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Python Maurice, 18 Feet Long, Battles Mickey Rourke ‘Wrestler’
July 31 (Bloomberg) — Eighteen feet long and more than 200 pounds, Maurice Le Grand is a big eater who has a butler to keep her happy with frozen bunnies.
The python has joined circus impresario Jim Rose’s latest traveling show which also features that former bad-boy wrestler Jake “The Snake” Roberts.
Roberts, a model for the down-and-out character Mickey [...]
MNOUCHKINE PRESENTS MINUTIAE OF EVERYDAY LIFE IN “LES EPHEMERES”
July 6 (Bloomberg) — The 12 intimate stories comprising “Les Ephemeres” include one by the epic drama’s celebrated French director Ariane Mnouchkine. Which story, she’s not divulging — she prefers injecting a bit of mystery into the show.
“Les Ephemeres” begins a two-week run tomorrow night at New York’s Park Avenue Armory as part of the Lincoln Center [...]
Ratmansky Sets War-Torn Love Triangle to Prokofiev: Interview
June 1 (Bloomberg) — During a final rehearsal of his new ballet, “On the Dnieper,” Alexei Ratmansky took center stage amidst the set’s cherry blossoms and wooden fences. The choreographer carefully watched his lithe principal dancers — Marcelo Gomes, Veronika Part and Paloma Herrera — become entangled in an emotionally convoluted yet elegant pas de trois.
The centerpiece [...]
Anacondas, Millipedes Terrify Writer Hunting Explorer in Amazon
April 30 (Bloomberg) — After British explorer Percy Fawcett disappeared in the Amazon jungle in 1925, a number of copycat “Fawcett freaks” also vanished while searching for him.
David Grann survived to write “The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon.” It’s a gripping story that has already been optioned by Brad [...]
Former Penal Colony Becomes Eco-Destination
March 18 (Bloomberg) — Following a trail leading to one of Brazil’s most beautiful beaches, I was wonder-struck by a craggy, thumb-shaped rock towering 1,060 feet (323 meters) above the shimmering sea. This geological showoff was a signal of more natural splendors ahead.
Morro do Pico (Peak’s Hill) is one of many glorious sites on the [...]
Madrid Sports Sleek Designs at Airport, Hotels, Museum Wings
June 13 (Bloomberg) — An airport is the last place to quell your travel anxieties. Some are named after assassinated politicians, after all, and initiate a pricey series of humiliations and worries beginning with confiscated beauty creams and ending with lost luggage.
So I was delighted upon entering Madrid’s Barajas Airport after a night of transatlantic [...]