Postsocialist privatization has allowed many of them to build large fortunes, by parlaying their political status into direct ownership of state resources and industries. A new entrepreneurial class has developed, some of whose members have become fabulously wealthy. More slowly, a middle class is ...
The household head's role ideally was to be steward for a family's intergenerational fortunes, honoring the memories of ancestors who had established the family's position and ensuring that family assets, traditions, and social standing would be passed on intact to an unbroken line of future ...
The intriguing Muang Kulaypan Hotel with its black-tile pool set within an expansive grassed courtyard and rooms arrayed around the lawns, saw fluctuating fortunes. It closed for a long stretch and reopened late 2017 as the completely remodelledSALA Samui Chaweng Beach Resort. The Beach Wing ser...
### Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would cel- ebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes. Fall Fun • Bring the Kids • Yummy Treats • Cider Wear Your Costume • Bring Your Camera Care on the ...
the same register. After a false start on a project about the follies of the Italian legal system, which was to have been titled “Il palazzaccio” (the ugly palace), from the nickname for the big neobaroque palace that hosts the High Court of Rome, he started working on an ideal “...