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...original vision, it is often necessary to go completely out of one’s way to reach this space. Lowell envisioned a system where students would be continually pushed into contact with each other through daily social programming, so he did not find it necessary to force foot traffic through social space, something more recent House designs have incorporated...
...inside the Dolce & Gabbana flagship store on Via della Spiga, the mood is frantic, with shoppers young and old slapping down credit cards for the label's signature $2,900 pin-striped pantsuits and $3,500 fur-trimmed coats. It seems there are not enough salespeople to handle the traffic, so Alberto Addis, the store's visual merchandiser, is lending a hand, greeting two women who have wandered past the acres of shiny black-glass walls and Murano-glass chandeliers into the leopard-print VIP room. They're in search of a $23,200 shimmering Swarovski crystal?covered dress that...
...head in a bar brawl at a local tavern. This tiny conflict erupted into a full-scale riot which left nearly one hundred students dead.Admittedly, this took place in 1355—medieval times—though similar tensions persist. In modern times, the problems are somewhat less dramatic: traffic cones appear on the heads of historic statues; brainless students launch themselves off the famous Magdalene Bridge, surprised when they need an ambulance to haul them out the shallow river; annoying crowds wait in line to enter the town’s few clubs, only to spill...
...City may be the capital of drive-through weddings, but traffic on the Strip can be a drag. So in a nod to impatient (and fit) couples, the New Las Vegas Marathon, on Dec.4, will include a Run-Thru Chapel near the five-mile mark, where at least 22 couples plan to get married en masse. Running with them will be the minister, lots of Elvis impersonators--like these recent marathoners in Phoenix, Ariz., right--and an estimated 13,000 others tackling a 26.2-mile course that includes the entire Strip, closed off to cars. While élite runners...
...feel like braving the traffic? Then Monoonphol might come to you, assuming you have sufficient cachet. He drops in on society ladies, and personally attended to Whitney Houston when she was in town, carting his collection around in the trunk of his BMW. If the buzz is anything to go by, he may soon be trading up to a cargo plane...