News - Powered by Yahoo NewsBook review: 'Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power'
Steve Coll, a New Yorker staff writer whose previous books investigated the bin Laden family, the CIA and other recondite forces, has focused on this global giant whose product is as near as your gas tank. Calling on more than 400 interviews, Freedom of Information documents and his own travels to countries cursed by oil-based oligarchies, Coll describes ExxonMobil as a relentless force of ...
Fri, 11 May 2012 17:10:34 -0700 -
Business bookshelf: 'Private Empire'
"Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power" is a masterful study of Big Oil's biggest player. Steve Coll, a New Yorker staff writer whose previous books investigated the bin Laden family, the CIA and other recondite forces, has focused on a global giant whose product is as near as your gas tank.
Sat, 05 May 2012 19:57:41 -0700 -
Around & About Theater: Mansaku-no Kai, Japanese Classical Comedy, the Counterpoint to No
Most theater-goers are familiar with Noh, at least from photos or in film: spare stage with musicians and chorus sitting on the boards, lead actor in gorgeous brocades and usually a mask, moving in a stylized way--something fantastic, tragedy from myth and legend of the Japanese past ...
Tue, 08 May 2012 16:22:29 -0700 -
Squarepusher 'Ufabulum' Q&A: Electronic Pioneer Doesn't Know What 'EDM' I
Just two years after the release of his band project Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator , Tom Jenkinson, aka Squarepusher , returned on May 15 with Ufabulum , a jagged, darkly beautiful instrumental album powered by the drill 'n' bass pioneer's signature pummeling drums, gurgling gleeps and soaring synths, and an absolutely mind blowing live show accompaniment. Though stylistically unpredictable ...
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:10:56 -0700 -
?Here Lies Hugh Glass? analyzes the man and the myt
?Here Lies Hugh Glass: A Mountain Man, A Bear, and the Rise of the American Nation? by Jon T. Coleman (Hill and Wang, 252 pages, $28)
Sun, 13 May 2012 05:47:29 -0700 -
Errors & Omissions: Different from and different to - they might just be the same as..
The admission last week that this column sees nothing very much wrong with "different to" has shocked the pedant community.
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:24:04 -0700 -
Canadian fencer Monica Peterson looking forward to her first Olympic
Canadian fencer Monica Peterson, who competes in the foil category, is looking forward to the London Olympic Games after winning two silver and two bronze medals in the last two Pan Am Games.
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:33:26 -0700 -
Comment on BERSIH 3.0: On the Integrity of Electoral Rolls in Malaysia by ocho ond
Ambiga the queen of Drama .. ? :) Nah. With due respect to Ms Ambina, her disadvantage in the debate compared to KJ is that she is not a snake charmer cum politician like KJ who has most likely been coached by an image consultant to project himself well. "Remember History has shown that governments that do not respond to the will of its citizenry will eventually fall. Take the cases of the ...
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Interview: William Bertram MacFarland, Author of Back Channel:The Kennedy Year
Interview: William Bertram MacFarland, Author of Back Channel:The Kennedy Years Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 03:03 p.m., Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Mr. MacFarland's held degrees from Duke University in Mathematics and Physics (Quantum Mechanics) but fate ...
Wed, 02 May 2012 05:59:18 -0700 -
The Post commented Stop telling people in Bristol what they nee
THE people of Bristol have been bombarded with "advice" from top Tories who have suddenly become experts on what is...
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