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...traditionally attracted the more affluent, genteel brand of reactionary - matching de Villiers' own snobbish aristocratic background. The scion of a posh family whose blueblood ancestors once lorded over parts of his native Vend?e region in western France, the chateau-owning de Villiers initially attracted more pragmatic royalists and upper-class rightists than he did hardened reactionies. Long unwilling to taint himself with the snarling language and mean-spirited policies favored by the National Front, de Villiers has often been belittled as "Le Pen Lite." He's clearly looking to change that - and not just with his trademark warning...
...have spent much of the past week on a forced march to the G.O.P. And the bayonet at my back isn't in the hands of the Republicans; the Democrats are the bullyboys. Such lions of the left as Barbara Ehrenreich, the writers at Salon and much of the Upper West Side of Manhattan have made it abundantly clear to me that I ought to start packing my bags. I'm not leaving, but sometimes I wonder: When did I sign up to be the beaten wife of the Democratic Party...
...Hayley and Jeff have sinister agendas and, as the plot unfolds, they play a cat and mouse game, in which it is unclear who’s in control. And even though the two barely know one another, Jeff and Haley use their most primal instincts to gain the upper hand and each keeps succumbing to his/her own inherent weakness This dynamic makes certain scenes hard to watch, especially the climax, but the film’s so engrossing that it really is worth the torment. Interestingly, during the most intense sequences, the camera never strays from the characters?...
...glass building will feature upper galleries that extend over the water, and a theatre space glazed in clear glass that allows the harbor view to become the stage’s backdrop...
...constant pressures of networking and recruiting, socializing is hard work for HBS students. From November until winter break, firms arrive on campus to give company presentations. Business is always mixed with pleasure at HBS—firms follow up their presentations with open bars, cocktail receptions, and dinners where upper-level directors wine and dine in the hopes of attracting top talent to their firms. “It’s fun socializing,” says section E member Harald W. Klug. “But it’s also kind of work.” With...