Stuart Evey, who oversaw who oversaw Getty Oil’s investments outside its core oil business, persuaded the company's board to invest $10 million for an 85% stake.
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Nicole Kraft,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2026
Last summer, Curtis persuaded them to join Citizen Historians, a grassroots effort to monitor Smithsonian exhibitions for political interference.
The mini bar—located inside a gorgeous wooden cabinet—was filled with local spirits like pox, a Mayan liquor made of corn, sugar cane, and wheat, and Mayalen Guerrero mezcal in a bottle so beautiful I was tempted to sneak it back in my suitcase.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Aug. 2026
Countries beyond the United States may be tempted to blackmail their allies, and the threat of nuclear attacks could become normalized.
Blowing Oleksa’s cover would mean publicly admitting that there are five senators on her asset list — one of whom was seduced into posing for some, uh, compromising photographs.
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Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2026
Nevertheless, don’t be seduced by someone else (or even yourself), because things are not clear today.
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