Word: transatlanticism
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The diary form, established by Helen Fielding in an Independent column and then two blithe best sellers, is smartly adapted in the script by Fielding, Andrew Davies (BBC's Pride and Prejudice) and Richard Curtis (Blackadder, Notting Hill) --a virtual conglomerate of middle-class Brit humor. It gives good lines...
For something that can cause as much suffering as a phobia, it's remarkable how many people lay claim to having one--and how many of them are wrong. Self-described computer phobics are probably nothing of the kind. They may not care for the infernal machines and may occasionally...
Europe's leaders also worry that Bush and his veteran advisers haven't awakened to the changes in the European Union since his dad was President. No longer just a trade pact, it now has its own currency and has embarked upon building a rapid reaction force of 60,000...
That's an interesting paradox, since in many ways the two sides of the Atlantic have never been closer. The U.S. and Europe move $1 billion a day between them in goods and investment, making each the other's most important market. Who's the biggest employer in France after...
And on both sides of the Atlantic, the politicians, shuddering at the alternative, are laboring to make the creaky alliance align. A procession of European foreign ministers have visited Washington and have gone out of their way to make nice with Bush in public. Last week, Blair was the first...