Question: What did the unearthed trove of documents show?

Answer: What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It

<hl> As an accidental public service, this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by several news organizations showed What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It . <hl> And it was reported Thursday that the New York attorney general is starting an investigation to determine whether the company lied about the risks of climate change.

As an accidental public service, this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by several news organizations showed <hl> What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It <hl>. And it was reported Thursday that the New York attorney general is starting an investigation to determine whether the company lied about the risks of climate change.

As an accidental public service, this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by several news organizations showed <hl> What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It <hl> .


Question: Who unearthed the trove of documents?

As an accidental public service, this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by several news organizations showed What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It. And it was reported Thursday that the New York attorney general is starting an investigation to determine whether the company lied about the risks of climate change.

Answer: several news organizations

<hl> As an accidental public service, this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by several news organizations showed What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It. <hl> And it was reported Thursday that the New York attorney general is starting an investigation to determine whether the company lied about the risks of climate change.

As an accidental public service, this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by <hl> several news organizations <hl> showed What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It. And it was reported Thursday that the New York attorney general is starting an investigation to determine whether the company lied about the risks of climate change.


Question: Was this public service by the news organizations intentional or accidental?

Answer: an accidental public service

<hl> As an accidental public service , this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by several news organizations showed What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It. <hl> And it was reported Thursday that the New York attorney general is starting an investigation to determine whether the company lied about the risks of climate change.

As <hl> an accidental public service <hl>, this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by several news organizations showed What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It. And it was reported Thursday that the New York attorney general is starting an investigation to determine whether the company lied about the risks of climate change.

As <hl> an accidental public service <hl> , this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by several news organizations showed What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It.


Question: What does the attorney general hope to show with the investigation?

Answer: whether the company lied about the risks of climate change

As an accidental public service, this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by several news organizations showed What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It. <hl> And it was reported Thursday that the New York attorney general is starting an investigation to determine whether the company lied about the risks of climate change . <hl>

As an accidental public service, this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by several news organizations showed What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It. And it was reported Thursday that the New York attorney general is starting an investigation to determine <hl> whether the company lied about the risks of climate change <hl>.

And it was reported Thursday that the New York attorney general is starting an investigation to determine <hl> whether the company lied about the risks of climate change <hl> .


Question: What two political candidates deny that climate change is caused by humans?

But now the leading Republican presidential candidates, with a far bigger megaphone than Exxon ever had, are promoting the very junk science that was hatched, in part, in Exxon’s board room. As a global citizen, Exxon failed miserably, to say the least. A host of organizations, and some politicians have called for Exxon to be prosecuted for fraud not unlike that which tobacco companies engaged in when they hid the risks of smoking. Exxon argues that it was a climate change “pioneer” and didn’t so much deceive the public as stir a broader debate. At least it is now on record as stating the obvious: that climate change is real, and human-caused, and that something — perhaps beneficial to its corporate bottom line — needs to be done. The Republicans did not get the updated memo. Their two leading candidates for office, Ben Carson and Donald Trump, deny the consensus of human-caused climate change. They’re still reading from quarter-century-old Exxon talking points.

Answer: Ben Carson and Donald Trump

But now the leading Republican presidential candidates, with a far bigger megaphone than Exxon ever had, are promoting the very junk science that was hatched, in part, in Exxon’s board room. As a global citizen, Exxon failed miserably, to say the least. A host of organizations, and some politicians have called for Exxon to be prosecuted for fraud not unlike that which tobacco companies engaged in when they hid the risks of smoking. Exxon argues that it was a climate change “pioneer” and didn’t so much deceive the public as stir a broader debate. At least it is now on record as stating the obvious: that climate change is real, and human-caused, and that something — perhaps beneficial to its corporate bottom line — needs to be done. The Republicans did not get the updated memo. <hl> Their two leading candidates for office, Ben Carson and Donald Trump , deny the consensus of human-caused climate change. <hl> They’re still reading from quarter-century-old Exxon talking points.

But now the leading Republican presidential candidates, with a far bigger megaphone than Exxon ever had, are promoting the very junk science that was hatched, in part, in Exxon’s board room. As a global citizen, Exxon failed miserably, to say the least. A host of organizations, and some politicians have called for Exxon to be prosecuted for fraud not unlike that which tobacco companies engaged in when they hid the risks of smoking. Exxon argues that it was a climate change “pioneer” and didn’t so much deceive the public as stir a broader debate. At least it is now on record as stating the obvious: that climate change is real, and human-caused, and that something — perhaps beneficial to its corporate bottom line — needs to be done. The Republicans did not get the updated memo. Their two leading candidates for office, <hl> Ben Carson and Donald Trump <hl>, deny the consensus of human-caused climate change. They’re still reading from quarter-century-old Exxon talking points.

Their two leading candidates for office, <hl> Ben Carson and Donald Trump <hl> , deny the consensus of human-caused climate change.


Question: What are Republican candidates accused of promoting?

Answer: junk science

<hl> But now the leading Republican presidential candidates, with a far bigger megaphone than Exxon ever had, are promoting the very junk science that was hatched, in part, in Exxon’s board room. <hl> As a global citizen, Exxon failed miserably, to say the least. A host of organizations, and some politicians have called for Exxon to be prosecuted for fraud not unlike that which tobacco companies engaged in when they hid the risks of smoking. Exxon argues that it was a climate change “pioneer” and didn’t so much deceive the public as stir a broader debate. At least it is now on record as stating the obvious: that climate change is real, and human-caused, and that something — perhaps beneficial to its corporate bottom line — needs to be done. The Republicans did not get the updated memo. Their two leading candidates for office, Ben Carson and Donald Trump, deny the consensus of human-caused climate change. They’re still reading from quarter-century-old Exxon talking points.

