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Strange Colonial Echoes and Modern Luxuries From Venice to Greta Garbo
The column blends history and pop culture, noting Venice's Abbey of St Gregory renovated with modern comforts and Barbara Hutton's arrival in a revived Spanish style palace. It recalls Greta Garbo’s quiet twenty eighth birthday, NYC relief plans amid hunger, Mussolini and Roosevelt notes, and science claims about cancer resistance via a kidney enzyme. The piece closes with broader musings on civilization, communism, and a light satirical tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
St. Gregory
Volga
Barbara Hutton
Moivant
Hye
Greta Gustafson
Greta Garbo
Stockholm
Sweden
California