January 2011
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“It is reported in London that William Hague, Britain’s foreign secretary,...”
– It seems ”going forward” has infected the refined world of diplomacy just as thoroughly as the world of business. Sadly, so have “stakeholders”.
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“Even if planets and moons were found round Alpha Centauri, as envisaged by the...”
– Our science writers argue that the galaxy’s most recently discovered planet, “Kepler-10b”, deserves a far better name. Like “Vulcan”, for example.
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“Anyone from anywhere can be cruel, anyone from anywhere can be witty, but there...”
– As Ricky Gervais discovered this week, British banter - that playfully barbed conversational style used up and down the country - can baffle and perturb foreigners. America is a land of Regency etiquette in comparison.
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“Most political leaders struggle to speak fluently in a foreign tongue. Only the...”
– Nicolas Sarkozy is adopting a more presidential tone after being accused of ‘mistreating’ the French language. In November he nailed the fiendishly difficult imperfect subjunctive. Triple axels are easier.
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“Hipsters today are often regarded more as a nuisance than a poison. They’re not...”
– Whither the hipster? Dayna Tortorici, author of What Was the Hipster, thinks America’s most maligned sub-culture will be around for some time to come. Thank heavens none of them use tumblr.
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“Travellers flying into Tehran were denied their usual view of the sprawling...”
– A not-so-divine cloud recently engulfed Tehran, the smoggiest of all capitals.
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“In China a senior executive at a state-owned firm is a big fish. Waiters and...”
– Life is far easier for Western expatriates in China than it is for the swelling numbers of Chinese expatriates in the West.
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A record number of shows are closing, with producers millions out of pocket. So where did it all go wrong?
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“Google policy is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it,” said Eric...”
– Apple and Google used to be allies. Now they’re firmly at odds. Intelligent Life magazine examines the clash of cultures between two technology giants.
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“The Kentucky Ark will anchor a $149.5m Christian theme park called Ark...”
– Can a faith park enjoy state tax incentives?
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“When he and his companions got into a tussle with a crocodile on the Nile,...”
– From our obituary of Hendrik Coetzee, explorer, who died on December 7th, aged 35.
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