But now the leading Republican presidential candidates, with a far bigger megaphone than Exxon ever had, are promoting the very <hl> junk science <hl> that was hatched, in part, in Exxon’s board room. As a global citizen, Exxon failed miserably, to say the least. A host of organizations, and some politicians have called for Exxon to be prosecuted for fraud not unlike that which tobacco companies engaged in when they hid the risks of smoking. Exxon argues that it was a climate change “pioneer” and didn’t so much deceive the public as stir a broader debate. At least it is now on record as stating the obvious: that climate change is real, and human-caused, and that something — perhaps beneficial to its corporate bottom line — needs to be done. The Republicans did not get the updated memo. Their two leading candidates for office, Ben Carson and Donald Trump, deny the consensus of human-caused climate change. They’re still reading from quarter-century-old Exxon talking points.


Question: According to the article, has Exxon been a good global citizen?

Answer: As a global citizen, Exxon failed miserably,

But now the leading Republican presidential candidates, with a far bigger megaphone than Exxon ever had, are promoting the very junk science that was hatched, in part, in Exxon’s board room. <hl> As a global citizen, Exxon failed miserably, to say the least. <hl> A host of organizations, and some politicians have called for Exxon to be prosecuted for fraud not unlike that which tobacco companies engaged in when they hid the risks of smoking. Exxon argues that it was a climate change “pioneer” and didn’t so much deceive the public as stir a broader debate. At least it is now on record as stating the obvious: that climate change is real, and human-caused, and that something — perhaps beneficial to its corporate bottom line — needs to be done. The Republicans did not get the updated memo. Their two leading candidates for office, Ben Carson and Donald Trump, deny the consensus of human-caused climate change. They’re still reading from quarter-century-old Exxon talking points.

But now the leading Republican presidential candidates, with a far bigger megaphone than Exxon ever had, are promoting the very junk science that was hatched, in part, in Exxon’s board room. <hl> As a global citizen, Exxon failed miserably, <hl> to say the least. A host of organizations, and some politicians have called for Exxon to be prosecuted for fraud not unlike that which tobacco companies engaged in when they hid the risks of smoking. Exxon argues that it was a climate change “pioneer” and didn’t so much deceive the public as stir a broader debate. At least it is now on record as stating the obvious: that climate change is real, and human-caused, and that something — perhaps beneficial to its corporate bottom line — needs to be done. The Republicans did not get the updated memo. Their two leading candidates for office, Ben Carson and Donald Trump, deny the consensus of human-caused climate change. They’re still reading from quarter-century-old Exxon talking points.


Question: Exxon hiding the data that showed the risks of climate change has been compared to tobacco companies committing what?

Answer: fraud not unlike that which tobacco companies engaged in when they hid the risks of smoking

But now the leading Republican presidential candidates, with a far bigger megaphone than Exxon ever had, are promoting the very junk science that was hatched, in part, in Exxon’s board room. As a global citizen, Exxon failed miserably, to say the least. <hl> A host of organizations, and some politicians have called for Exxon to be prosecuted for fraud not unlike that which tobacco companies engaged in when they hid the risks of smoking . <hl> Exxon argues that it was a climate change “pioneer” and didn’t so much deceive the public as stir a broader debate. At least it is now on record as stating the obvious: that climate change is real, and human-caused, and that something — perhaps beneficial to its corporate bottom line — needs to be done. The Republicans did not get the updated memo. Their two leading candidates for office, Ben Carson and Donald Trump, deny the consensus of human-caused climate change. They’re still reading from quarter-century-old Exxon talking points.

But now the leading Republican presidential candidates, with a far bigger megaphone than Exxon ever had, are promoting the very junk science that was hatched, in part, in Exxon’s board room. As a global citizen, Exxon failed miserably, to say the least. A host of organizations, and some politicians have called for Exxon to be prosecuted for <hl> fraud not unlike that which tobacco companies engaged in when they hid the risks of smoking <hl>. Exxon argues that it was a climate change “pioneer” and didn’t so much deceive the public as stir a broader debate. At least it is now on record as stating the obvious: that climate change is real, and human-caused, and that something — perhaps beneficial to its corporate bottom line — needs to be done. The Republicans did not get the updated memo. Their two leading candidates for office, Ben Carson and Donald Trump, deny the consensus of human-caused climate change. They’re still reading from quarter-century-old Exxon talking points.

A host of organizations, and some politicians have called for Exxon to be prosecuted for <hl> fraud not unlike that which tobacco companies engaged in when they hid the risks of smoking <hl> .


Question: If Exxon is prosecuted for hding data about climate change, what will the charge be?

Answer: fraud

But now the leading Republican presidential candidates, with a far bigger megaphone than Exxon ever had, are promoting the very junk science that was hatched, in part, in Exxon’s board room. As a global citizen, Exxon failed miserably, to say the least. <hl> A host of organizations, and some politicians have called for Exxon to be prosecuted for fraud not unlike that which tobacco companies engaged in when they hid the risks of smoking. <hl> Exxon argues that it was a climate change “pioneer” and didn’t so much deceive the public as stir a broader debate. At least it is now on record as stating the obvious: that climate change is real, and human-caused, and that something — perhaps beneficial to its corporate bottom line — needs to be done. The Republicans did not get the updated memo. Their two leading candidates for office, Ben Carson and Donald Trump, deny the consensus of human-caused climate change. They’re still reading from quarter-century-old Exxon talking points.

