Preamble Dancing with the Stars By Lewis H. Lapham The vanity of princes is an old story; so is the wish for kings and the gazing into the pool of Narcissus. More
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A woman’s greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill. —Pericles, c. 450 BC