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"Contrary to conventional wisdom, pretension was introduced into mainstream pop not by the Beatles but by the Rolling Stones.
In another enclosure, the stones wound in white cloth with a yellow sash come from Gunung Rinjani, and Chinese Taoists have put mirrors there to repel the malevolent spirits.
The Japanese director, Hayao Miyazaki, who spent three years on Princess Mononoke and is reported to have done 70 percent of its paintings himself, seems to work from the outside in: to begin with the curve of the earth, then the mossy hills, the watercolor foliage, the nubby stones, the whorls on the wood, the meticulous carvings on a teacup.
Things to keep an eye out for include gold and silver jewelry and such gem stones as diamonds, sapphires, and emeralds set in gold from Christian Dior and other leading designers.
The O.J. spectacle was in full bloom at the time, and I remember thinking that it took pretty hefty stones to contend that anyone (apart from, say, those with a financial stake in Court TV) could benefit from a televised trial.