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...distant relative of the leaders of a Middle Eastern country is not normally enough to impress fashion big shots, who often mingle with the likes of Queen Sofia of Spain or Queen Rania of Jordan. Designers and CEOs know, and care, about Majed al-Sabah because largely through his flashy exoticism and smarts--and, perhaps, wallet--he has become one of the most prominent retailers in fashion...
That's what Jonze is best at. He has become the big brother nudging other people to do the crazy stunts while he stays at home with his wife Sofia Coppola. The only prank he pulls on me during our entire lunch is when he tells me he purposely and of his own volition canceled the cable TV in his apartment. Like I'm going to believe that...
...Bulgaria was not even given a date for accession to the E.U. in the round of expansion announced this month. With unemployment hovering around 17%, and 12.6% of people below the poverty line, Bulgaria is far from meeting the E.U.'s strict fiscal requirements. Veltchev, 36, grew up in Sofia and did graduate business studies at the University of Rochester and M.I.T. He left Merrill Lynch in London for a cabinet post in the new government of Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in July 2001. Bulgaria was engulfed in a wave of nostalgia-tinged optimism inspired by the new Prime Minister...
...Ottoman houses along the way. European Istanbul is itself divided by the Golden Horn, an inlet off the Bosporus. The Old City, or Sultanahmet, to the south of the Golden Horn, is where you'll find all the main sights, including the Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, the Hippodrome and the Grand Bazaar, a maze of some 4,000 shops. This small area is jam-packed with wonders and best explored on foot. Until recently, many treasures were locked away or poorly exhibited. But the city's museums are improving. Topkapi Palace contains carpets, jewels, ceramics and other...
...along with the 1984 revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, which starred Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich. DIED. DOBRI DZHUROV, 86, reformist communist general who participated in the coup that overthrew Bulgarian dictator Todor Zhivkov in 1989, bringing democracy to the former Soviet satellite; in Sofia. Dzhurov was Bulgarian Defense Minister for 28 years before becoming a lawmaker in 1990. DIED. J. CARTER BROWN, 67, former director of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, who oversaw the construction of Washington's Vietnam Veterans Memorial; in Boston. During his 23-year tenure as director of the National Gallery...