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...Berlin the composer had the ambition to write tunes that were timeless. Berlin the musical merchant was compelled to write tunes that were timely - topical songs, whose newsworthy subjects would help sell the music. His very first hit was "Dorando," inspired by a London waiter and long-distance runner: he was the leader in the 1908 Olympic marathon but was disqualified when his supporters helped him across the finish line. Over the years he produced musical editorials supporting Al Smith and Dwight Eisenhower, opposing Prohibition ("You Cannot Make Your Shimmy Shake on Tea"), defending the gold standard ("Debts," with...
...LITTLE BIT NUTTY, AND A LITTLE BIT SLUTTY: In March, Scribner will publish "Fast Girls: Teenage Tribes and the Myth of Promiscuity" by Emily White. Says her publisher, "With a feminist voice as bold as Susan Faludi's or Naomi Wolf's, White explores the timeless phenomenon of the archetypal high school slut and the culture that creates...
ELSA PERETTI RAZOR, $325, AND THUMBPRINT SHAVING BRUSH, $195 Find timeless and elegant trinkets, like this sterling-silver razor and shaving brush, at Tiffany & Co. www.tiffany.com) Other gift options for men: sterling-silver money clips, crystal beer mugs and leather alarm clocks...
...Jewish community in which I was raised, this was a common joking response to mundane annoyances. Anti-Semitism was something we could joke about because we hardly noticed any real manifestation of this timeless sickness in our personal lives...
...technology or splashy mergers that lead to greatness. Rather, it's "Level 5 leadership." Such leaders often are "self-effacing, quiet, reserved, even shy." They put people in the right roles, confront unpleasant facts and transcend mere competence. "I like to think of our work as a search for timeless principles," writes Collins. --By Andrea Sachs...