with a pointy roof. The commission suggested changing the rooting material and the paint color. The plan was set in action, the University shelled out $25.000. In early July, the structure was unveiled amid mild fanfare. And they worked happily ever after...
...with Fred Astaire, who was starring with his sister Adele. Other stars soon recognized a good thing. Gertrude Lawrence sang Someone to Watch over Me in Oh, Kay! (1926); in Girl Crazy (1930), young Ginger Rogers sang But Not for Me and Embraceable You, and Ethel Merman razed the roof with I Got Rhythm. Of Thee I Sing (1931) won Ira the first Pulitzer Prize for a lyricist. For George's crowning triumph, Porgy and Bess (1935), Ira contributed about half of the lyrics (the others were by DuBose Heyward). The brothers repeated their success in Hollywood, especially with...
August 13, on the Roof ($7 admission, $5 for children and senior citizens
...bash of festivities, celebrities and rush-hour crowds. In the shadow of the 100-year-old Brooklyn Bridge, the festival market now offers a trove of cultural attractions in a handsome historical resetting. A new Fulton Market is its centerpiece. Built of brick and granite with a hipped metal roof and wide-open entrances, the new market is just that: a bold, shirtsleeves kind of place for honest food without cellophane and a variety of eateries for all tastes and pocketbooks-some 40 establishments...