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A singular look into Grace of Monaco's stylish life through the exceptional dresses that the house of Dior created for her over the years. Grace Kelly's life may have transformed from that of a Hollywood star to Princess of Monaco, but her status as a style icon remained constant throughout her life. There is perhaps no better record of this than her close thirty-year-long relationship with the illustrious house of Dior. Published on the occasion of the 2019 exhibition at the Musâee Christian Dior in Granville, France, this sophisticated illustrated volume celebrates the close collaboration between Grace Kelly and the artistic directors of Dior throughout the years, from Christian Dior, to her support of Yves Saint Laurent, and her close friendship with Marc Bohan. An in-depth overview of this special exhibition, this new title explores the evolving relationship between Dior's designers and their muse through insights from experts on Dior and Monaco's royals--including an intimate interview with Princess Grace's favorite couturier and close friend, Marc Bohan--and beautiful images from Dior's archives as well as an exclusive photoshoot in Monaco. Fashion-loving readers will be delighted to rediscover the classic elegance of Grace Kelly's wardrobe through the gorgeous designs created for her by Dior.

In John Dahl and Neo-Noir: Examining Auteurism and Genre, Paul Monaco provides a focused inquiry into the first three feature films that director John Dahl made for theatrical release: Kill Me Again (1989), Red Rock West (1993), and The Last Seduction (1994). Subsequent to their releases, these three films became identified in academic film criticism as neo-noir, and Dahl was labeled a \"noir-meister\" who made \"a cottage industry of neo-noir.\" The importance of these three films, and Monaco's investigation of them, is how they illuminate a modern director's creative process in relation to an emerging genre. Dahl is rightly recognized for his directorial vision and his creative style. His approach to film direction, and his distinctiveness of vision, is thoroughly explored in the book. Using interviews with the professionals with whom Dahl has worked closely, Monaco also explores basic notions about auteurism and how genre is defined. Considering Dahl's extensive directing for television alongside his first three films, John Dahl and Neo-Noir ultimately demonstrates how this groundbreaking director is a prime example of a modern \"director for hire.\"

In A History of American Movies: A Film-by-Film Look at the Art, Craft and Business of Cinema, Paul Monaco provides a survey of the narrative feature film from the 1920s to the present. The book focuses on 170 of the most highly regarded and recognized feature films selected by the Hollywood establishment: each Oscar winner for Best Picture, as well as those voted the greatest by members of the American Film Institute. By focusing on a select group of films that represent the epitome of these collaborations, Monaco provides an essential history of one of the modern world's most complex and successful cultural institutions: Hollywood. Divided into three sections, \"Classic Hollywood, 1927-1948,\" \"Hollywood In Transition, 1949-1974,\" and \"The New Hollywood, 1975 To The Present,\" Monaco examines some of the most memorable works in cinematic history, including The General, Wings, Bringing Up Baby, Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, On the Waterfront, The Searchers, Psycho, West Side Story, The Godfather, Cabaret, Raging Bull, Rain Man, Toy Story, and Saving Private Ryan. This is the only book that thoroughly treats Hollywood—and the most significant movies that it has made—simultaneously as the coming together of an art, a craft, and a business. This approach provides unique insight into the workings of one of the most accomplished and successful art forms in human history: the Hollywood feature film.

This study describes a systematic approach to integrate generative artificial intelligence (AI) into our new medical education curriculum at the Quillen College of Medicine while maintaining academic integrity. As medical schools navigate the widespread adoption of large language models, we implemented a five-step process to address the policy recommendations of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) on AI integration. First, surveys assessed AI usage patterns among students, revealing increasing adoption (from 24% to 77%) between May 2024 and February 2025. Second, clear professionalism guidelines were established, prohibiting AI use in generating learning objectives, writing Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan (SOAP) notes, or completing assignments while permitting its use in research applications or otherwise in specific course settings when given permission to do so by faculty. Third, an institutional grant ensured equitable access to AI platforms for all students entering in Fall 2024. Fourth, AI was integrated into controlled educational settings, particularly within problem-based learning (PBL) for first-year students and team-based learning (TBL) for second-year students, with structured evaluation criteria. Finally, specialized training on ethical AI use was provided to students transitioning to clinical clerkships. Survey data indicated that students found AI exposure beneficial (91% agreement) and helpful for researching learning objectives (94% agreement), though confidence in AI's accuracy was lower (85% agreement). Students prioritized summarizing learning materials and testing understanding as important AI applications while valuing the ability to function as clinicians both with and without AI. Our approach demonstrates a balanced integration strategy that encourages responsible AI adoption while maintaining educational integrity in medical training.

A unisexual-bisexual 'breeding complex' of viviparous poeciliid fishes ('mollies,' genus Poecilia) exists in the Río Soto la Marina basin in northeastern Mexico. The complex consists of an indigenous bisexual 'host' species, P. 'mexicana' (possibly distinct on the specific or subspecific level from nominally conspecific populations elsewhere in Mexico), a diploid allfemale gynogen, P. formosa (ultimately of exogenous origin), and triploid all-female gynogens that result from fertilization of diploid P. formosa ova by host sperm. As assessed by allozyme techniques, the host population has roughly average levels of heterozygosity (H = .053), but is highly differentiated geographically. The level of differentiation, even among samples collected along a single tributary, is much higher than is encountered in shortfin mollies in other drainages, and is at the upper limit of the known variation of conspecific fish populations in a single drainage. Allozyme variability is low in the diploid unisexual. Three genotypes were detected, two at but a single location. All three diploid clones have been detected in adjacent river systems. In contrast, variability among the triploids was rather high. A total of eight distinct allozyme genotypes were detected among 48 individuals, and the likelihood is great that clonal diversity or at least the number of clonal origins has been severely underestimated. The triploid genotypes do not represent the random combination of host and P. formosa genomes. In particular, a host allele at a Pgm locus is over-represented among the triploids. There is some evidence that interclonal selection may be a significant force within the triploid population, but that evidence is not yet conclusive. Pregametic selection (so that some triploid genotypes are intrinsically more probable than others) and gametic selection may also have a role in regulating triploid clonal diversity. The possibility that interclonal selection, with its associated clonal specializations, is a significant factor within the system makes it of potential general interest. Each triploid clone represents a 'flash frozen' haploid host genotype that is likely a unique array of alleles at polymorphic loci. Thus, the triploids may provide useful insight into the role of linkage disequilibrium (or other types of allelic association) in the emergence of ecologically significant adaptations.