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...chairs designed for Indian maharajas. Another features a surreal canopy (pictured) painted by French artist Gérard Garouste, inspired by the symbols of alchemy: air, water, earth and fire. Throughout the museum, Starck contrasts the sumptuous and the simple. In the tableware showroom, for instance, bare concrete walls surround a 13-m-long display table full of crystalline astonishments. The only thing missing? A glass slipper. Maison Baccarat, 11 Place des Etats-Unis...
...does not extend to HIPJ as a whole. According to a statement on its website, the organization was founded hours after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks as “a group of people working to…do our part to stop the ill-conceived wars that now surround...
...expectations that surround Martin are not simply a function of the fact that he is not Chretien. They have more to do with his challenging Canadians to do something they are not always comfortable doing--to think big. In a recent interview with TIME, he kept coming back to a determination to "set ambitious goals" for his country, and it needs them. For a place that is rich and comfortable, Canada punches well below its weight on the international stage. Its armed forces--once among the finest in the world--are now a bit of a joke, with equipment that...
...play DVD-Audio discs on DVD players, and many SACDs on CD players, but you won't hear the crystal-clear surround sound of either without special new equipment. One of the best current offerings is Pioneer's DV-563A ($170, below), which reads both SACD and DVD-Audio formats. This machine comes ready to play just about anything--even MP3s you snag online...
Home-theater-in-a-box systems are by far the hottest new category in home entertainment. The guts of these systems--the DVD player and amplifier--come packaged with the speakers and subwoofer needed for surround sound. Our top choice this season is the Panasonic SC-HT1000 ($999, left), which both plays and records DVDs. Another favorite is the Samsung HT-DB660 ($799, right), with front speakers that reflect sound off your back wall for the effect of full-range surround sound without the fuss of wiring up rear speakers...