MOSCOW—Russians went to the polls in a presidential
election Sunday that is all but certain to grant President
Vladimir Putin a further six years in office, but that has
been condemned as undemocratic in a country where
the Kremlin has tightened its grip on civil society.
Before you can count up to ten
Old Putin’s elected again.
It’s all really rote;
Why bother to vote?
The guy sticks around like a wen.
Last fall, amid the sexual-harassment scandals
that toppled a list of influential men, novelists
began to re-evaluate the appeal of the rake in the
corner office. Some authors of office romances say
they have become more vigilant as they make sure
their happily-ever-afters comply with good workplace
behavior. Time’s up for fictional executives who
make the company look bad.
Office romances in fiction
Offer a bogus depiction
Of meetings obscene
By copy machine --
Reading ‘em is an addiction.
The Scotch Whisky Association and the makers of
Absolut vodka and Tanqueray gin have announced
plans to ban plastic straws and stirrers from their events.
The makers of spirits have consciences grown;
They do not want plastic away to be thrown.
It tortures the earth with its tangle and mess;
And so they won’t use it at parties, I guess.
Of course people drinking will still get the heaves,
But what they throw up is organic, like leaves . . .
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