The ghost of Harry Lime, Graham Greene's infamous anti-hero… - Taki Theodoracopulos

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The ghost of Harry Lime, Graham Greene's infamous anti-hero, inspires me to see a drizzle-in-lamp-light Vienna, yet the times I've been to the Austrian capital it’s always been sunny and hot. But I saw The Third Man when I was 12 years old and Vienna has been dark and drizzly ever since. Ditto the Wehrmacht uniform. I saw it as a child being worn by tall, blond German officers who were billeted in our house in Kolonaki. It has remained in my mind as the perfect military ensemble. And speaking of the Wehrmacht, if I couldn’t have been a German officer in Paris 1940, being an expatriate American there would have suited me fine.

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Panagiotis "Taki" Theodoracopulos (/ˌθiːədɔːrəˈkɒpələs/; Greek: Παναγιώτης "Τάκης" Θεοδωρακόπουλος [panaˈʝotis ˈtacis θeoðoraˈkopulos]; born 11 August 1936) is a Greek journalist and writer usually known as Taki. He has lived in New York City, London, and Gstaad and was the 'High Life' columnist for The Spectator magazine from 1977 to 2023.

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Native Name: Τάκης Θεοδωρακόπουλος

Alternative Names: Tackis Theodoracopoulos

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Marc Rich, however, has done us a favour. By bribing everyone and sundry, he managed to expose the side of Clinton so many leftists and liberals refused to see. He also proved what we, soi-disant anti-Semites for daring to protest about soldiers shooting at kids, always knew. The way to Uncle Sam's heart runs through Tel Aviv and Israeli-occupied territory.

I am old enough to have had many friends who spent the war years in Paris under German occupation, and now I read what I always knew to be true: for many, Paris 1940 to 1944 was a non-stop party.

[A]s strange as it may sound, he and I are buddies. ... I really like him. He comes to my parties and I go to his. Last Christmas, at my New York bash, I introduced Harvey [Weinstein] to around 20 women, and he hit on all of them. Good for him.

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