But now the leading Republican presidential candidates, with a far bigger megaphone than Exxon ever had, are promoting the very junk science that was hatched, in part, in Exxon’s board room. As a global citizen, Exxon failed miserably, to say the least. A host of organizations, and some politicians have called for Exxon to be prosecuted for <hl> fraud <hl> not unlike that which tobacco companies engaged in when they hid the risks of smoking. Exxon argues that it was a climate change “pioneer” and didn’t so much deceive the public as stir a broader debate. At least it is now on record as stating the obvious: that climate change is real, and human-caused, and that something — perhaps beneficial to its corporate bottom line — needs to be done. The Republicans did not get the updated memo. Their two leading candidates for office, Ben Carson and Donald Trump, deny the consensus of human-caused climate change. They’re still reading from quarter-century-old Exxon talking points.


Question: What does Trump call climate change?

Trump calls climate change “a total hoax.” He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York. This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. He also believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain rather than as tombs for kings and queens. Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” In trying to win the support of the Koch brothers, Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.

Answer: a total hoax

<hl> Trump calls climate change “ a total hoax .” <hl> He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York. This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. He also believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain rather than as tombs for kings and queens. Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” In trying to win the support of the Koch brothers, Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.

Trump calls climate change “<hl> a total hoax <hl>.” He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York. This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. He also believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain rather than as tombs for kings and queens. Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” In trying to win the support of the Koch brothers, Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.

Trump calls climate change “ <hl> a total hoax <hl> .”


Question: Ben Carson believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to do what?

Answer: the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain

Trump calls climate change “a total hoax.” He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York. This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. <hl> He also believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain rather than as tombs for kings and queens. <hl> Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” In trying to win the support of the Koch brothers, Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.

Trump calls climate change “a total hoax.” He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York. This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. He also believes <hl> the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain <hl> rather than as tombs for kings and queens. Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” In trying to win the support of the Koch brothers, Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.


Question: What two men vowed to spend 889 million dollars to influence the 2016 presidential election?

Answer: the Koch brothers

Trump calls climate change “a total hoax.” He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York. This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. He also believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain rather than as tombs for kings and queens. Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” <hl> In trying to win the support of the Koch brothers , Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. <hl> Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.

Trump calls climate change “a total hoax.” He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York. This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. He also believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain rather than as tombs for kings and queens. Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” In trying to win the support of <hl> the Koch brothers <hl>, Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.

In trying to win the support of <hl> the Koch brothers <hl> , Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees.


Question: What three Republican senators have vowed to oppose any legislation relating to climate change?

Answer: Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul

Trump calls climate change “a total hoax.” He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York. This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. He also believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain rather than as tombs for kings and queens. Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” <hl> In trying to win the support of the Koch brothers, Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. <hl> Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.

Trump calls climate change “a total hoax.” He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York. This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. He also believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain rather than as tombs for kings and queens. Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” In trying to win the support of the Koch brothers, <hl> Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul <hl> have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.


Question: Why does Trump believe climate change is a hoax?

Answer: after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York

Trump calls climate change “a total hoax.” <hl> He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York . <hl> This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. He also believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain rather than as tombs for kings and queens. Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” In trying to win the support of the Koch brothers, Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.

Trump calls climate change “a total hoax.” He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, <hl> after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York <hl>. This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. He also believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain rather than as tombs for kings and queens. Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” In trying to win the support of the Koch brothers, Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.

He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, <hl> after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York <hl> .


Question: who is the CEO of Barnes and Noble?

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” Mr. Boire, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. Now Mr. Boire, 54, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. “There’s a lot of opportunity.”

Answer: Mr. Boire

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. <hl> “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” Mr. Boire , who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. <hl> Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. Now Mr. Boire, 54, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. “There’s a lot of opportunity.”

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” <hl> Mr. Boire <hl>, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. Now Mr. Boire, 54, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. “There’s a lot of opportunity.”

“I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” <hl> Mr. Boire <hl> , who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books.


Question: what month did Mr. Boire take the reigns?

Answer: September

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” <hl> Mr. Boire, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September , still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. <hl> Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. Now Mr. Boire, 54, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. “There’s a lot of opportunity.”

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” Mr. Boire, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in <hl> September <hl>, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. Now Mr. Boire, 54, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. “There’s a lot of opportunity.”

Mr. Boire, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in <hl> September <hl> , still seems to have a soft spot for physical books.


Question: how old is Mr. Boire?

Answer: 54

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” Mr. Boire, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. <hl> Now Mr. Boire, 54 , the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. <hl> To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. “There’s a lot of opportunity.”

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” Mr. Boire, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. Now Mr. Boire, <hl> 54 <hl>, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. “There’s a lot of opportunity.”

Now Mr. Boire, <hl> 54 <hl> , the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings.


Question: What toy retailer did Mr. Boire have experience at?

Answer: Toys “R” Us

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” Mr. Boire, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. <hl> Now Mr. Boire, 54, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us , is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. <hl> To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. “There’s a lot of opportunity.”

