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...But Alisal has been operating on 10,500 acres in the gorgeous rolling hills north-west of Santa Barbara since 1946, when it opened to just 30 guests for the summer....
...Puig is purchasing a majority stake in a high-end German “molecular cosmetics” brand, Dr Barbara Sturm, extending a run of deals including a majority stake in Charlotte Tilbury, which valued the UK cosmetics...
...“I see less obstacle [to general use] with Gen-AI than all the other technology we’ve been dealing with for decades,” said Barbara Lavernos, deputy chief executive of cosmetics company L’Oreal....
...Who outside central Europe knows the first world war battles of Przemyśl, Lemberg (now L’viv) or the dozen or so on the Isonzo river?...
...June 21; further information here Event Reopening of Villa Windsor The former home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor is due to open to the public as a museum in summer 2024....
...God knows a langoustine is worth, if not a whole king’s ransom, then at least a minor duke’s. And by happy coincidence, the best langos in the world are widely accepted to come from Scotland....
...April 19; further information and tickets here ‘Fiori d’acciaio’ (Steel Magnolias), Teatro Manzoni An Italian-language stage adaptation of the 1989 weepy, starring Barbara De Rossi and Martina Colombari...
...quickly became popular with the well-heeled and famous, including Hollywood stars and royalty, from Laurence Olivier and John Wayne to future British king Edward, Prince of Wales, and his brother George, the Duke...
...Logan Roy, SuccessionMétier leather Vagabond duffle bag, £2,950 Kendall Roy, Succession Rimowa aluminium Check-In L, £1,290 Tanya, The White Lotus Globe-Trotter fibreboard Carry-On, £2,245 Jack Ryan,...
...Flicking through the exhibition catalogue, it’s hard to avoid comparisons to artists such as Moore, Giacometti and Barbara Hepworth....
...Remember that at the time a lot of people thought this would become a redux of the S&L crisis and that a recession was unavoidable as banks retrenched....
...L’Artisane Dakar metal single earring, £35. Sandals, model’s own Angel wears Off-White cotton trousers, POA....
...Oli de L’Oliveta is working to change that. Olives are harvested by friends and family, who crowd into the casita for a four-day picking spree....
...The surviving Grade I-listed building dates from the early 19th century and has a trompe l’oeil medieval appearance with a central tower....
...Denise L Ramos, a director on its sustainability committee, has a surprising side gig: chair of the public policy and sustainability committee at Texan oil refiner Phillips 66....
...Special thanks to Lotusland garden, a centre for horticulture conservation in Santa Barbara, California...
...Pick the reference you saw within: David Bowie’s Thin White Duke? The icy perfection of Robert Mapplethorpe’s ’80s society portraiture?...
...“Housing and labour supply are constraints that won’t be temporary, and they create a lot more distance that the Fed needs to travel,” said Betsy Duke, a former governor at the central bank....
...“Il va faire très chaud,” they shouted, launching into “Voilà l’été”, twin trombones pumping, accordion blaring, Stéfane Méllino’s guitar thrashing....
...From £105, jeakeshouse.com BS Hôtel de l’Abbaye, Paris This Saint-Germain-des-Prés stalwart is on the larger side of homely – 43 rooms and counting – but the quiet setting makes up for it....
...If typicity and local traditions are all part of what makes wine culture so endlessly fascinating, it’s gratifying to see top artisanal producers such as Sandhi, which makes a house Santa Barbara Chardonnay...
...A mahogany-lined screening room was also added on the uppermost level, while exterior walls were painted with period-specific hues from British company M&L Paints....
...“I view [Alito] as the court’s most consistent conservative culture warrior,” said Neil Siegel, professor at Duke University School of Law. “He’s also the most voluble and emphatic....
...She cites Swangrove — a hunting lodge Kime designed for the Duke of Beaufort — as an example of that....
...Dall-E is spelled D-A-L-L dash E. It’s a portmanteau of Wall-E, the Pixar robot, and Salvador Dali. And this software is part of a new trend in digital technology called AI-generated art....
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