Jason Mansfield's Musings & Other Miscessany
There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time. -Chanel
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Photo reblogged from The Official White House Tumblr
“Second term, you need a burst of new energy, try some new things. And my team and I talked about it. We were willing to try anything. So we borrowed one of Michelle’s tricks.” — President Obama at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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At a farewell party for the French ambassador to Afghanistan, the guest of honor let the diplomatic mask slip to talk about the country’s future.
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The financial crisis is seen taking a toll on individual countries’ defense capabilities as well as their role in helping the United States finance NATO.
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Battleship was like young whiskey sleeping in a wine cask, needing time to bring forth all of his best qualities. And despite its rich traditions and famous mint juleps, the Kentucky Derby isn’t a well-aged bourbon.
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As the House of Commons speaker, John Bercow is a zealot on a mission. He wants Britain’s legislators to behave like plausible grown-ups and pipe down.
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You’ll spend less here on everything — but only if you’re rich enough to pay the rent. The typical American’s shopping habits don’t really apply to the typical New Yorker.
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life:
Billy, a Miniature Poodle, at the 1964 Westminster Dog Show.
(Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is presenting “Velázquez’s Portrait of Duke Francesco I d’Este” to aid the Modena region in its recovery from last year’s earthquakes.
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A 110-year-old “historic landmark” in Liverpool which has been empty for 20 years will be turned into a hotel following the council’s purchase of it.
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Cultural attractions are a key reason cited by hotel guests for visiting the city.
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Marin Alsop, a woman conductor, will lead the Last Night of the Proms for the first time ever this year, it has been announced, as organisers reveal the complete Wagner Ring Cycle will also be debuted.
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As she says farewell to the Civil List, the Queen has been an acute accountant
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The Rijksmuseum is poised to reopen on April 13, after a lengthy renovation that restored much of its 19th-century grandeur, and paired it with 21st-century lighting and technology.
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In more than 200 photographs, this show of American Civil War photography includes expansive images of battlefields, war-ruined towns and preciously framed portraits.
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The deaths of two horses at the Grand National meeting at Aintree Racecourse have dampened spirits before the main event and reignited concerns over the forbidding fences.
