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Certainly the wary, introverted Bonds hasn't helped himself. He refuses to worship in the cathedral where baseball tries to place itself and instead continually refers to the sport as a business. And Bonds is all business. He keeps himself in superb shape and is fanatical about a healthy diet. Most players fade in their mid-30s; he has got better...
...finest dining rooms in Moscow is at Kumir, where the decor is Manila Hyatt 1984 but the traditional French fare is superb. A meal for two--succulent pigeon de Sologne, excellent fish and a youngish Chateauneuf-du-Pape--costs north of $300. East-West fusion is represented by the fashionable Uley, which serves rack of lamb and Chilean sea bass, but a mere pot of green tea there will set you back $20. Another chic place is Syr (Russian for cheese), whose decor suggests the inside of a Swiss cheese and which in spite of that has very good Italian...
...King was clearly obsessed with irrigation, designing a lake so immense it came to be known as a sea. Parakramabahu's main palace retains only three of its original seven stories, but judging by its three-meter-thick walls and vast floor plan, it was once a noble edifice. Superb stone lions at the top of the entrance steps were symbols of royal power, as was a frieze of elephants around the outer wall. A short hop away is the royal bathing pool, a stepped tank with evil-looking crocodile waterspouts...
...about the author and the book calls it "one of the year's most anticipated novels," adding that "this sophisticated sophomore effort is winning early accolades from booksellers." PW also gives the book a starred boxed review, its highest accolade. "Tartt's second novel confirms her talent as a superb storyteller, sophisticated observer of human nature, and keen appraiser of ethics and morality...'The Little Friend' flowers with emotional insight, a gift for comedy and a sure sense of pacing. Wisely, this novel eschews a feel-good resolution. What it does provide is an immensely satisfying reading experience. FORECAST: Bestsellerdom...
...Robert Downey Jr. But it was Kavalier & Clay that made the superabundance of Chabon's gifts superapparent. The story of two boys who invent a Nazi-bashing comic-book hero during World War II, it is an irresistible tale of a lost New York City that is also a superb coming-of-age story. Chabon has just completed the screenplay for a forthcoming film version to be produced by Scott Rudin, who also produced Wonder Boys...