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...Mandelson twice served in Blair's Cabinet and twice resigned over imbroglios with rich men. He stood down in 1998 after taking a loan from a millionaire colleague to buy a posh house and left government a second time in 2001 after claims, fiercely denied and later dismissed by an enquiry, that he improperly intervened to help a mega-rich Indian entrepreneur seeking British citizenship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corfugate Scandal Cheers Gloomy Britons | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

...Boston Crème. The posh new Mandarin Oriental opened adjacent to the Prudential Center in Boston's Back Bay this week. The 136 rooms feature 42-in. televisions, rainfall showerheads and walk-in closets. The 12 suites, including an ultraluxe 2,600-sq.-ft. Presidential Suite, have Jacuzzis in the marble bathrooms as well as a 15-in. TV. The hotel will eventually have a spa (its opening was delayed by fire during construction). To celebrate the hotel's launch, it's offering a "We Fan Boston" package, giving guests a free night for every two-or-more-night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel News: Italy Promises Star Ratings for Hotels | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

...when Oasis and Blur jostled for the title of rock's best band in complete ignorance of the fact that the groups genuinely loathed each other. The divisive issues were class and ambition: Oasis' Noel and Liam Gallagher boasted that they had neither, while the members of Blur were posh college kids who briefly went by the band name Seymour, after J.D. Salinger's suicidal genius. Blur's music had oblique melodies and omnivorous influences; Oasis ripped off as many Beatles tunes as it could get away with. On one of the many occasions when Blur's lead singer, Damon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monkey and Beatles | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...LiLo, she and Samantha Ronson are engaged. Or they aren’t. Or they want babies together. Or she has a crush on Posh Spice. Who knows? Dina Lohan finally acknowledged the relationship publicly in mid-September, telling Entertainment Tonight that “if they are happy, I am happy. This is my child, I mean, what better place for a child to be than happy in her soul and her spirit...

Author: By Jillian J. Goodman | Title: The Summer of (Lesbian) Love | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

...riding high now. When your popularity starts to slip - and if you do a good job of governing, your popularity will slip - issues you may consider resolved will come back to haunt you. Let's take one such issue: class. Most Britons seem pretty relaxed about you and your posh colleagues taking charge. But if you pick up the keys to 10 Downing Street while Britain's economy is still tanking, your period of grace could be painfully short...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: David Cameron: UK's Next Leader? | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

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