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...French press Tapie is referred to as the "proletarian millionaire" because of his relaxed style. "He runs a horizontal management," explains Camille Letierce, director general of the company's sports division. "In France, the chief executive officer has often been a stuffy and stiff individual hidden away from real contact with his workers. But Bernard is out in front of his troops, openly announcing that he wants to make money. He's very American. He's our cowboy. He's our Ronald Reagan." Tapie has been called "Zorro" and "the miracle man," but he reacts contemptuously to such titles...
...York run at the Metropolitan Opera House was mostly unsatisfactory, and a good part of the problem lies with Nureyev. The trouble began with his recension of Swan Lake, which was silly and eccentric and, worst of all, skewed to provide a fat role for the aging, painfully stiff company director. This version of the legend is not about the tragic love of the prince and the spellbound queen but about the prince's rebellion against his tutor, who doubles as the sorcerer Rothbart. The famous "black swan" pas de deux in the third act is now a murky...
...spent another $100,000 restoring its original 1880s decor, including 20-ft. ceilings, swinging doors and frosted- glass windows. Now Clayton and Love's widow are ready to retire, but they say that the Crystal Palace is profitable. Local ranchers and tourists enjoy being served by bartenders who wear stiff cotton shirts, string ties and black pants, just like in the days when Wyatt Earp dealt a mean game of faro...
...Supreme Court nominee, who is widely regarded as no friend of the press. Judge Scalia's view was supported by a now famous footnote in a 1979 Supreme Court ruling written by Chief Justice Warren Burger. In that case, Burger noted that in order to prove "actual malice"--the stiff standard public figures must meet to win a libel case--plaintiffs have the right to inquire into a reporter's "state of mind." Such a complex undertaking, stated the Chief Justice, "does not readily lend itself to summary disposition." Burger's aside sent a message to lower-court judges that...
...says. "But tulle touches are coming back." Priscilla Kidder believes, "The girls went into ivory tones when the dresses their mothers had put away turned ivory from age. But wedding gowns themselves haven't changed. The most popular is still the very full, classic gown of stiff silk-satin...