3. JAY-Z AND KANYE WEST "Watch the Throne" (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Roc Nation) Pains of Fame I: This collaboration by two reigning hip-hop overdogs isn't just an exercise in backslapping, brand names and self-congratulation, even if Kanye West does call it "luxury rap".
Congratulations were even being proffered.
Alan Sugar, a former Spurs chairman, was among the first to send his congratulations, tweeting even before the final whistle: "Well done Leicester.
On the occasion of the play's 600th performance, in September of the following year, Bulgakov's third wife, Yelena Sergeyevna, noted in her diary: "The Theatre sent Misha no congratulations, nor even any notification".
According to Miller, he then proceeded to shake hands, kissed the bride's hand and wished the pair congratulations ― even offering up a few wedding services of his own.
Now, just over a week since his win, it seems that Russia is one of the few major world powers that still holds a distinctly positive impression of Trump and the election results, with many global leaders giving more obligatory diplomatic congratulations, or even publicly condemning comments made by Trump earlier during his campaign.
Others fear that Trump's incessant need for self-congratulation may even play into North Korea's hands.
And then hope begins to meld, seamlessly, with self-congratulation. "Sometimes even the worst events may bring positive change" is one headline.
The American envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, was on stage offering his congratulations this evening as the results were read inside the vast tent where the loya jirga has been meeting for several days.
