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Across the Channel, where our allies are supposed to be, the satire of Bush is only a shade less vicious. The title character of The Madness of George Dubya, a comedy in its sixth month on the West End, is another childish dimwit, who wears red cowboy pajamas and mangles the names of his enemies ("Saddama bin Laden"). Creator Justin Butcher says the play grew out of his outrage at the way Britain was "sleepwalking into war at the behest of the Administration in Washington." Unfortunately, the topical jokes soon give way to a long, obsessively detailed parody...
...Takizawa embodies that casual creativity. Born in 1960, Issey Miyake's heir apparent has overseen rarefied collections with names like Pressed, Shade and Smoothed Edges. But even as he was earning accolades from the jet set, Takizawa says he was drawing his truest inspiration from a little swatch of antique denim fashioned during California's Gold Rush. "For people of my generation in Japan, denim represented freedom and individuality," says Takizawa. With more younger buyers crowding his store, Takizawa decided it was time to debut this most plebeian of fabrics on the runway. The loosely tailored jeans that resulted from...
...lived for more than a year in the shade of Harvard’s halls, moving from the Science Center to the Holyoke gate with a growing collection of bags that contained her belongings...
...side of the airport, and when there is only a gentle breeze they may change runways two or three times a day," complains Robertson, who now only occasionally ventures out to the new airport?35 kilometers from Hong Kong island?for a day's spotting. "There is also no shade, no supply of cold drinks and no toilets [near the viewing points]. This is not recommended for 12 hours at 30?C or more at 90% humidity...
...just bought the book so I could get it signed for my mom,” said Divinity School student Sarah Knapp. She and friend Haemin Lee sat down in the shade of a potted tree after an hour of waiting in line. “She lives in Indiana, and the senator couldn’t get that...