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Brobdingnagian, a word penned by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver’s Travels, comes closest to describing politician Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller’s peregrinations on this planet as a man of both towering intellect and colossal blind spots. Which also probably pegs his appeal, since there have not been many figures in public life who were so public about their […]
STR/AFP/Getty Images North Korean state media has not reported on US-South Korean military drills that began a week ago. The month-long joint military exercises usually agitate North Korea, which has responded with provocations in the past. As sanctions take hold, the silence may be part of Kim Jong Un’s hope to hold constructive talks with […]
There is the outraged Major who bellows, “Do you know who I am?” at the corporal who has failed to show him due respect. And then there’s the wily corporal who replies, “Lads, can you help this bloke? He doesn’t know who he is.” At the end of an hour strangely full of humour, WWII’s […]
This is what happened with Emma Banville, played by Helen McCrory, in Fearless (ITV, Monday). We began with Banville saying goodbye to a Muslim woman living in her house whose husband had gone to Syria. From then on he was to be known as “mad mullah”. Topical tick: one. Then we discover that Banville has […]
Australian photographer Simon Davidson, who we first learned about on Booooooom, is known for his images of cars and car culture. “A car is not simply something to get from one place to another but a statement of identity, a commentary on not just who you are but who you aspire to be,” the artist […]
