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...The Soul of the Party in the Age of Extremesby John B Judis and Ruy TeixeiraA rigorous dissection of how and why the once formidable Democratic coalition — forged almost a century ago in the New Deal era...
...“It might be a wake-up call for Diageo to come up with a plan B . . . beyond celebrity culture.”...
...Biden’s foreign policy merits “a B or a B+”. Nye argues Biden was too old in 2020 and is making “a mistake” by running for re-election....
...A buzzy but unobtrusive soundtrack of, say, R&B or soul complements dinner....
...The heroic Lukas B Brændsrød partnered superbly, suspending Cuthbertson aloft like an angel peeling away from a Pozzo ceiling....
...Countries with junk ratings, such as single B, may continue to find it almost impossible to access borrowing this year, say investors, leaving them unable to refinance looming maturities except at risky...
...Had Vice-president Humphrey shown some mettle and opposed President Lyndon B Johnson’s bombing of North Vietnam, he might well have won the general election....
...all very well, but what Herbert had most relished on first joining the RHS in the 1970s was debating the merits of the latest variety of Pittosporum or Sorbus with fellow tree-lovers on Floral Committee B...
...Typically, B shares convert into A shares when the Glazers sell. However, one of the people said the goal is for Ratcliffe to hold B shares because of the appeal of the voting rights....
...Not just from the famously ageworthy Hermitage appellation but also its Les Granits bottling from St-Joseph....
...Kristen Stewart headlines not one but two offbeat tales of star-crossed lovers, Love Me and Love Lies Bleeding, while Sundance royalty Steven Soderbergh (Sex, Lies, and Videotape) returns with the thriller...
...Norwegian soloist Lukas B Brændsrød, with his long, muscular lines and unsparing attack, was instantly recognisable even in full Mouse King drag....
...During Chanel’s recent Métiers d’art show in Manchester, a panel discussion turned podcast included writer Jeanette Winterson and actor Kristen Stewart discussing the power of literature....
...There’s David Tennant at London’s Donmar Warehouse; Ralph Fiennes on a tour of custom-built theatres opening in Liverpool; Reuben Joseph in an RSC staging in Stratford-upon-Avon (for which comedian Stewart...
...Put it right in the living room and your guests will have plenty to talk about. theberkelworld.com The Art of the Atlantic Salmon Fly by Joseph B Bates, £100I go to the tremendous bookshop Sotheran’s any...
...That makes Taming the Street, a new book by Diana B Henriques about the founding years of America’s primary securities regulator, particularly timely....
...I was introduced to his work by the late Joseph Ettedgui, for whom he used to make leather coats, jackets, parkas, gilets and — yes — blousons....
...Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Hollywood Media Empire by James B Stewart and Rachel Abrams (Cornerstone Press/Penguin Press) Sex and power were the abiding obsessions of the colourful media mogul Sumner...
...He also had a vintage Alanda coffee table by Paolo Piva – a new version of which is made by B&B Italia (from $2,318)....
...The villains range from the drunken American chief prosecutor, Joseph Keenan, to the openly racist European and Australian judges, to the robotic Soviet officials whose forces were meanwhile imprisoning...
...Perhaps the most amusing piece this year was James B. Stewart’s examination of the apparently dodgy goings-on at high-end New York wine seller Sherry-Lehmann....
...The porter’s monologue, rewritten by comedian Stewart Lee to bring the political gags up to date, is caustically delivered by Alison Peebles....
...Perhaps the only applicable definition is akin to Justice Potter Stewart’s definition of pornography: “I know it when I see it.”...
...“This is a point of minimum — rather than maximum — confidence,” as Joseph Gagnon of the Peterson Institute told the FT last week....
...In Unscripted, James B Stewart and Rachel Abrams tell the scandalous story of how Redstone’s late-life obsessions — sex, power and a seeming belief in his own immortality — drove him to the brink of handing...
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