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”....
...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....
...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...
...“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)....
...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.”)...
...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....
...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....
...Nonetheless, a figure like Prigozhin would not be a welcomed replacement, given the human rights violations and criminality associated with Wagner Group activities....
...He also described the Russian private military company Wagner, which is present in Mali, as a colonial force....
...The writer is senior fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies When Russia was widely condemned for its illegal referendums in the Donbas at a vote of the UN General Assembly last month...
...Now try this One of my favourite programmes is BBC Radio 3’s Night Tracks, which is what I have on in the background when I do the first pass at this newsletter....
...What else we’re reading Wagner Inc: a Russian warlord and his lawyers As founder of the private mercenary operation known as the Wagner Group, which offers muscle to dictators and has waged war in the Middle...
...Acts announced so far include Andrea Bocelli and Robbie Williams — with plenty more to come. 2023’s line-up included Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and Guns N’ Roses....
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