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...exemptions, but it also arrogates to itself the right to interfere with the policies of the Italian government. Every day the Pope or some Cardinal appears on the TV news, and politicians queue to kneel before the Pope, thereby humiliating the state. If only some latter-day Henry VIII would appear on the scene and expel the Vatican. Alessandro Berrini Milan Exit Strategy The average American is simply sick of the U.S.'s spending our money and our young people's lives for political ideals [Dec. 5]. What would Americans do if Saddam Hussein or any other world leader believed...
...turn out to be old hat. My predilection for strenuous exercise and physical activity? Two of my uncles are exercise nuts who have gone so far as to renounce caffeine. My respect and admiration for the Catholic Church and, a little more oddly, a deep-seated hatred of Henry VIII? My uncle Jim, still sharp at 83, recently rattled off a litany of observations no different than my own would be. Even my brother, who in the stages of youthful rebellion intentionally saw himself as completely different from my father, has started to pick up many of his quirks...
...person, but Sugimoto exploits the power (or perhaps the weakness) of the camera's single eye to flatten perspective and encourage illusion, thereby creating an image that looks more real, more human than the wax object he is photographing. In the next room are similar shots of King Henry VIII of England and his six wives. In Sugimoto's rendering, it is as if the royals had traveled from the 16th century to sit for official portraits. Subverting our assumptions about reality and illusion has long been one of the bedrocks of Sugimoto's career. "Ever since photography was invented...
Divine Investments Ever since King Henry VIII demanded a divorce, much has divided the Church of England from its Roman Catholic cousin. But the two European churches have come together recently to count their blessings - in euros and cents. The Vatican announced last week that it was in the black for the first time in four years, netting a 2004 surplus of nearly €3.1 million. Meanwhile, assets managed by the Church of England's Church Commissioners have fattened to $7.6 billion as its investment portfolio - which helps pay for priest pensions - continues to outperform the market. In March this...
Early in 1936, when the Prince was 41 and Wallis was 39, George V died, and David ascended the throne as Edward VIII. Later in the summer, Mrs. Simpson accompanied the King on a Mediterranean cruise. Although the American press was avidly chronicling these goings-on, the English press, in deference to the royal family, printed not a word about the burgeoning romance, even after Mrs. Simpson made a scandalous marriage possible by applying for a divorce...