Rodent Regatta

I haven’t seen this, but I’d like to. There are few lessons in leadership that are more profound than those seen when a nation’s leader is facing the possible extinction of his country.

Churchill, the Hero and the Husband. A new HBO film seeks to explain how Winston Churchill pulled himself up from political oblivion to become a towering figure and a model for today. By Sarah Lyall. [New York Times: Arts]