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...bomb, he adds, was carried in a tartan backpack?fragments of which have been recovered?and was almost certainly detonated while still on its bearer's back. The gruesome evidence for this scenario includes the bomber's remains?two legs cut off at the knees and a face sufficiently intact to allow police artists to draw a likeness?and spatterings of his blood on the roof...
...year. France remains the largest importer in volume terms, but higher margins make Spain's market more lucrative. Last year it was the world's top market for Scotch in value terms with sales worth $460 million. And for a business keen to downplay its tweed-'n'-tartan image and appeal to a new generation of drinkers, the good news is that Spain's aficionados are young. Scotch Whisky Association spokesman Campbell Evans notes that 65% of Spain's public whisky consumption takes place between midnight and 4 a.m. "Even allowing for how late the Spanish stay up," he says...
MADONNA has already shown you don't need even a marginally convincing English accent to snag a British spouse, but it's usually assumed that to get your own tartan requires some pretty deep local roots. The Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board, however, seems to regard a lack of ancestry as a wee piffling obstacle. So grateful was it when Madge married director Guy Ritchie in a Scottish castle last winter that the board, as "a special thank-you," commissioned a new tartan, Romantic Scotland, in honor of the duo. "Madonna is the original Material Girl, so a length...
Something was old (the groom's ancient MacLaren tartan kilt), something was new (the bride's white Giorgio Armani empire-waist dress); something was borrowed (Skibo, the Scottish castle where Madonna wed), and something was...burning! Actress ASHLEY JUDD (below, at this year's Oscar ceremony), 33, and Edinburgh-born race-car driver DARIO FRANCHITTI, 28, were reportedly 10 minutes into their wedding ceremony when a golf cart used to ferry guests around caught fire. The brief blaze was not the only excitement. Rumors of DeNiro, Paltrow, Douglas and Zeta-Jones cameos proved false, but other Judds sang Love...
...Michael L. Stewart ’05 is shown here wearing a trench coat ($25), shirt ($2) and beret ($1) that evoke an artsier Harvard Square winter of decades past. A lesser known brand, Forecaster of Boston, makes the coat, which features a shockingly Burberry-esque tartan liner...