Recession? What Recession? Pass Me Some Grapes.
The recently opened Bacchanalia serves a feast inspired by ancient Rome in an unabashedly luxurious setting that Nero would have loved.
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Albert Reichmann, Patriarch of a Real Estate Empire, Dies at 93
He and his brothers built the World Financial Center in New York and the first phase of Canary Wharf in London. But their company was upended in 1992.
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Vivienne Westwood, 81, Dies; Brought Provocative Punk Style to High Fashion
The London shop she ran with Malcolm McLaren defined an era. “I don’t think punk would have happened,” Chrissie Hynde said, “without Vivienne and Malcolm.”
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The Hardy Tree, a Beloved Fixture of a London Cemetery, Topples Over
The tree, named after the author Thomas Hardy, was surrounded by 18th- and 19th-century gravestones. It was a popular site for locals and tourists.