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Even by her own exacting standards, the black-tie gala that Houston socialite Becca Cason Thrash organized in Paris on June 10 was exceptional. The 272 attendees, who paid up to $10,000 each, included a smattering of European royalty, Bianca Jagger, Wall Street grandees Wilbur Ross and Stephen Schwarzman, and the cream of Houston high society. Thrash flew in her Los Angeles decorator, and says she was so nervous about the arrangements that "by 6 p.m. I was looking for a cyanide capsule." This wasn't any old fund raiser: it was held for the Louvre, in the Louvre...
Until recently, France's iconic museum wouldn't have dreamed of rolling out the red carpet for international partygoers, however rich, let alone - quelle horreur! - allowing food and drink to be served in a gallery containing valuable artworks. Indeed, Cason Thrash's party was the first time that rule was broken. Fund raisers may be standard practice at American museums, but no American museum has a history as storied as that of the Louvre. It started life in the 12th century as an imposing fortress, then became a royal palace that was home for centuries to kings and their burgeoning...
...scare off bandits, as well as sticks to beat recipients who try to steal. With just a few dozen sacks remaining, would-be thieves sprint in as a pack, and more join in as the numbers swell. "It always happens this time of day," Teko says. The officers thrash them all - old women and children too - until they drop the sacks and scatter...
...without the film. Gondry turns the audience into children again, as they giddily await each brilliant novelty.Comedic foil Black makes for a great pied piper. He brings a manic, absurd energy to his character that doesn’t ask viewers to suspend their disbelief so much as thrash them into submission. Exuberance and relentlessness on his part make up for Mos Def’s hopelessly awkward dialogue: he mumbles, murmurs, and slurs his words so frequently that its difficult at times to believe he’s a successful and talented rapper.While Mos Def’s shortcomings...
...when E.U. ministers meet to thrash out the quotas, concerns about the survival of stocks comes in conflict with sustaining the livelihoods of Europe's fishermen. Although the fishing community has seen its own numbers shrink drastically in recent years, its efficiency has improved dramatically thanks to innovations like sonar, trawler freezers, and driftnets up to 1.5 miles (2.5km) wide. The result has been a vacuuming of fish across the seas and a collapse of key stocks...