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Ernest Hemingway called her the "Empress of China." British novelist Christopher Isherwood found her "possessed of an almost terrifying charm and poise." Among...
Books: Where's Papa?
In the 38 years since his suicide on July 2, 1961, Ernest Hemingway has had more books come out under his name than he managed to turn out during the last two...
Letter from Kilimanjaro
Ernest Hemingway, in his celebrated short story "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," describes the last few hours of a man's life as he lies, stricken by a gangrenous...
Why Billionaires Should Stay Out of Politics
F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said to Ernest Hemingway, "The rich are different from you and me." To which Hemingway even more famously replied, "Yeah, they...
'The Dusty Rocks of Kilimanjaro' Just Doesn't Have the Same Ring
Let's hope Ernest Hemingway, wherever he is, has a nice stiff drink — he's going to need one when he hears this news: The celebrated snows that drape the heights...
When Love Was The Adventure
What romances defined love in the 20th century? Many come to mind. There was Mrs. Strauss aboard H.M.S. Titanic, refusing to be rescued and declaring, "We have...
Milestones Mar. 2, 1998
BORN. To ubermodel from Down Under ELLE MACPHERSON, 32, and financier boyfriend ARPAD ("ARKI") BUSSON, a boy, Arpad Flynn Busson; in New York City. DIED. BOB...
BOOKS: FRANGLAIS SPOKEN HERE
In the '20s, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and company may have picked over the freshest entrees. But Paris was still feast enough when a new migration of...
CINEMA: LOST LOVERS
In Italy in 1918, in a relatively quiet corner of World War I, a 19-year-old American ambulance driver is wounded. In the hospital he falls in love with a pretty...
The View From Cojimar
In central Havana last week, all ferry passengers were being searched with metal detectors. Security and vigilance have been heightened in the weeks since three...
