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...“We always say that we are builders, not holders,” Sawiris said. “We build assets....
...Puzzle 2569 Joseph Zeltsan v Ethan Sheehan, Chesterfield, USA, 2023. White to move and win. Click here for solution...
...Puzzle 2568 Wesley So v Alireza Firouzja, Chessable Masters 2024. Black to move and win. Click here for solution...
...£272 Ancient Greek Sandals leather wine holder, £120 Mono+n.a.v.y leather No 005 wine carrier, £85 Anya Hindmarch seagrass and leather Eyes wine bottle holder, £225 Mulberry leather limited-edition...
...After more than half a century when Moscow was the hub of the chess universe, the new nexuses are St Louis, where the US Championship is in its closing stages and where the holder and world No 2 Fabiano...
...Manto is explaining the story of Tipu Sultan’s wooden tiger, which lives in the V&A, to Rooney and Ali....
...Ali is an interdisciplinary practitioner, educator and architect, and Upham and Kellay are both well-known curators, Kellay at the V&A....
...A long V-shaped fissure which cuts dramatically through the backrest, when seen from the front, reveals the silhouette of Batman’s horned mask....
...Both Sheikh and Pakistani artist Zahoor ul Akhlaq studied at the Royal College of Art in the 1960s, and were astounded by the V&A’s originals after muted reproductions at home....
...Give a Noël Coward character a cigarette holder, a cocktail glass and a string of piercing bon mots and they can part your soul from your body without stirring from the chaise longue.So it is with Amanda...
...Stanley was subsequently able to identify 37 of the V&A’s tiles as having originated from the Çinili Hamam....
...New research shows that more than half of UK mortgage holders who are less well-off have fallen behind on at least one of their bills....
...Round on the Links The link was onomatopoeic words Alger Hiss “Jingle Bells” Tap Rattle and Hum Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Rumble in the Jungle (Ali v Foreman) Pop Idol Flip flops Tweet Buzz...
...The character’s original rival, Apollo Creed — Adonis’s father — was a flashy proxy for Muhammad Ali....
...Students pour across the stage brandishing banners; news reporters confront police; politicians gurn and wave; Tariq Ali, Andy Warhol and Aretha Franklin float through....
...She has mentoring from International Master Ali Mortazavi and from Steven Coles of Harrow CC....
...It’s a discipline”, a concern that is also touched on in headings throughout the narrative, such as “Surface v depth” and “Real v fake.”...
...net-a-porter.com Vincenzo Romanelli bronze Sea Urchin sculpture, 2018, €7,000 Henry Holland Studio Tudor medium earthenware vase, £225, matchesfashion.com The Backward Vendor leather Hubbard Basket V,...
...China, the holders, are not competing, while Russia are banned due to the invasion of Ukraine....
...No pope since Celestine V in 1294 had stepped down for personal reasons, although Gregory XII left office in 1415 under a deal among rival factions to end a 40-year schism in the Roman Catholic Church....
...If I think they’re pieces that are worthy of an archive, I’ll donate them to the Powerhouse Museum, which is our version of the V&A....
...The marketing dream of a Messi v Ronaldo World Cup final is still alive, at least for the next few hours....
...Labour’s James Callaghan went further than most when he disclosed that she offered holders of that office her “friendliness but not friendship”....
...A pair of cherubs, the “Spiritelli” candle holders, lively and mocking, appear to have just landed on their candlesticks — originally commissioned to light the cathedral organ, they return to Florence from...
...As always, reach out to me (imani.moise@ft.com) or Sid (sid.v@ft.com) to share your feedback on today’s newsletter. Happy reading!...
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