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In the days following the arrest of the Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich, one of Russia’s most widely read newspapers published dozens of items about him, attempting to frame the normal aspects of a young man’s life—his college major, his early success as a writer, even the fact that he played soccer—as evidence to support the government’s allegations that he is a spy for the United States. As Masha Gessen lays out in an urgent new essay, this kind of character attack may not even be necessary. “In 2012, as Vladimir Putin cracked down in the wake of mass protests,” Gessen writes, “Russia broadened the definition of espionage so that reporting and other professional activities could be interpreted as spying. Contrary to popular perception and common sense, in Russia, ‘espionage’ does not need to mean working for a foreign intelligence service or even a foreign government.” Under what Gessen calls this “legalistic instrument of terror,” journalism itself has become a crime—as has just about anything else, if Putin and his backers say so.

In an interview, Chipperfield said he was blindsided, having heard in advance neither from the Met’s director, Max Hollein, nor any of the trustees. “It was one of the most deft exercises I’ve ever seen to get rid of an architect without firing them,” Chipperfield said.

(Asked about this, the museum said it had reached out to Chipperfield before making its public statement.)

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‘What is Japanese Cinema?’ review: A deft and engaging history of Japanese film

BY ROGER PULVERS

This book is healthily nonjudgmental concerning which films are “good” and which are not. Instead it steps back — far back — to gaze carefully at and analyze the bigger picture: the role that cinema has played in reflecting and altering Japanese consciousness and ...

He needed to pee so bad, he ran so fast, reached home base, and ran straight to the bathroom.




Alpander, Guvenc G., "Multinational Corporations: Homebase-Affiliate Relations," 20/3 (Spring 1978): 47.






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In the first Rocky, Rocky Balboa is a shy and unassuming fighter who must develop grit and determination in order to achieve the goal of boxing an exposition match against champion Apollo Creed. The film's deft characterization shows us how he toughens up without losing touch with his sensitive nature. 



deft 

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skilful, clever, or quick:

Her movements were deft and quick.

She answered the journalist's questions with a deft touch.

He's very deft at handling awkward situations.

nary

ˈnɛːri/

adjective

1. informal or dialect form of not.

   
   

   "there was nary a murmur or complaint"

  home base

the place where someone or something usually lives, works, or operates from: You should start thinking of your online presence as your home base. (Definition of “home base” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

home base Meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary