When Edward Heath took the UK into the European Common Market in 1973, I had already spent two years working in Switzerland (not a member) and got to know neighbouring Germany, Austria, Italy and France fairly well. I got a sense of satisfaction from accumulating a stamp in my passport every time I crossed a […]
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Dec. 16, 1969-April 9, 1924 Teddy David Hickman II was born Dec 16, 1969, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Ted Sr. and Maxine Hickman. The family moved to Alaska when Teddy was a preschooler. He attended schools in Anchorage ending at Service High. He was a computer whiz throughout his life. He was a Teamster for […]
At one of our favourite restaurants, a party of six tourists recently racked up a bill for just under €350 which would normally mean a tip for the waiter of about €20. Not this time. Somehow, the entire party managed to slip out without paying the bill. They dun a runner. We felt for the […]
David Moyes has been successful at West Ham, but the London Stadium club must move on from the Scot at the end of the season.
Founder of Burlington-based communications company contributed to many charitable causes David Elchanan Gladstone, 72, of Shelburne, died peacefully, April 12, 2024, with his loving wife and daughter by his side. Born in Burlington, Vt., he was the son of the late Dr. Arthur Gladstone and the late Esther (Dinner) Gladstone. David graduated from Vassar College and received his MBA from the University of Vermont. David was a businessman. He was the founder and...
Back in 2001, David Lubars led one of the most influential ad campaigns of this century. BMW Films’ “The Hire,” was a series of short films released in 2001 and 2002, starring Clive Owen, with cameos by Madonna, James Brown, Don Cheadle, and Gary Oldman. Different award-winning directors helmed each spot, including Ang Lee, Guy Ritchie, Wong Kar-wai, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, and John Frankenheimer. It changed the perception of what an ad could be—no longer just an interruptive distraction,...
The One Day author’s new will-they-won’t-they tale, about two divorcees who find themselves walking the Lakes and Pennines, is a great comic novel – and superb on the landscapeThe proximity of the publication of David Nicholls’s sixth novel, You Are Here, to the screening of the superb Netflix remake of One Day gives the new book an added sense of poignancy. If One Day (2009) saw Nicholls as a writer in his mid-40s looking back nostalgically on the loves and losses of twentysomethings, here we...
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Former President Trump officially announced his endorsement of Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick, throwing his support behind the Senate candidate who did not get the former president’s blessings last time he ran for a seat in the upper chamber. Trump unveiled the endorsement during his rally in Schnecksville, Pa., on Saturday. “I am officially giving my
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Apologies to all the dorks out there with their YouTube channels, but the rain in Seven isn’t the mood-setter you think it is. In an interview with The Los Angeles Times celebrating the [ahem] 8K IMAX re-release of Seven (we’re really looking forward to seeing “Sloth” in glorious 8K), director David Fincher dispelled some lingering rumors regarding the film. In particular, why the rainfall is as ubiquitous as the misery throughout the unnamed city where Seven, unfortunately, takes place. In the...