Donald J. Trump,
who in recent days has mocked a political opponent’s wife, defended a
campaign aide arrested on a charge of battery and suggested punishing
women who terminate pregnancies, may have surrendered any remaining
chance to rally Republicans strongly around him before the party’s July
convention in Cleveland.
At
a moment when a more traditional front-runner might have sought to
smooth over divisions within his party and turn his attention to the
general election, Mr. Trump has only intensified his slash-and-burn,
no-apologies approach to the campaign.
“He
should have started uniting the party in March,” said Henry Barbour, a
Republican National Committee member from Mississippi who previously
supported Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, “and he is making it harder on
himself.”
Republicans
who once worried that Mr. Trump might gain overwhelming momentum in the
primaries are now becoming preoccupied with a different grim prospect:
that Mr. Trump might become a kind of zombie candidate — damaged beyond
the point of repair, but too late for any of his rivals to stop him.
Partying Underground in Paris’s Secret Corners
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Partying Underground in Paris’s Secret Corners
PARIS
— Inside an abandoned seven-floor, 70-room house near the Arc de
Triomphe, more than 650 revelers in floor-length gowns, curly white wigs
and feathered masks gathered on a Friday night in January.
A
nearly nude woman with a giant bouffant and flower-adorned underwear
performed a sultry dance with pink wings, while a contortionist spouted
French obscenities. At the bottom of a sweeping grand staircase, a
four-piece band performed while couples waltzed.
For five years, a renegade group known as We Are the Oracle has been hosting such semi-secret parties in elusive sites throughout Paris, including the catacombs, empty railway tracks and abandoned chateaus. And not always legally.
What
began as a word-of-mouth soirée among the city’s elite influencers has
evolved into seasonal theme parties that combine the mystique of “Eyes
Wide Shut” with the energy of all-night raves and the theatrics of
“Sleep No More.”
When the invitation for the masquerade ball was unveiled last October, through a video
that promised an epic party called “Venise Sous Paris” (or “Venice
Under Paris”), it created intense intrigue. “OK, get your plane ticket!”
proclaimed Marina Smith of Nova Scotia, who shared the invitation on
Facebook.
Over
two weekends in January, 2,800 attendees from as far away as Australia
and the United States paid 61.50 euros (around $70) to dress like
Venetian noblesse, sip Champagne and dance like Casanova until 2 a.m.
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