of War” and “Go, Dog. Go!” ¶ Ralph Waldo Emerson said there is creative reading, as well as writing. This section explores that notion, and more.
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ver get lost in a book? Of course you have. ¶ Escape is one good reason to read — especially during these lazy, late-summer days — but reading also can open our minds in unexpected ways. We spoke with eight artists and performers about finding their muses and eureka moments in titles as disparate as “The Art
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INSIDE: How books influenced a costume designer, a beatboxer, a rapper, a choreographer, a sculptor, an actress/playwright and two conductors, E2-3. Kathryn Stockett, author of “The Help,” watches as her book turns into a movie, E4. Finding pleasure in the toughest books, E5. The future of the personal library, E6.
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A diamond-crusted blow to bravado and bluster T
he fact that model Naomi Campbell has become a participant in the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor rings with a level of unfathomable weirdness that is hard to get around. Taylor, after all, is accused of funding and authorizing atrocities ranging from the conscription of children to hacking off the limbs of civilians. Campbell is most famous for her prowess on the fashion catwalk and for a temper that on occasion has spurred her to turn a cellphone into a projectile. It’s tough to believe that these two
ROBIN GIVHAN On Fashion
worlds could ever collide. That they did, however, is testament to beauty as both valuable currency and irresistible narcotic. Campbell would never have found herself at TheHague if
she were not an iconic beauty — her stunning looks so universally celebrated and marketable that they have been used to sell everything from swimsuits to fur coats. Men, it seems, will be reckless in her presence. Even Taylor, accused of being a calculating war criminal, wasn’t immune from trying to curry favor with her. As the legal drama has unfolded, the
prosecution has alleged that Taylor funded his criminal behavior through the sale of blood diamonds — which he has long denied — and believed that
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ON THE STAND: Naomi Campbell testifies in the Taylor war crimes trial.
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