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...Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi et al (Seven Stories Press) The much-feted author of the graphic novel Persepolis leads a collection of vivid, “visually stunning” accounts of the current unrest gripping...
...At first sight, Kubrick damned the experimentally operatic film as “terrible”, although the impression lingered long enough for him to want to beat it by directing “the best movie ever made”....
...In the communications sector, the video entertainment companies (Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount, Disney, Netflix et al) explain the bulk of the outperformance....
...The mid 19th century saw the arrival of Italy’s big breweries — Peroni, Moretti, Poretti, Menabrea et al — as well as the grape phylloxera blight that drove demand for alternatives to wine....
...Xi Jinping, China’s president, sent a warning to local officials that “human lives come first”....
...However, the mix of demand has shifted slightly to more days at home: 36% would do this 1 to 2 days a week (last survey: 39%, first survey: 42%), 43% would do so 3-5 days a week (last survey: 40%, first...
...(Incidentally, for my money, Cronenberg’s scuffed aesthetic has dated at least a little better than the gleaming postmodernism of Neo and Trinity et al.)...
...“The fact that [David] Cameron, [Jeremy] Heywood (the most powerful civil servant) et al did not understand many basic features of how the world works is why I and a few others gambled on the referendum,...
...Facebook Sector: technology / HQ: MENLO PARK, US Key stat: 39 per cent — the rise in advertising impressions at Facebook in the first quarter of the year....
...al), which improves SONG’s negotiating position. . . . . uh, great?...
...Andrew Garthwaite et al at Credit Suisse has had a fiddle about with the model portfolio, resulting in insurers getting a push....
...Impression: Numbers are broadly as expected, although Morrison has decided not to pay any special dividend in 2H (vs 4p in 2H last year) given the current uncertainty....
...For the sake of reference, a retrospective cohort of 173 severepatients from China (with 38% mechanically ventilated; Guan et al....
...We began in the oasis of Skoura, just east of Ourzazate, home to the magnificent Kasbah Amridil....
...A founder of Italy’s Five Star Movement, Grillo brought 2m protesters to the streets in 2007 for a “V-Day” rally....
...Instigated by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, there are plans to spend $64bn turning the kingdom into an entertainment hub....
...Doubters — or those critical of, say, Saudi Arabia's human rights record or activities in Yemen — needless to say should stay home....
...The bolder ones already arrive at meetings clutching artists’ impressions of skyline-dominating casino resorts looming over various Japanese cities....
...The rape resulted in a pregnancy, and Allred returned home to the US to have an illegal abortion (this was before Roe v Wade)....
...This year, the government took over the festival and built a new home for it at Al Sayaheed, 140km north-east of Riyadh, adding an entertainment village with restaurants, stages and craft stalls, as well...
...Florida’s vote-tallying fumbles were pivotal in the 2000 election, in which George W Bush beat Al Gore after the count went to the Supreme Court....
...Amazonfresh v Ocado Brooke Masters has been comparing Amazon’s Fresh grocery delivery service, launched in the UK this week, with her regular home deliveries from Ocado. Fresh had one key flaw....
...“I think you can probably watch Bridge of Spies at home, but I wouldn’t want to watch ET there,” says Obst. “I wouldn’t want to watch The Revenant at home....
...She received her first camera at the age of 48 as a gift from her daughter and son-in-law, and within 18 months had persuaded Henry Cole, the founding director of the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A...
...Concentrate instead on creating opportunities for people to experiment with innovations first hand....
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