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Victory at Sea

Written by Taki on September 4, 2001. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

Where was I? Oh yes, in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, where when one treads on a toe in the crowded pubs and streets it probably belongs to a multimillionaire, perhaps even a billionaire. There has never been such a spectacular and historic display of tycoonery as the owners who have descended on the
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Old Salts, and Action at the Royal Yacht Squadron

Written by Taki on August 28, 2001. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

I’m in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, the center of English yachting since time immemorial. This is where the Royal Yacht Squadron is located, the RYS being the club whose members can fly the white ensign, a privilege only the Queen and ships of the royal navy enjoy. The RYS made headlines around the
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The Fifth Wife

Written by Taki on August 21, 2001. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

Thyssen versus Thyssen is not only the greatest soap opera ever, but may also become the most costly case in legal history. Let’s take it from the top. In 1871 August Thyssen laid the basis for Germany’s biggest coal and steel company. His son, Fritz, was one of Hitler’s original backers, but turned against the
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Bill Clinton Bounces Back

Written by Taki on August 14, 2001. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

Clinton Is Back, announces a New York Times editorial rather pompously, to which the only possible reaction has to be, so what else is new? Shameless people—just look at Denise Rich, gallivanting around town showing off her grotesque poitrine to all and sundry who carry a paparazzo’s camera—do not react the same way normal men
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Antigone in Genoa

Written by Taki on August 7, 2001. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

Sophocles (496-406 BC) was a man before his time, at least where the Genoa protesters are concerned. His anti-authoritarian spirit would have them carrying his portrait, bust rather, on one hand and the Molotov cocktail on the other. Antigone, among his greatest plays, is one that makes us think not just about politics, but also
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St.-Tropez Idyll

Written by Taki on July 31, 2001. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

St.-Tropez used to be a sleepy little fishing village west down the road from glitzy Cannes and glamorous Monte Carlo. A few curious members of the international society had come across it, but, as Noel Coward might have said, stayed only for cocktails. Then, in 1956, something happened: And God Created Woman, as in the
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Remembering Princess Diana

Written by Taki on July 24, 2001. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

Twenty years ago next week, a shy, aristocratic girl living in a flat in Earl’s Court and working as a nursery assistant became princess of Wales in the mother of all weddings. From day one Diana was a superstar, the undisputed numero-uno covergirl, an honest to goodness enchantress, and photogenic as hell to boot.But as
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Slobodamnation

Written by Taki on July 17, 2001. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

The dictionary defines hypocrisy as a semblance of having publicly approved attitudes or principles that one does not actually possess. If you’re looking for a synonym, it’s the chorus of self-congratulations that greeted the news of Slobodan Milosevic’s extradition two weeks ago. Milosevic has been made out to be as nasty a tyrant and schemer
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Crooks & Buffoons: Warren Beatty’s in the Crosshairs

Written by Taki on July 10, 2001. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

I read that Town & Country has overtaken Ishtar and Love Affair as the biggest flop in Hollywood history. Town & Country is reported to have cost $90 million, and has taken in $7 million total across America. The real disaster, I am told, is Warren Beatty, frazzled and irritating, capping a career of duds
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Heroic Lies: A Pulitzer Prize-winner Is Caught Doing a Larry Lawrence

Written by Taki on July 3, 2001. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

Dear, oh dear. A Pulitzer Prize-winner has been caught doing a Larry Lawrence.If any of you can’t quite place Larry, he was the very rich scumbag friend of the scumbag who lived in the White House until Jan. 20 of this year. Clinton made Lawrence an ambassador, and after Larry croaked, had him interred at
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