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” Mr. Boire, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. Now Mr. Boire, 54, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and <hl> Toys “R” Us <hl>, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. “There’s a lot of opportunity.”

Now Mr. Boire, 54, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and <hl> Toys “R” Us <hl> , is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings.


Question: What is Boire's plan to change Barnes and Noble's image?

Answer: reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.”

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” Mr. Boire, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. Now Mr. Boire, 54, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. <hl> To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. <hl> “There’s a lot of opportunity.”

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” Mr. Boire, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. Now Mr. Boire, 54, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and <hl> reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” <hl> “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. “There’s a lot of opportunity.”


Question: what was hosted at Barnes and Noble a month ago?

Facing spiraling losses from store closings, Barnes & Noble is searching for ways to increase foot traffic and drive sales. Last month, the chain held a coloring event at stores around the country, where it doled out sample sheets from coloring books and art supplies. It also recently held a national Mini Maker Faire promoting technology literacy at its stores, with coding and 3-D printing workshops. Near the front of the Union Square store, a large display table was dedicated to vinyl records and turntables, and another area showcased tech gadgets. Near the registers, a table was covered with adult coloring books, one of the fastest-growing book categories, and art supplies. “The macro trend is about physical interaction with things,” Mr. Boire said. “I think it’s here for the long haul.”

Answer: a coloring event

Facing spiraling losses from store closings, Barnes & Noble is searching for ways to increase foot traffic and drive sales. <hl> Last month, the chain held a coloring event at stores around the country, where it doled out sample sheets from coloring books and art supplies. <hl> It also recently held a national Mini Maker Faire promoting technology literacy at its stores, with coding and 3-D printing workshops. Near the front of the Union Square store, a large display table was dedicated to vinyl records and turntables, and another area showcased tech gadgets. Near the registers, a table was covered with adult coloring books, one of the fastest-growing book categories, and art supplies. “The macro trend is about physical interaction with things,” Mr. Boire said. “I think it’s here for the long haul.”

Facing spiraling losses from store closings, Barnes & Noble is searching for ways to increase foot traffic and drive sales. Last month, the chain held <hl> a coloring event <hl> at stores around the country, where it doled out sample sheets from coloring books and art supplies. It also recently held a national Mini Maker Faire promoting technology literacy at its stores, with coding and 3-D printing workshops. Near the front of the Union Square store, a large display table was dedicated to vinyl records and turntables, and another area showcased tech gadgets. Near the registers, a table was covered with adult coloring books, one of the fastest-growing book categories, and art supplies. “The macro trend is about physical interaction with things,” Mr. Boire said. “I think it’s here for the long haul.”


Question: what spurned Barnes and Noble to take action?

Answer: spiraling losses from store closings

<hl> Facing spiraling losses from store closings , Barnes & Noble is searching for ways to increase foot traffic and drive sales. <hl> Last month, the chain held a coloring event at stores around the country, where it doled out sample sheets from coloring books and art supplies. It also recently held a national Mini Maker Faire promoting technology literacy at its stores, with coding and 3-D printing workshops. Near the front of the Union Square store, a large display table was dedicated to vinyl records and turntables, and another area showcased tech gadgets. Near the registers, a table was covered with adult coloring books, one of the fastest-growing book categories, and art supplies. “The macro trend is about physical interaction with things,” Mr. Boire said. “I think it’s here for the long haul.”

Facing <hl> spiraling losses from store closings <hl>, Barnes & Noble is searching for ways to increase foot traffic and drive sales. Last month, the chain held a coloring event at stores around the country, where it doled out sample sheets from coloring books and art supplies. It also recently held a national Mini Maker Faire promoting technology literacy at its stores, with coding and 3-D printing workshops. Near the front of the Union Square store, a large display table was dedicated to vinyl records and turntables, and another area showcased tech gadgets. Near the registers, a table was covered with adult coloring books, one of the fastest-growing book categories, and art supplies. “The macro trend is about physical interaction with things,” Mr. Boire said. “I think it’s here for the long haul.”

Facing <hl> spiraling losses from store closings <hl> , Barnes & Noble is searching for ways to increase foot traffic and drive sales.


Question: what types of Maker education did Barnes and Noble provide?

Answer: coding and 3-D printing workshops

Facing spiraling losses from store closings, Barnes & Noble is searching for ways to increase foot traffic and drive sales. Last month, the chain held a coloring event at stores around the country, where it doled out sample sheets from coloring books and art supplies. <hl> It also recently held a national Mini Maker Faire promoting technology literacy at its stores, with coding and 3-D printing workshops . <hl> Near the front of the Union Square store, a large display table was dedicated to vinyl records and turntables, and another area showcased tech gadgets. Near the registers, a table was covered with adult coloring books, one of the fastest-growing book categories, and art supplies. “The macro trend is about physical interaction with things,” Mr. Boire said. “I think it’s here for the long haul.”

Facing spiraling losses from store closings, Barnes & Noble is searching for ways to increase foot traffic and drive sales. Last month, the chain held a coloring event at stores around the country, where it doled out sample sheets from coloring books and art supplies. It also recently held a national Mini Maker Faire promoting technology literacy at its stores, with <hl> coding and 3-D printing workshops <hl>. Near the front of the Union Square store, a large display table was dedicated to vinyl records and turntables, and another area showcased tech gadgets. Near the registers, a table was covered with adult coloring books, one of the fastest-growing book categories, and art supplies. “The macro trend is about physical interaction with things,” Mr. Boire said. “I think it’s here for the long haul.”

