Word: mortons
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...entertaining and seemingly acute chronicle of the week Diana died, as dramatized through the very different reactions of stern, befogged Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren) and of Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen), who was keenly attuned to public sentiment and how to manipulate it. The film, written by Peter Morton and directed by Stephen Frears (best known for Dangerous Liaisons), won the screenplay and actress prizes at Venice this month. Friday The Queen helps launch the 44th New York Film Festival before opening in selected cities...
...scandal is a marketable commodity and the tabloid press voracious and rapacious, Buckingham Palace regularly springs more leaks than the Titanic. So you may take it as gossip gospel that Princess Margaret made the ungenerous observation quoted in the film that Diana was even "more irritating dead than alive." Morton also did a lot of asking around, and people answered. He says, for example, that he based scenes of the Prince of Wales' reaction to the crash on having talked "to someone who spoke to Prince Charles on the night of Diana's death...
...constitutional history so you can jump straight into the crossfire of your government concentrator roommate’s next dinner discussion? Look no further than Historical Study A-84, “American Constitutional History from the Framing to the Present.” While Law School professor Morton Horwitz’s voice may wear you out almost as much as that last sentence did, lectures on the Supreme Court and insights on individual judges are intriguing. Many students will agree with Horwitz’s slight political biases (left-leaning, where else?) and enjoy his jabs at justices...
...MORTON'S STEAK BIBLE KLAUS FRITCH This meatytome is filled with easy-to-follow recipes for steakhouse favorites like garlicky creamed spinach, perfectly crisp hash-brown potatoes and a sumptuous shrimp Alexander with beurre blanc. But in the end, it's all about the beef, and the book provides invaluable tips about how to select meat and cook it: all cuts except ground meat should be brought to room temperature and sprinkled lightly with seasoned salt. And, of course, when grilling, you should turn steak only once...
...Leadership Institute, based in Arlington, Va. Led by former Reagan aide Morton Blackwell, 64, the institute had a record 3,562 graduates last year. The students, most of whom attend college or high school, learn about p.r., fund raising and direct mail; aspiring young pols get "candidate development" training. In its 25 years, according to Blackwell, the institute has trained some 40,000 conservatives--the movement's field army--including nearly 200 who went on to become state legislators and more than 300 who wound up as staff members on Capitol Hill...