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...prince; as King of Cambodia, three weeks after his father, Norodom Sihanouk, abruptly announced he would abdicate; in Phnom Penh. Sihamoni, who was educated in Prague and spent most of his adult life in Paris, participated in a spectacular ceremony involving 52 Buddhist monks and was crowned after eight silk-robed men carried him into the royal palace, where he and his father had been held for three years during the reign of the Khmer Rouge...
...rock group the Stereophonics, who wrote British chart-topper Madame Helga in tribute to his hostess. It's certainly easy to be inspired by life at this grand 1930s house, with its flamboyant colors and eclectic furnishings. Ancient Buddhist paintings, hunting trophies and antique Dutch chests are scattered everywhere. Silk flowers and Christmas baubles hang from the ceiling, and the dining rooms are set with seven-branched candelabras. Guest rooms are appointed in similarly playful style, right down to the magazine covers used to plaster bathroom walls...
...rock group the Stereophonics, who wrote British chart-topper Madame Helga in tribute to his hostess. It's certainly easy to be inspired by life at this grand 1930s house, with its flamboyant colors and eclectic furnishings. Ancient Buddhist paintings, hunting trophies and antique Dutch chests are scattered everywhere. Silk flowers and Christmas baubles hang from the ceiling, and the dining rooms are set with seven-branched candelabras. Guest rooms are appointed in similarly playful style, right down to the magazine covers used to plaster bathroom walls. "Coming here opened my mind," reads an entry in the visitors' book. "Leaving...
...long time, he has wanted to make the art available," Takubo says, "but it was hard to find the curatorial skills, so he asked me to do it." The result is an extraordinary exhibition that opened on Sept. 17 and runs until Dec. 12 of dozens of screen paintings, silk scrolls and works of calligraphy. Produced over three centuries, they include some of the most significant yet little-known works by several of Japan's most famous artists. "This is a rare opportunity," says Shinsuke Utada, a professor emeritus at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music...
...fashioned powder compacts have seemed somewhat, well, old-fashioned. But now that ladylike style rules the runways, pressed powder is back in vogue, with hipsters searching flea markets for vintage compacts and cosmetic companies giving makeovers to classic powder products. La Prairie has added cellular antiaging treatments, Kanebo includes silk, and retro Paul & Joe Face Powder contains radiance-boosting pearls. "Pressed powder is a great eraser for any mistake," says makeup artist Trish McEvoy of her Even Skin compact. Stila offers a choice with its powder duo?one side is matte, the other shimmery?while Lola's vibrant red compact...