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Elected in one of the most fraught moments of Spain's modern history, the government of Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero takes office this week in an atmosphere of preternatural calm. On Saturday the Prime Minister, 43, was sworn in at Zarzuela Palace in the presence of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, with a Bible, a gold crucifix and a copy of the Spanish constitution before him. The changeover is more than merely ceremonial. Yes, the early days of Zapatero's government - like the final days of his predecessor's - will be overshadowed...
...athletes weren't the only ones piling up the medals in Barcelona. TIME's art critic Robert Hughes also excelled when he was awarded the first prize for literature in the Olimpiada Cultural. In a ceremony at the Palacio | de la Zarzuela, Hughes was honored by the government of Catalonia for his book Barcelona. The prize, which was presented by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, included a bronze Miro trophy...
...visually gorgeous; in fact, it is too pretty to cook by. It would be nice to have a recipes-only version for the kitchen. With luck it would still include Sherill Milne's Hungarian goulash soup, Regina Resnik's cold stuffed veal roast and Placido Domingo's opulent zarzuela de mariscos, a symphony of shellfish, wine, saffron, olive oil, peppers and garlic...
...Lacroix extravaganza. Take the music. Not for him the standard melange of rock and wailing chanteuses. At last week's show the models moved to an eclectic assortment of tunes suggested by the show's escapist, vaguely Caribbean theme. The selections ranged from a thrilling recording of zarzuela by Teresa Berganza to a down-home rendition of the old round "Down by the station, Early in the morning/ See the little puffer bellies, All in a row." The room went wild...
...listless life sailing off Mallorca, skiing in Granada, toying with his Nikons and snipping ceremonial ribbons. Today he is at the center of the political vortex and shows a clear and subtle understanding of the conflicting currents. The stream of ministerial cars passing through the gates of Zarzuela Palace, his residence northwest of Madrid, indicates that the King has clout where it counts. Significantly, Juan Carlos is using that clout to receive not only ministers but opposition leaders like Ruiz-Gimenez and 35-year-old Socialist Leader Felipe Gonzalez, who have not been heard before...