Thursday, February 4, 1999
Time to take a look back
Outside the David Sassoon Library, Mumbai bustles by at its usual pace. But in its lobby, a collection of framed black-and-white pictures portrays a slice of history that the city almost forgot in its race against time: clocks.
Desi super-hero prepares to fight enemies of Shaktiman
On a sweltering studio set, in the backdrop of a tacky blue curtain, Shaktiman alias Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Ambernath Shastri aka Mukesh Khanna, points a finger to the sky and executes an ungainly pirouette, trying to vanish into thin air.
Moving into the art-landResidents in one of New York's most
Artists in one of New York's most fashionable quarters are up in arms after the revelation that media mogul Rupert Murdoch is planning to buy a $6.5 million apartment for himself and his 31-year-old fiancee in the heart of bohemian SoHo. The 6,000 sq ft duplex penthouse has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a 1,000 sq ft living room with wood-burning fireplace and a roof with a greenhouse, sundeck and outdoor shower, and is in the middle of one of the city's famously ``zoned'' areas, designed to provide accommodation for artists.
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