The Establishment's Blog Posts Tagged 'Female' (2)

Malawi's New President Joyce Banda Renounces Private Jet and 60 Mercedes

Everyone's talking about "the crisis" and how the little guy needs to hang in there and sacrifice for the greater good. Well Malawi's first female President, Joyce Banda, just sold off the presidential jet and a fleet of 60 Mercedes. Banda said: "I can well use private airlines". Should other leaders, not only in African countries, but everywhere, take note or what? Look into the cost of perks for government members in your country, wherever you are, you'll be baffled...

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Added by The Establishment on June 6, 2012 at 7:00am — 4 Comments

Slate Questions the New Generation of British White Female Soul Singers

The singer Adele Adkins—better known, simply, as Adele—belongs to a cadre of young white British girls who, over the past seven years, have made names for themselves as "soul singers," a term meant to imply authenticity and legitimacy as well as retro chic. Her contemporaries are Joss Stone, Duffy, and Amy Winehouse, the first two of which were crafted by the same… Continue

Added by The Establishment on March 4, 2011 at 3:02pm — 14 Comments