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...Havel became known to the world as the leader of the "Velvet Revolution" that peacefully ended Communist rule in what was then Czechoslovakia, although he'd been active in dissident politics in the former Warsaw Pact state since the 1960s. He served two terms as president but somehow managed to maintained a reputation as an affable, reluctant head of state. In the early days of his Presidency, he invited jugglers and street performers into the presidential residence for "a festival of democracy" to exorcize the demons of communism...
This weekend, over 40 ladies dug through black sparkly cocktail dresses, fluffy pink gloves, and green velvet jackets—all in the name of charity—as the Harvard College Women’s Center held its “Naked Ladies Brunch,” the fourth since 2006. In addition to a spread of English muffins and crème brûlée French toast, hundreds of articles of clothing were up for exchange at the transformed Women’s Center, which was styled to mimic the feel of a trendy thrift store...
...rollicking energy of The Rolling Stones’ 1967 LP “Their Satanic Majesties Request.” The cover art of BJM’s new album, “My Bloody Underground,” features a white ’73 (the year the Velvet Underground officially disbanded) on a red background. Fittingly, the album is filled with the moodiness and memorable acoustic motifs that Lou Reed and company made memorable. With titles like “Just Like Kicking Jesus” and “Auto-Matic-Faggot for the People...
Stepping into Restir Midtown on Tokyo's busy Gaien Higashi Street is like entering an ultra-hip Ian Schrager hotel or some very mod take on a Mark Birley London club. There are no window displays to reveal what awaits inside: a sleek black concierge desk, loungelike purple velvet couches and black Murano glass chandeliers. Designed by French interior architect Laur Meyrieux, Restir Midtown (above) is the latest Japanese retail sensation, the brainchild of Hiroaki Takashita, president and CEO of Restir Holdings, who is revolutionizing the ultra-luxe shopping experience with his unique stores. Ever since 2000, when less-expensive...
...Beijing resident Richard Robinson, an American and a "plastic patty" - the bearer of an Irish passport thanks to an Irish grandfather - wore a cocked neon-green velvet top hat to complete his leprechaun outfit. Surveying the scene, he said, "This is the same as a parade anywhere else. Except it's more sober. And it's in China." David Sheridan, who had flown in along with his band, the Geantra? Players for which he plays the fiddle, thought the event showed a needed "bit of looseness in China." He liked something about the look of it. "There's great color...