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...Marshall herself appears to have made some efforts to reach out to guards. After Yard security guard Steven Thompson, who was one of those charging discrimination, asked Marshall for a heater for the Johnston Gate guard shack recently, the general counsel arranged for one the next...
...like bands like The Velvet Underground. I'm not the only person who felt this way, however: it sold many thousands of copies and made Pavement the band to beat for a million aspiring rock bands (including mine). Major labels have been courting Pavement's songwriter and lyricist, Steven Malkmus, for the past few years because, in the words of an industry insider, "they have realized that he can write songs like Tom Petty if he wants...
Although it might be rude to point out, language is not a sacred entity. The French language did not descend from the heavens in its present incarnation. As Steven Pinker, a professor at M.I.T., explained in his New Republic article entitled "Grammar Puss," language is a continually evolving conglomeration of sounds and symbols inherited and assimilated from countless cultures...
According to some key participants, the Blockbuster deal nearly died aborning -- a close call that could have scuttled Viacom's chances of winning Paramount as well. The trouble began shortly before Christmas, when Blockbuster president Steven Berrard demanded that Viacom provide a separate collar to protect Blockbuster shareholders, who were to receive $8.4 billion in cash and Viacom stock in exchange for their company. While Greenhill later championed a collar for Paramount shareholders, he rejected Berrard's demand out of hand. Reason: Viacom stock was falling fast, and if the plunge accelerated, the company would have to issue more shares...
Schindler's List, the widely acclaimed Steven Spielberg epic about the Holocaust, had a gala premiere in Vienna last week that was attended by celebrities and politicians. Among the guests: Simon Wiesenthal. Missing: Kurt Waldheim...