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...impressed with Elizabeth Rubin's engaging profile of Robert Gates [Feb. 15]. I have a new respect for and confidence in Gates and President Obama's choice. Kermita Thornton, OKLAHOMA CITY...
Curiously, few Asians bear any resentment towards Europe, despite centuries of colonial rule and domination. Asians are focused on the future, not the past. However, they do expect Europeans to treat them with respect, not cultural condescension. This is another thing Europeans do not get. The protests in European capitals before the Beijing Olympics, the efforts to dictate human-rights clauses in the India-E.U. cooperation agreement and the obsession with Burma show both a lack of sensitivity and of strategic thinking. If Europe does not act fast, it will miss the boat on Asia. (See 25 authentic Asian...
...third strategic error is to remain obsessed with the transatlantic relationship. It is difficult to capture in a few words the strange mix of European attitudes towards America: admiration and resentment of American hyperpower, respect and condescension towards U.S. culture, dependence on and discomfort with American leadership. At the core of this is a deep European belief that culture is destiny and that the common Judeo-Christian heritage and common Enlightenment values will ensure an eternal commonality of interests. America will always put Europe first because Europe, not Asia, exists in American hearts...
Depending on how you look at it, celebrities either used to be treated with more respect and distance by the media, or their pr people held the then smaller media pool more accountable for their coverage. Either way, the carpet was a nicer place as little as four years ago. But in the days of paparazzi and entertainment blogger overrun, the red carpet provides less and less shelter. (See the top 10 Oscar nomination snubs...
...Back in the day, you knew the photographers and you knew who they were shooting for. And there was a respect," says Martinez. "But that was before the craziness of Britney and Lindsay. Now you don't know what can happen on any red carpet. Some of those photographers get so rowdy. It's become all a bit much." (See the top 10 movie performances...