The Times Magazine 3517.06 Personal chemistry
“Presidents Biden and Putin had held
talks in Geneva. Biden had warned Putin
of ‘devastating’ consequences if Alexei
Navalny, the jailed opposition leader
who narrowly survived being poisoned
by Russian agents, were to die in jail.
Nonetheless, according to the readouts,
both sides said the meeting had gone
well. There must have been chemistry.”
02.06 Media attention
“Naomi Osaka, the 24-year-old Japanese tennis champion, had refused
to do press interviews at the French Open, citing mental health reasons.
It was not a problem afflicting Keir Starmer, who was begging for press
coverage, hence his appearance on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories.”