Gregory Peck's Widow, Veronique Passani, Dies at 80

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Exclusive: James Gunn In Talks to Direct Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy'

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The Browser daily newsletter [18 Aug 2012]

Daily Newsletter       18 August 2012 Thank you to all those of you who've joined our new membership scheme. For those who haven't, please consider supporting us by becoming a member. Click here to find out about the extra benefits available to members.  Best of the Moment Chongqing And Bo Xilai: How China Works Kerry Brown | Open Democracy | 17 August 2012 "This is a system predicated on unaccountable power, where at the heart of governance a few individuals engage in coalition-building and mutual support to advance each other’s interests without input from public opinion" Comments What Mr Draghi Should Be Aiming At Yanis Varoufakis | Yanis Varoufakis | 17 August 2012 ECB under Mario Draghi is enforcing disastrous "Ponzi austerity" on eurozone periphery. There is a way out. The catch is that it involves an irreversible move. Will those with the bargaining power now be prepared to give it up? Comments Roman Frontiers Andrew Curry | National Geographic | 16 August 2012 How did Rome's obsession with borders contribute to its downfall? "Think of the empire as a cell, and barbarian armies as viruses: Once the empire’s thin outer membrane was breached, invaders had free rein to pillage the interior" Comments Imran Khan Must Be Doing Something Right Pankaj Mishra | NYT | 16 August 2012 Visiting former cricketer, turned politician. "For many in this new generation of Pakistanis, there is little choice between the untried and evidently incorruptible Khan and such repeatedly discredited leaders as Zardari and Sharif" Comments Invisible Threats Gabriella Blum | Hoover Institution | 16 August 2012 What do you get when robotics and nanotechnology meet 3D printing? A world full of home-made weaponised and surveillance drones the size of insects. Tech is basically there. Just a question of when it gets cheap and popular (PDF) Comments Rereading 'The Remains Of The Day' Salman Rushdie | Guardian | 17 August 2012 On the classic novel. "It is the rare achievement of Ishiguro's novel to pose big questions – what is Englishness? What is greatness? What is dignity? – with a delicacy and humour that do not obscure the tough-mindedness beneath" Comments FiveBooks Interview Edward Lucas on Putin and Russian History The international editor of The Economist and author of a new book about Russia gives an excoriating critique of Putinism and explains how Russia's amoral present is rooted in a failure to come to terms with its past  Featured Special Report Paul Ryan He's the man with the (budget) plan. What will the selection of the Wisconsin congressman as vice presidential candidate do for the Romney campaign?  Reader Recommendations polit2k The Catholic church in America: Earthly concerns | The Economist t.co/y1eh6ipJ #browsings h/t @felixsalmon  Book of the Day Catch 22 by Joseph Heller Charles Glass says: "Catch 22 has every character in it that the American military did have at the time and still has today in Iraq and Afghanistan: The money-makers, the crooks, the officers who were trying to claw their way to the top where they get their men killed, the placing in order of priority the pretence of military success at the cost of many civilian lives"  Video of the Day Team Spirit Funerals for sports fans. Short film by Errol Morris  Quote of the Day Tony Judt, on New York New York sits at the edge: like Istanbul or Mumbai, it has a distinctive appeal that lies precisely in its cantankerous relationship to the metropolitan territory beyond. | Homepage | Mobile Apps | RSS Feeds | Twitter | Facebook | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser. You are receiving this email because you signed up for the Best of the Moment newsletter on thebrowser.com. Click here to unsubscribe The Browser Ltd, 106 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 6PF

Box Office Report: 'Expendables 2' Tops Friday With $10.5 Mil, But Trails 2010 Film

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Cheat Sheet - Pussy Riot: Trapped in Putin’s Time Machine

Today: Romney: We’ll Help Poor and Sick , Paul Ryan Trots Out His Mom to Defend Medicare Record , U.N. Observers Leaving Syria August 18, 2012 INJUSTICE 1. Pussy Riot Trapped in Putin’s Time Machine The Moscow trial of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot, which ended Friday with a two-year jail sentence for ‘felony hooliganism,’ showed just how far Russia is traveling back in time. The Daily Beast’s Masha Gessen on the 17th-century court. Read it at The Daily Beast Scaremongering 2. Romney: We’ll Help Poor and Sick Mitt Romney has brought his campaign to a new technological level with a podcast, but he brought up the old issue of Medicare. In his first podcast, Romney claims that President Obama’s health-care proposal had taken $716 billion from the Medicare fund, which would deny "elderly Americans the care they've worked for their entire lives." Romney proposes that his plan would put more money into helping "the poor or the sick.” Medicare will be front and center on the campaign trail on Saturday: Obama plans to mention it in a speech in New Hampshire, and Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will be campaigning with his 78-year-old mother at a retirement community in Florida. Read it at NBC News Mother’s Day 3. Bring Your Mom to Campaign Day Who better to defend your record on Medicare than your 78-year-old mother? Paul Ryan’s mom, Betty Douglas, will defend her son in Florida on Saturday—the latest example of Republicans of using mothers to defend their entitlement cuts. Read it at The Daily Beast Evacuation 4. U.N. Observers Leaving Syria The last United Nations observers left in Syria are preparing to leave on Saturday, as their official mission ends Sunday at midnight. Most should be out of the country within hours. There were about 300 observers in the civil-war-torn country at the peak of the mission earlier this year; that number is down to about 100 now. Conditions for the mission's possible extension—including ending the Syrian government's use of heavy weapons—have not been met, and the U.N. plans instead to open a small liaison office to continue peace efforts. Read it at Associated Press CASH MONEY 5. Ryan Releases Tax Returns That didn’t take long. Bushy-tailed Republican veep candidate Paul Ryan paid a tax rate of 20 percent in 2011 and 15.9 percent in 2010, according to tax returns the campaign gave the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The percentage was based on Ryan and his wife’s 2010 income of about $215,000 and $323,000 in 2011. While about half of that came from his congressional salary, much of Ryan’s investment money comes from his wife. Ryan has assets of $2.1 million to $7.8 million—which includes a trust valued from $1 million to $5 million. The trust is from his wife's inheritance of her mother's estate. His net worth exceeds $4 million. Read it at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Busted Peregrine CEO Pleads Not Guilty More than $200 million was stolen from customers. Stepping Down Norway Police Chief Resigns After new report faults police in Breivik attack. Infinity and Beyond! Curiosity to Test Laser Will burn a hole in space rock on Mars. iClown Jobs's iPad Found With Clown Device was reportedly given to pay debt. Jeah! Lochte Hits the Red Carpet Swimmer moves to trademark catchphrase 'Jeah.' GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. The War on Waxing? Pubic hair: it's the blogosphere's latest controversy. After a Guardian story on the ills of grooming went viral for suggesting women refrain from waxing due to it's health risks, we took to the streets to see who's waging the war. More Videos Extreme Convention Makeover by David Frum Shirtless Politicians The Year’s Most Controversial Film by Marlow Stern

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