Hints and tips:
...Manuscript selections on show reveal Spender’s attempts to rework the novel by changing its narrative to a third-person viewpoint; and by replacing the male protagonist, “S”, with “Catherine Crawleigh”....
...Putin said the Wagner paramilitary group had seized the Ukrainian city with help from Russia’s armed forces after months of bloody fighting that had caused more than 100,000 casualties and reduced the city...
...To do this, Nolan sought out writers Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner....
...If you are looking for a deeply scholarly history of the Dictionary, turn to her previous work, 2012’s Words of the World; this new book is truly a people’s history....
...Nevertheless, “investors are skittish on what came out of China”, said Dave Wagner at Aptus Capital Advisors....
...“Wagner itself has never been part of the system and Prigozhin has always been an outsider in the Russian elite, with no real friends except for perhaps some generals or other criminals or whatever else....
...Critics found 2007’s Miss Herbert, a vigorous romp through literary theory and translation, either “monumentally annoying” (Adam Mars-Jones) or “cheeringly unique” (James Smart)....
...Garland’s work as a novelist, screenwriter and director, which includes penning the 1996 bestseller The Beach, scripting 2002’s 28 Days Later and directing 2014’s Ex Machina, has largely been met with critical...
...The following month it indefinitely suspended France 24’s broadcast licence after the state-owned channel aired an interview with the head of a terror group....
...Here’s what else I’m keeping tabs on today: Economic data: The S&P Case-Shiller index of US house prices, durable goods orders and consumer confidence data are all released today....
...Ministers criticised for delays on Wagner action | The UK will proscribe the Wagner group as a terrorist organisation “within weeks” as part of a fresh crackdown on the Russian mercenary network, according...
...Solovyov’s comments are a fine example of that excellent French saying: “Qui s’excuse, s’accuse”. (“He who excuses himself, accuses himself.”)...
...This is the bruised bucolic picture presented in Alcarràs, Carla Simón’s Berlin Film Festival-winning second feature after 2017’s little wonder Summer 1993....
...The currency has weakened since late June, hit by the Wagner Group uprising and declining further after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian shipping over the weekend raised concerns that the war is intensifying...
...Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 closed 0.4 per cent lower, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ceded 1.2 per cent....
...Something similar happened following 1993’s events. I suspect this will play out with Putin’s regime too. But I would not guess about the timing....
...April to September; further information and tickets here Performance ‘Gala Fracci’, Teatro alla Scala The Scala Ballet’s tribute to the late Italian prima ballerina Carla Fracci....
...Carla Argenta, chief economist at CM Capital, says Brazil is likely to benefit in the short term from monetary easing internationally....
...Her international client base includes model and former first lady Carla Bruni, French model Caroline de Maigret, The Vampire Diaries actress Nina Dobrev and musician Lou Doillon....
...And if 2023’s batch of new plays can’t always compete with this theatrical greatest hits compilation, they still offer intriguing perspectives on love, sex and Scottish identity....
...“There remains some hardware headwinds, which may give us a read on the overall consumer right now,” said David Wagner, portfolio manager at Aptus Capital Advisors....
...Economic data: S&P Global releases flash purchasing managers’ indices for the US, the UK, the EU, France and Germany....
...“We’re talking about the immediate departure of all foreign forces,” Mahaman Sanoussi, M62’s interim co-ordinator, told the AP news agency....
...The S&P 500 reached its highest level in more than a year yesterday ahead of the meeting....
...era to the soul and jazz standards of 2011’s ‘Symphonica’ tour....
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