If politicians were painters, with FDR as Titian and Churchill as Rubens, then Attlee would be the Vermeer of the profession: precise, restrained—and long undervalued. Bill Clinton might aspire to the heights of Salvador Dalí (and believe himself complimented by the comparison), Tony Blair to the standing - and cupidity - of Damien Hirst.
In the arts, moral seriousness speaks to an economy of form and aesthetic restraint ...
Tony Judt, 'Austerity', (NYRB)
Migraine drug that treats headache also eases symptoms like dizziness
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The drug ubrogepant doesn't just ease the headache of a migraine, but also
relieves symptoms like neck stiffness and fatigue if taken early enough
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