They rate in the art world; he's losing it
THE ART OF COLLECTING
Several art collectors with Massachusetts ties have made ARTnews's list of "World's 200 Top Art Collectors," which was released yesterday by the magazine. They are: Scott Black of Boston; Douglas S. Cramer, who lists Martha's Vineyard among his addresses; Sandra and Gerald Fineberg of Boston; Barbara Lee of Cambridge; and Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee, who list Lincoln among their addresses. The world's No. 1 art collector, according to the magazine, is Sheik Saud Al-Thani of Qatar. The only other New Englanders to make the list are Peter and Paula Lunder of Waterville, Maine. The list is a nonscientific ranking based on the magazine's reporting and interviews with art dealers, auctioneers, museum directors, curators, and art historians.
THE MOVIEGOER
Since he's replacing Jack Valenti as president of the Motion Picture Association of America, Dan Glickman must be a film buff, right? This week, we asked the former secretary of agriculture and current director of Harvard's Institute of Politics to name some of his favorite movies. "Anything produced by my son," replied Glickman, referring to Hollywood producer Jonathan Glickman. He can't be serious. His son's credits include "The Jerky Boys," "Celtic Pride" (about which former Globe movie critic Michael Blowen wrote, "Red Auerbach must have swallowed his cigar after watching this dreadful story"), "Inspector Gadget," and that Matthew McConaughey vs. dragon movie "Reign of Fire." To be fair, Glickman's son also had a hand in the not-half-bad films "Grosse Pointe Blank" and "Rush Hour."
SOMETHING FOR THEIR KIDS
Boston and Palm Beach, Fla., philanthropists Carl and Ruth Shapiro, founder members of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, have made another significant donation to the facility. With this gift, a hospitality room in the center's Dreyfoos concert hall has been renamed for their daughter and son-in-law Ellen and Robert M. Jaffe and for Kay Windsor, the clothing manufacturing company Carl founded in 1939.
WALK IT OFF
It takes a big man to admit he's overweight, and Woburn's Gary Marino is big. "At my heaviest, I was 397 pounds," he says. "I was basically one Mardi Gras party away from 400." To shed some of that poundage, and raise awareness about obesity, Marino's embarked on the Million Calorie March. (With a pat on the back from Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, he began the walk April 5 in Florida and will end it in Boston next Thursday.) Reached by cellphone on a two-lane highway near New Haven, Marino said he's down to 242 pounds and hopes to drop another 40. He credits a low-carb diet, forbearance on all-you-can-eat buffets, and lots of exercise. "I'm doing about 20 miles a day," he said. "I'm not a male model, but I've achieved health."
COLLEGE FRESHMEN
Harvard's Institute of Politics announced its next flock of fellows yesterday, and the list includes a few familiar names. Among those who'll be leading weekly study sessions are Joe Trippi, Howard Dean's former campaign manager; Ben Bradlee Sr., vice president-at-large of The
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