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Here's the thing, though. Britain is now just about as open and classless a society as the U.S. (The Beckhams' habits are far more typical of modern Britain than the boarding-school japes of that other ubiquitous Brit, Harry Potter.) So why bother to settle in the U.S.? For the same reason that investment bankers from New Jersey like London--because the two nations have so much in common. Britain and the U.S. are the most messy, undeferential, schlocky societies on earth, places that like making a fast buck, that enjoy celebrity precisely because it is fleeting. Such characteristics...
...United Nations kind of evening at the Palmares, the closing ceremony for the 60th Cannes Film Festival. Surveying a rich and rewarding slate of 21 films in the official competition, the jury, headed by Brit director Stephen Frears, gave out nine prizes to movies from eight different countries: Romania, Japan, the U.S., Germany, France, Russia, South Korea and Mexico. Only France had two winning films, and the directors of those were from Tehran and New York City...
...week of this 12-day bash is enough for them. Still, there are enough lifers who stick it out - for Cannes is a storyline that's not resolved until the closing ceremonies on Sunday, when the Palme d'Or and other prizes will be announced by Stephen Frears, the Brit director of The Queen and president of this year's Jury...
...party." And he stood firm on the war in Iraq, as expected, and against torture, even when presented with a Fox News scenario in which terrorists with information about an imminent attack had been captured. The other candidates said they opposed torture but favored "enhanced interrogation techniques." Moderator Brit Hume asked McCain if he thought "enhanced ... techniques" were torture. He said yes, which didn't seem to go over with the audience but endeared him to sane people everywhere else...
...bend back into typical BRMC, but it does make effective use of stereo sound, sending noise at the listener from different channels. “Window” introduces a piano and drums combination which sounds like an edgier version of The Fray, with BRMC’s Brit-rock guitar and vocals sitting on top. Overall, Jago’s drumming is standard 4/4 rock fare, but he manages to keep it interesting here and there. “Not What You Wanted” also diverges slightly from the heavy rock trend with an Oasis-like barrage...