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...Inside, beneath shards of light spun from a gigantic disco ball, they dance. Specifically, they line dance. A man in cow-print chaps, a black leather thong and fringed capelet kicks his heels high....
...“It’s not like football or tennis, which in the end if you have a pitch and a ball or a court and a ball you can go and practise. The nature of this sport means you need a team and you need a car.”...
...And Woody, just for having the balls to call me up before my first Academy Awards and say, “Court, come on, wear the hemp Armani gown.” He turned out to be right....
...From the FT, we have editorial direction from Renée Kaplan and Manuela Saragosa and production support from Persis Love. Thanks for listening....
...And special thanks to Renée Kaplan. Have a wonderful weekend and we’ll find each other again next week. This transcript has been automatically generated....
...And in fact, Nick Bloom at Stanford, who does a lot of really great research on this, are saying that a lot of people are not playing ball....
...If we could just please start the ball rolling. Isabel BerwickThat’s excellent advice, Naomi. Naomi RovnickThank you. Isabel BerwickIt was brilliant talking to Naomi and Annette....
...Raphael AbrahamI wish I’d bought my crystal ball with me (laughter). Of course, the answer is nobody really knows, like . . . Lilah RaptopoulosRight....
...They just call balls and strikes. But frankly, they’re not....
...He is bouncing on an exercise ball when we speak, and bounces more vigorously as he outlines the particulars of this project that he finds so exciting: 12 participants from seven African countries, each...
...Renée Kuo, managing director of Debrett’s, says: “I think people are afraid of the day not being theirs — and perhaps becoming their parents’.”...
...“Red carpet dressing can be cut-throat: it’s not like there are thousands of truly exquisite top vintage ball-gowns in the world,” he says....
...He promised the contest would be “warm, generous, comradely” (will Ed Balls make the same vow?) and soon disappeared back into the building. No mention of his brother....
...On her blog – yankeediva.blogspot.com – she thanks the “ridiculously brilliant ROH staff”, saying, “I had a ball.” I must confess she is my heroine....
...Renee Pappas, a New York public relations consultant, bought a first-floor, 80 sq m flat in the Plaka district 15 years ago opposite the Agora, the city’s ancient marketplace....
...For the heavenly last act of Capriccio, Renée Fleming has been tied up in gigantic silver bows that sparkle in the middle. Presumably this is supposed to be a breathtaking ball-gown....
...At work she repudiates the bribe offered by a boss wanting her to back off the case with the words: “Keep it to buy yourself a pair of balls.” The script is dapper and the story slick....
...The following ministerial appointments have been approved Ed Balls MP, Andy Burnham MP, Ed Miliband MP, James Purnell MP, Joan Ryan MP and Shaun Woodward MP, will join the Privy Council....
...The estimable Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward have been happily wed for ever but the equally admirable Renée Zellweger’s marriage this year lasted but months....
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