It also recently held a national Mini Maker Faire promoting technology literacy at its stores, with <hl> coding and 3-D printing workshops <hl> .


Question: what locations hosted the coloring?

Answer: stores around the country,

Facing spiraling losses from store closings, Barnes & Noble is searching for ways to increase foot traffic and drive sales. <hl> Last month, the chain held a coloring event at stores around the country, where it doled out sample sheets from coloring books and art supplies. <hl> It also recently held a national Mini Maker Faire promoting technology literacy at its stores, with coding and 3-D printing workshops. Near the front of the Union Square store, a large display table was dedicated to vinyl records and turntables, and another area showcased tech gadgets. Near the registers, a table was covered with adult coloring books, one of the fastest-growing book categories, and art supplies. “The macro trend is about physical interaction with things,” Mr. Boire said. “I think it’s here for the long haul.”

Facing spiraling losses from store closings, Barnes & Noble is searching for ways to increase foot traffic and drive sales. Last month, the chain held a coloring event at <hl> stores around the country, <hl> where it doled out sample sheets from coloring books and art supplies. It also recently held a national Mini Maker Faire promoting technology literacy at its stores, with coding and 3-D printing workshops. Near the front of the Union Square store, a large display table was dedicated to vinyl records and turntables, and another area showcased tech gadgets. Near the registers, a table was covered with adult coloring books, one of the fastest-growing book categories, and art supplies. “The macro trend is about physical interaction with things,” Mr. Boire said. “I think it’s here for the long haul.”


Question: what does Barnes and Noble want to improve?

Answer: foot traffic

<hl> Facing spiraling losses from store closings, Barnes & Noble is searching for ways to increase foot traffic and drive sales. <hl> Last month, the chain held a coloring event at stores around the country, where it doled out sample sheets from coloring books and art supplies. It also recently held a national Mini Maker Faire promoting technology literacy at its stores, with coding and 3-D printing workshops. Near the front of the Union Square store, a large display table was dedicated to vinyl records and turntables, and another area showcased tech gadgets. Near the registers, a table was covered with adult coloring books, one of the fastest-growing book categories, and art supplies. “The macro trend is about physical interaction with things,” Mr. Boire said. “I think it’s here for the long haul.”

Facing spiraling losses from store closings, Barnes & Noble is searching for ways to increase <hl> foot traffic <hl> and drive sales. Last month, the chain held a coloring event at stores around the country, where it doled out sample sheets from coloring books and art supplies. It also recently held a national Mini Maker Faire promoting technology literacy at its stores, with coding and 3-D printing workshops. Near the front of the Union Square store, a large display table was dedicated to vinyl records and turntables, and another area showcased tech gadgets. Near the registers, a table was covered with adult coloring books, one of the fastest-growing book categories, and art supplies. “The macro trend is about physical interaction with things,” Mr. Boire said. “I think it’s here for the long haul.”


Question: what is an essential part of the business?

Toys and games, a small but increasingly critical part of the business, provided a bright spot, growing nearly 15 percent in the last quarter. In a conference call with investors, Mr. Boire underscored this point by singling out coloring books and strong sales of Adele’s new album “25” among the company’s recent successes.

Answer: Toys and games

<hl> Toys and games , a small but increasingly critical part of the business, provided a bright spot, growing nearly 15 percent in the last quarter. <hl> In a conference call with investors, Mr. Boire underscored this point by singling out coloring books and strong sales of Adele’s new album “25” among the company’s recent successes.

<hl> Toys and games <hl>, a small but increasingly critical part of the business, provided a bright spot, growing nearly 15 percent in the last quarter. In a conference call with investors, Mr. Boire underscored this point by singling out coloring books and strong sales of Adele’s new album “25” among the company’s recent successes.

<hl> Toys and games <hl> , a small but increasingly critical part of the business, provided a bright spot, growing nearly 15 percent in the last quarter.


Question: how much did Toys and games increase in the quarter?

Answer: 15 percent

<hl> Toys and games, a small but increasingly critical part of the business, provided a bright spot, growing nearly 15 percent in the last quarter. <hl> In a conference call with investors, Mr. Boire underscored this point by singling out coloring books and strong sales of Adele’s new album “25” among the company’s recent successes.

Toys and games, a small but increasingly critical part of the business, provided a bright spot, growing nearly <hl> 15 percent <hl> in the last quarter. In a conference call with investors, Mr. Boire underscored this point by singling out coloring books and strong sales of Adele’s new album “25” among the company’s recent successes.


Question: who was on the call with Mr. Boire?

Answer: investors

Toys and games, a small but increasingly critical part of the business, provided a bright spot, growing nearly 15 percent in the last quarter. <hl> In a conference call with investors , Mr. Boire underscored this point by singling out coloring books and strong sales of Adele’s new album “25” among the company’s recent successes. <hl>

Toys and games, a small but increasingly critical part of the business, provided a bright spot, growing nearly 15 percent in the last quarter. In a conference call with <hl> investors <hl>, Mr. Boire underscored this point by singling out coloring books and strong sales of Adele’s new album “25” among the company’s recent successes.

In a conference call with <hl> investors <hl> , Mr. Boire underscored this point by singling out coloring books and strong sales of Adele’s new album “25” among the company’s recent successes.


