Behind Those Violet Eyes

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• A new book by cultural critic M. G. Lord includes a chapter on the problems of Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor's most infamous flop.

By: Pamela J. Johnson

February 3, 2012 3:11 PM

Just for a hoot, M. G. Lord and a group of friends rented a mid-century modern house in Palm Springs for Memorial Day weekend five years ago.

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