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...officer was dispatched to Soldiers Field Park to take a report of a stolen red velvet jewelry bag valued at $20 that contained a silver tennis bracelet valued at $2,000, a gold & pearl bracelet valued at $100, a pair of white crystal earrings valued at $50, a pair of 14-karat gold earrings valued at $100, a copper and crystal Swarovski earring and necklace set valued at $300, a gold and brown crystal necklace valued at $100, and a silver and gold watch valued...
...their time. They wrote the world's earliest recorded human rights declaration, and were opposed to slavery. Cuneiform plates show that Persepolis was built by paid staff rather than slaves And any Iranian child who has visited Persepolis can tell you that its preserved reliefs depict court dress of velvet robes, and that if anyone was wearing rags around 500 B.C., it wasn't the Persians...
...game. Thanks to design guru Jacques Garcia's recent lavish upgrades, a leopard-print carpet now snakes through the six-story spiral stairwell, pictured. Coupled with chef Philippe Belissent's menu, the intimate Belle Epoque restaurant and bar, all done up in jewel-toned velvet and silk, are now the perfect setting for a seduction. Every room is lush, but each room is unique: the tangerine and cream No. 36 features a mirrored Art Deco bed and dressing table once belonging to the French singer Mistinguett. The mahogany-laden No. 16 witnessed Wilde's demise and now displays a green...
...touch that Wareham is best known for: his voluminous, often dark musical arrangements. Instead, the duo opts for a lyrical world “where the clouds are made of candy-floss” and a sound to match that choice. This foray from a sound akin to the Velvet Underground into one much more suited to Captain and Tennille leaves a sickly feeling in the pit of your stomach. But don’t worry if the album flops: Dean and Britta assure us that “our love will still be there.” Maybe that?...
...most of the afternoon's honorees were of the strictest indie pedigree. Dennis Hopper introduced a special award celebrating the film collaborations of David Lynch and Dern. "At the core of every David Lynch movie is one fundamental mystery," said Hopper, showing clips from Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Inland Empire. "What the f___ was that about...