Question: what is the name of Adele's record?

Answer: 25

Toys and games, a small but increasingly critical part of the business, provided a bright spot, growing nearly 15 percent in the last quarter. <hl> In a conference call with investors, Mr. Boire underscored this point by singling out coloring books and strong sales of Adele’s new album “ 25 ” among the company’s recent successes. <hl>

Toys and games, a small but increasingly critical part of the business, provided a bright spot, growing nearly 15 percent in the last quarter. In a conference call with investors, Mr. Boire underscored this point by singling out coloring books and strong sales of Adele’s new album “<hl> 25 <hl>” among the company’s recent successes.

In a conference call with investors, Mr. Boire underscored this point by singling out coloring books and strong sales of Adele’s new album “ <hl> 25 <hl> ” among the company’s recent successes.


Question: what is one of the things that mr. boire highlighted on the call?

Answer: coloring books

Toys and games, a small but increasingly critical part of the business, provided a bright spot, growing nearly 15 percent in the last quarter. <hl> In a conference call with investors, Mr. Boire underscored this point by singling out coloring books and strong sales of Adele’s new album “25” among the company’s recent successes. <hl>

Toys and games, a small but increasingly critical part of the business, provided a bright spot, growing nearly 15 percent in the last quarter. In a conference call with investors, Mr. Boire underscored this point by singling out <hl> coloring books <hl> and strong sales of Adele’s new album “25” among the company’s recent successes.


Question: Who is a competitor to Barnes and Noble?

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. Barnes & Noble has been battered by Amazon, its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing, as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily because of lower digital content sales. The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.

Answer: Amazon

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. <hl> Barnes & Noble has been battered by Amazon , its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. <hl> While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing, as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily because of lower digital content sales. The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. Barnes & Noble has been battered by <hl> Amazon <hl>, its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing, as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily because of lower digital content sales. The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.

Barnes & Noble has been battered by <hl> Amazon <hl> , its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook.


Question: what happened when Barnes and Noble tried to gain marketshare in ebooks?

Answer: has incurred big financial losses

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. <hl> Barnes & Noble has been battered by Amazon, its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. <hl> While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing, as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily because of lower digital content sales. The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. Barnes & Noble has been battered by Amazon, its powerful online rival, and <hl> has incurred big financial losses <hl> from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing, as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily because of lower digital content sales. The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.


Question: were revenues good?

Answer: sales were still disappointing

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. Barnes & Noble has been battered by Amazon, its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. <hl> While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing , as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily because of lower digital content sales. <hl> The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. Barnes & Noble has been battered by Amazon, its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, <hl> sales were still disappointing <hl>, as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily because of lower digital content sales. The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.

While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, <hl> sales were still disappointing <hl> , as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily because of lower digital content sales.


Question: how much did nook backslide?

Answer: 31.9 percent to $43.5 million

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. Barnes & Noble has been battered by Amazon, its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. <hl> While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing, as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million , primarily because of lower digital content sales. <hl> The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. Barnes & Noble has been battered by Amazon, its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing, as the Nook segment tumbled <hl> 31.9 percent to $43.5 million <hl>, primarily because of lower digital content sales. The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.

While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing, as the Nook segment tumbled <hl> 31.9 percent to $43.5 million <hl> , primarily because of lower digital content sales.


Question: why did the Nook performance suffer?

Answer: because of lower digital content sales

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. Barnes & Noble has been battered by Amazon, its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. <hl> While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing, as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily because of lower digital content sales . <hl> The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. Barnes & Noble has been battered by Amazon, its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing, as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily <hl> because of lower digital content sales <hl>. The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.

While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing, as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily <hl> because of lower digital content sales <hl> .


Question: How much did the sculpture sell for, in euros?

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.

Answer: Twenty thousand

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. <hl> Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. <hl> Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. <hl> Twenty thousand <hl> euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.


Question: Who made the snail art?

Answer: Cracking Art Group

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. <hl> Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group , decided it must be hers. <hl> “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the <hl> Cracking Art Group <hl>, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.

Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the <hl> Cracking Art Group <hl> , decided it must be hers.


Question: How much money was raised by the event in total?

Answer: $1.6 million

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. <hl> Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million . <hl>

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised <hl> $1.6 million <hl>.

Altogether, the evening raised <hl> $1.6 million <hl> .


Question: What nationality does Isabeli Fontana hold?

Answer: Brazilian

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) <hl> Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. <hl> Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the <hl> Brazilian <hl> supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.


Question: Ms. Klum was attending the event with whom?

Answer: Vito Schnabel

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” <hl> she called to Vito Schnabel , her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. <hl> Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to <hl> Vito Schnabel <hl>, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.

she called to <hl> Vito Schnabel <hl> , her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend.


Question: The group "Icona Pop" has what nationality?

This being Italy, the pace was leisurely and the mood festive. Between furious rounds of auctioneering and a live set from Debbie Harry, the dinner’s main course was still coming out at midnight — and even the presence of Naomi Campbell at the podium to introduce the evening’s Award of Courage honoree, Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel and the chairman of Only the Brave, the parent company of Maison Margiela and Marni, didn’t cow conversationalists until she demanded testily, “Can you please be quiet? I’ll start again.” “I try to do my best to make a better world,” said Mr. Rosso, whose Only the Brave Foundation battles inequality and promotes sustainable development worldwide, in encouraging the crowd to follow his example. “The world needs more people like us. Spend more time to be positive.” The dinner portion wrapped up (or was it that the after-party began?) with a bouncy performance by Icona Pop, the Swedish electronic music duo. “We were first of all very honored to be part of such a great event,” said Caroline Hjelt, one of the pair. “We didn’t even think. We said yes, yes, yes.”

