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Brent Scowcroft obituary Berlin Wall

Brent Scowcroft obituary

Despite his long and influential career in the conduct of the US’s international affairs, Brent Scowcroft, who has died aged 95, attracted little personal attention to himself. This low profile was surprising enough in 1975 when, as national security adviser in the Gerald Ford administration, he organised the US’s evacuation…
bubmag
August 9, 2020
Declassified tapes give new insight into inner workings of East German Stasi Berlin Wall

Declassified tapes give new insight into inner workings of East German Stasi

The release of a series of top-secret Stasi tapes is shedding light on the inner workings of the once-feared German police agency. The 14 highly classified recordings were once held by the agency’s elite training school, the Institute of Operative Psychology in Potsdam, and “offer a rare and candid glimpse into…
bubmag
July 16, 2020
Kid Rock’s Nashville Bar Joins Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Restrictions Berlin Wall

Kid Rock’s Nashville Bar Joins Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Restrictions

Kid Rock's Big Ass Honky Tonk Kid Rock’s Nashville, Tennessee-based Big Ass Honky Tonk & Steakhouse has joined a lawsuit against state and local officials over COVID-19 restrictions. Earlier this month, the bar and restaurant temporarily had its beer license pulled after being found in violation of multiple stay-at-home orders.…
bubmag
June 30, 2020
The Death of Cosmopolitanism Berlin Wall

The Death of Cosmopolitanism

The coronavirus outbreak has emboldened defenders of the nation-state, in Europe and beyond. Rachel Donadio June 23, 2020 Adam MaidaUpdated at 9:05 a.m. ET on June 25, 2020.A couple I know who’d been living in Beijing—she’s American and he’s Australian—are marooned in Budapest, waiting for China to reopen its borders.…
bubmag
June 23, 2020
Kid Rock’s “Big Honky Tonk Steakhouse” in Nashville, TN has its beer permit yanked for Covid-related health code violations. In other news, simply being a restaurant owned by Kid Rock somehow isn’t its own health code violation [Fail] Berlin Wall

Kid Rock’s “Big Honky Tonk Steakhouse” in Nashville, TN has its beer permit yanked for Covid-related health code violations. In other news, simply being a restaurant owned by Kid Rock somehow isn’t its own health code violation [Fail]

Main Discussion Sports Business Geek Entertainment Podcast D'awww Food Politics   Kid Rock's "Big Honky Tonk Steakhouse" in Nashville, TN has its beer permit yanked for Covid-related health code violations. In other news, simply being a restaurant owned by Kid Rock somehow isn't its own health code violation   (thehill.com) 68 …
bubmag
June 19, 2020
You’ll Never Guess Whose Big Ass Honky-Tonk And Rock & Roll Steakhouse Lost Its Beer Permit For Ignoring Social Distancing Berlin Wall

You’ll Never Guess Whose Big Ass Honky-Tonk And Rock & Roll Steakhouse Lost Its Beer Permit For Ignoring Social Distancing

CREDIT: Gary Miller/Getty Images Remember Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky-Tonk And Rock & Roll Steakhouse? You know, the Nashville bar with a giant neon sign shaped like a guitar and also a woman’s butt? The one where Kid Rock got pulled offstage for going on a drunken rant about Oprah?…
bubmag
June 18, 2020