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April 4, 2024

Are we at peak K-pop? Goldman doesn’t think so

...In a hefty research note the US investment bank argues that investor sentiment on K-pop is “ripe for a turnaround”....

April 4, 2024

FT Live

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Where leaders in investment and finance meet

News in-depthTerrorism

How the Taliban’s return made Afghanistan a hub for global jihadis

...While President Vladimir Putin sought to implicate Ukraine in last week’s attack, a Moscow court specified that all four main suspects were Tajik citizens, a group that forms a significant component of Isis-K...

March 27, 2024

ReviewFiction

Mona of the Manor — has Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City reached a full stop?

...For Mona Roughton, San Francisco hippy turned unlikely chatelaine of a Cotswolds pile, the reunion with Michael Tolliver, a pal separated by an ocean and a decade, is joyous....

March 26, 2024

InterviewTheatre

Minority Report and the rise of sci-fi on stage

...“What’s brilliant about the Philip K Dick story is it’s got a psychological conundrum in the centre of it,” says Webster. “But it’s not a philosophical exercise or lecture; it’s a crime thriller....

February 13, 2024

Russia

How Ukraine war distracted Moscow from Isis-K threat

...Isis-K launched a suicide attack against the Russian embassy in Kabul in September 2022. “Isis-K has even rolled out a Russian-language propaganda wing,” Webber said....

March 24, 2024

FT Live

Business of Entertainment Summit

Capitalizing on Disruption

War in Ukraine

Ukraine says it has destroyed Russian ship in Black Sea

...Ukraine’s military intelligence released a video that it said showed the Cesar Kunikov being attacked by naval drones....

February 14, 2024

Microsoft Corp

Microsoft’s cloud sales receive a boost from AI

...It has so far not disclosed sales or user figures for Copilot, which is priced at $30 per user a month for businesses....

April 26, 2024

Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch

What Texas can teach San Francisco and London about building houses

...An incident from London, however, provides a cautionary tale....

February 23, 2024

Letter

Letter: Uber buyback reflects a confidence its best days are yet to come

...Dara KhosrowshahiChief Executive, Uber Technologies, San Francisco, CA, US (This is a shorter version of a letter that ran in Unhedged on February 28)...

March 4, 2024

HTSI

HTSI editor’s letter: a secret art trail, a Scandi silo and a Sinner

...As someone who loves both a creepy stone circle and a robust ramble through a field, I was ridiculously excited to discover that, for the past 10 years, the artist Andy Goldsworthy has been working on an...

April 27, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s further reading

...(Aeon) — Biggest Tory donor said looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women’ (The Guardian) — More Americans are using their 401(k)s like cash machines (Wall Street Journal) — The...

March 12, 2024

ReviewMusic

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony in a moving Mahler No 5 — review

...The January 27 concert of the San Francisco Symphony was loaded with extra-musical import....

January 29, 2024

ReviewDance

Hung Dance, London review — a man, a woman and a giant feather

...This gives performances a remarkable intimacy and lends urgency and tension to a piece like Birdy that might struggle to register with the longer sightlines of a conventional venue....

April 22, 2024

The best books of the week

Melting Point — an émigré Jewish family on a quest for a home

...Nonetheless, Melting Point is a captivating exploration of identity and a search for belonging, a quest that reverberates into the present....

April 26, 2024

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TNW Conference 2024 - The Next Web

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InterviewHybe

The music label behind BTS is trying to recreate the K-pop ‘production system’ in US

...The South Korean music label behind K-pop sensation BTS is trying to export its star “production system” to the US as it accelerates a global acquisition push....

December 24, 2023

Due Diligence

PE+QE made K&E. Will it last? Premium

...In today’s newsletter: Kirkland & Ellis confronts a dealmaking slowdown The PE dealmaker who’s everywhere right now KKR jumps on a deal Carlyle snubbed QE+PE= K&E Chicago law firm Kirkland & Ellis has...

December 13, 2023

Due Diligence

A lifeline for Canary Wharf Premium

...Pret A Manger has appointed Konrad Meyer, a partner at JAB, as chair....

April 25, 2024

ReviewAlbums

Red Velvet: Chill Kill album review — mellifluous singing and a moreish beat

...Red Velvet are a long-serving K-pop girl group, active since 2014. Their name represents the two sides of the group’s musical character....

November 24, 2023

Travel

A roof with a view: Barcelona’s revamped Grand Hotel Central

...A published author? Bring a copy of your book to place in the library and you’ll receive a 30 per cent discount. Elevator pitch: A Bentley with a funky playlist....

April 28, 2024

The best books of the week

How to Make a Bomb — a brilliant, nightmarish descent into terrorism

...book called How to Make a Bomb offers a substantial clue to where he’s heading....

April 26, 2024

Food & Drink

Chocolate rugelach — a Honey & Co recipe

...Prove for about 30 minutes in a warm place until they slightly puff up. Heat your oven to 200C with a fan assist. Place the syrup ingredients together in a small saucepan and bring to a boil....

April 24, 2024

Travel

Back to Georgia, where ‘a guest is a gift from God’

...“A guest is a gift from God” might be a dusty old Georgian proverb but it remains a national mantra....

March 7, 2024

The best books of the week

Best audio books: a Dickensian serial and a spellbinding history of women

...this really isn’t a spoiler — to a grand unravelling....

April 22, 2024

Behind the Money podcast21 min listen

When M&A goes wrong

...When a company is sold there tends to be a standard playbook: There’s some tough negotiations. Then, the buyer gets a business and the seller gets a check. Everyone’s happy....

April 24, 2024

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