Answer: Swedish

This being Italy, the pace was leisurely and the mood festive. Between furious rounds of auctioneering and a live set from Debbie Harry, the dinner’s main course was still coming out at midnight — and even the presence of Naomi Campbell at the podium to introduce the evening’s Award of Courage honoree, Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel and the chairman of Only the Brave, the parent company of Maison Margiela and Marni, didn’t cow conversationalists until she demanded testily, “Can you please be quiet? I’ll start again.” “I try to do my best to make a better world,” said Mr. Rosso, whose Only the Brave Foundation battles inequality and promotes sustainable development worldwide, in encouraging the crowd to follow his example. “The world needs more people like us. Spend more time to be positive.” <hl> The dinner portion wrapped up (or was it that the after-party began?) with a bouncy performance by Icona Pop, the Swedish electronic music duo. <hl> “We were first of all very honored to be part of such a great event,” said Caroline Hjelt, one of the pair. “We didn’t even think. We said yes, yes, yes.”

This being Italy, the pace was leisurely and the mood festive. Between furious rounds of auctioneering and a live set from Debbie Harry, the dinner’s main course was still coming out at midnight — and even the presence of Naomi Campbell at the podium to introduce the evening’s Award of Courage honoree, Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel and the chairman of Only the Brave, the parent company of Maison Margiela and Marni, didn’t cow conversationalists until she demanded testily, “Can you please be quiet? I’ll start again.” “I try to do my best to make a better world,” said Mr. Rosso, whose Only the Brave Foundation battles inequality and promotes sustainable development worldwide, in encouraging the crowd to follow his example. “The world needs more people like us. Spend more time to be positive.” The dinner portion wrapped up (or was it that the after-party began?) with a bouncy performance by Icona Pop, the <hl> Swedish <hl> electronic music duo. “We were first of all very honored to be part of such a great event,” said Caroline Hjelt, one of the pair. “We didn’t even think. We said yes, yes, yes.”


Question: Who is the chairman of "Only the Brave"?

Answer: Renzo Rosso

This being Italy, the pace was leisurely and the mood festive. <hl> Between furious rounds of auctioneering and a live set from Debbie Harry, the dinner’s main course was still coming out at midnight — and even the presence of Naomi Campbell at the podium to introduce the evening’s Award of Courage honoree, Renzo Rosso , the founder of Diesel and the chairman of Only the Brave, the parent company of Maison Margiela and Marni, didn’t cow conversationalists until she demanded testily, “Can you please be quiet? <hl> I’ll start again.” “I try to do my best to make a better world,” said Mr. Rosso, whose Only the Brave Foundation battles inequality and promotes sustainable development worldwide, in encouraging the crowd to follow his example. “The world needs more people like us. Spend more time to be positive.” The dinner portion wrapped up (or was it that the after-party began?) with a bouncy performance by Icona Pop, the Swedish electronic music duo. “We were first of all very honored to be part of such a great event,” said Caroline Hjelt, one of the pair. “We didn’t even think. We said yes, yes, yes.”

This being Italy, the pace was leisurely and the mood festive. Between furious rounds of auctioneering and a live set from Debbie Harry, the dinner’s main course was still coming out at midnight — and even the presence of Naomi Campbell at the podium to introduce the evening’s Award of Courage honoree, <hl> Renzo Rosso <hl>, the founder of Diesel and the chairman of Only the Brave, the parent company of Maison Margiela and Marni, didn’t cow conversationalists until she demanded testily, “Can you please be quiet? I’ll start again.” “I try to do my best to make a better world,” said Mr. Rosso, whose Only the Brave Foundation battles inequality and promotes sustainable development worldwide, in encouraging the crowd to follow his example. “The world needs more people like us. Spend more time to be positive.” The dinner portion wrapped up (or was it that the after-party began?) with a bouncy performance by Icona Pop, the Swedish electronic music duo. “We were first of all very honored to be part of such a great event,” said Caroline Hjelt, one of the pair. “We didn’t even think. We said yes, yes, yes.”

Between furious rounds of auctioneering and a live set from Debbie Harry, the dinner’s main course was still coming out at midnight — and even the presence of Naomi Campbell at the podium to introduce the evening’s Award of Courage honoree, <hl> Renzo Rosso <hl> , the founder of Diesel and the chairman of Only the Brave, the parent company of Maison Margiela and Marni, didn’t cow conversationalists until she demanded testily, “Can you please be quiet?


Question: The food was still coming out even though, at the event, it was what late hour?

Answer: midnight

This being Italy, the pace was leisurely and the mood festive. <hl> Between furious rounds of auctioneering and a live set from Debbie Harry, the dinner’s main course was still coming out at midnight — and even the presence of Naomi Campbell at the podium to introduce the evening’s Award of Courage honoree, Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel and the chairman of Only the Brave, the parent company of Maison Margiela and Marni, didn’t cow conversationalists until she demanded testily, “Can you please be quiet? <hl> I’ll start again.” “I try to do my best to make a better world,” said Mr. Rosso, whose Only the Brave Foundation battles inequality and promotes sustainable development worldwide, in encouraging the crowd to follow his example. “The world needs more people like us. Spend more time to be positive.” The dinner portion wrapped up (or was it that the after-party began?) with a bouncy performance by Icona Pop, the Swedish electronic music duo. “We were first of all very honored to be part of such a great event,” said Caroline Hjelt, one of the pair. “We didn’t even think. We said yes, yes, yes.”

