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The Days of White Linen Suits and Panama Hats

The Days of White Linen Suits and Panama Hats

A Greek football team has been warned it will be kicked off the field if its players...

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Talking Brooklyn

Talking Brooklyn

NEW YORK—It’s a black-and-white 1939 oldie starring Barbara Stanwyck and William...

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The Next Bela Lugosi

The Next Bela Lugosi

“Your future is in Hollywood—I can make you the next Bela Lugosi,” said James...

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Dummies Great and Small

Dummies Great and Small

I don’t know who was the dumber of the two: the Greek banker who was in a hurry to...

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A Voice in the DC Wilderness

A Voice in the DC Wilderness

NEW YORK—Ten years ago this week I put my money down and The American Conservative...

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Flying High & Landing Low

Flying High & Landing Low

NUEVA YORK–The dateline is in Spanish because I have yet to hear any English spoken...

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Revenge of the Village People

Revenge of the Village People

GSTAAD—It was far, far worse than the Rodney King El Lay riots of twenty years ago,...

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The New Dishonesty of Public Life

The New Dishonesty of Public Life

Forty-five years ago two Greek shipowners and the most famous diva of her time squared...

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High Above the New Barbarians

High Above the New Barbarians

GSTAAD—Now is the time of sultry August days and nights, with the gift of privacy an...

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The French Disconnection

The French Disconnection

With the exception of the French Academy immortals Michel Déon and Jean d’Ormesson,...

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The Hills Are Alive

The Hills Are Alive

GSTAAD—My chalet lies far above the village of Gstaad, but I happened to be en ville...

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The Crying Games

The Crying Games

GSTAAD—If the London Olympics do not go down in history as The Crying Games, I will...

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The Magical Neocon Crystal Ball

The Magical Neocon Crystal Ball

Thucydides carefully structured his Peloponnesian War history as a cautionary tale...

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The Scourge of Sports

The Scourge of Sports

GSTAAD—Purity in a sport does not mix with popularity, and defending the former is...

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