This being Italy, the pace was leisurely and the mood festive. Between furious rounds of auctioneering and a live set from Debbie Harry, the dinner’s main course was still coming out at <hl> midnight <hl> — and even the presence of Naomi Campbell at the podium to introduce the evening’s Award of Courage honoree, Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel and the chairman of Only the Brave, the parent company of Maison Margiela and Marni, didn’t cow conversationalists until she demanded testily, “Can you please be quiet? I’ll start again.” “I try to do my best to make a better world,” said Mr. Rosso, whose Only the Brave Foundation battles inequality and promotes sustainable development worldwide, in encouraging the crowd to follow his example. “The world needs more people like us. Spend more time to be positive.” The dinner portion wrapped up (or was it that the after-party began?) with a bouncy performance by Icona Pop, the Swedish electronic music duo. “We were first of all very honored to be part of such a great event,” said Caroline Hjelt, one of the pair. “We didn’t even think. We said yes, yes, yes.”


Question: Who wanted the audience to be quiet and listen to their introduction?

Answer: Naomi Campbell

This being Italy, the pace was leisurely and the mood festive. <hl> Between furious rounds of auctioneering and a live set from Debbie Harry, the dinner’s main course was still coming out at midnight — and even the presence of Naomi Campbell at the podium to introduce the evening’s Award of Courage honoree, Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel and the chairman of Only the Brave, the parent company of Maison Margiela and Marni, didn’t cow conversationalists until she demanded testily, “Can you please be quiet? <hl> I’ll start again.” “I try to do my best to make a better world,” said Mr. Rosso, whose Only the Brave Foundation battles inequality and promotes sustainable development worldwide, in encouraging the crowd to follow his example. “The world needs more people like us. Spend more time to be positive.” The dinner portion wrapped up (or was it that the after-party began?) with a bouncy performance by Icona Pop, the Swedish electronic music duo. “We were first of all very honored to be part of such a great event,” said Caroline Hjelt, one of the pair. “We didn’t even think. We said yes, yes, yes.”

This being Italy, the pace was leisurely and the mood festive. Between furious rounds of auctioneering and a live set from Debbie Harry, the dinner’s main course was still coming out at midnight — and even the presence of <hl> Naomi Campbell <hl> at the podium to introduce the evening’s Award of Courage honoree, Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel and the chairman of Only the Brave, the parent company of Maison Margiela and Marni, didn’t cow conversationalists until she demanded testily, “Can you please be quiet? I’ll start again.” “I try to do my best to make a better world,” said Mr. Rosso, whose Only the Brave Foundation battles inequality and promotes sustainable development worldwide, in encouraging the crowd to follow his example. “The world needs more people like us. Spend more time to be positive.” The dinner portion wrapped up (or was it that the after-party began?) with a bouncy performance by Icona Pop, the Swedish electronic music duo. “We were first of all very honored to be part of such a great event,” said Caroline Hjelt, one of the pair. “We didn’t even think. We said yes, yes, yes.”


Question: What was the name of the award that was presented?

Answer: Award of Courage

This being Italy, the pace was leisurely and the mood festive. <hl> Between furious rounds of auctioneering and a live set from Debbie Harry, the dinner’s main course was still coming out at midnight — and even the presence of Naomi Campbell at the podium to introduce the evening’s Award of Courage honoree, Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel and the chairman of Only the Brave, the parent company of Maison Margiela and Marni, didn’t cow conversationalists until she demanded testily, “Can you please be quiet? <hl> I’ll start again.” “I try to do my best to make a better world,” said Mr. Rosso, whose Only the Brave Foundation battles inequality and promotes sustainable development worldwide, in encouraging the crowd to follow his example. “The world needs more people like us. Spend more time to be positive.” The dinner portion wrapped up (or was it that the after-party began?) with a bouncy performance by Icona Pop, the Swedish electronic music duo. “We were first of all very honored to be part of such a great event,” said Caroline Hjelt, one of the pair. “We didn’t even think. We said yes, yes, yes.”

This being Italy, the pace was leisurely and the mood festive. Between furious rounds of auctioneering and a live set from Debbie Harry, the dinner’s main course was still coming out at midnight — and even the presence of Naomi Campbell at the podium to introduce the evening’s <hl> Award of Courage <hl> honoree, Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel and the chairman of Only the Brave, the parent company of Maison Margiela and Marni, didn’t cow conversationalists until she demanded testily, “Can you please be quiet? I’ll start again.” “I try to do my best to make a better world,” said Mr. Rosso, whose Only the Brave Foundation battles inequality and promotes sustainable development worldwide, in encouraging the crowd to follow his example. “The world needs more people like us. Spend more time to be positive.” The dinner portion wrapped up (or was it that the after-party began?) with a bouncy performance by Icona Pop, the Swedish electronic music duo. “We were first of all very honored to be part of such a great event,” said Caroline Hjelt, one of the pair. “We didn’t even think. We said yes, yes, yes.”