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...The opening event (before the building was finished) was a Yayoi Kusama installation, illustrating how the spaces might be used for art as well as events — or, in the words of artistic director John McGrath...
...An avuncular, grey-bearded presence behind a pair of decks, Bovell introduced Nigerian saxophonist Bukky Leo, then a protégée, L Dot, an attitudinal teenage rapper....
...‘Making History: The Ceramic Work of Simon Pettet’ at Dennis Severs’ House, London It had been years since I’d visited Dennis Severs’ House in Spitalfields; I returned this autumn for a show of Simon Pettet...
...Ogulu made his musical debut in 2010 with a string of single releases, eventually releasing his debut album, L.I.F.E – Leaving an Impact For Eternity in 2013....
...L’Oréal purchased Aesop from Brazilian conglomerate Natura for $2.5bn last year, in a record deal that makes it the French beauty company’s highest-value acquisition to date....
...“Minefield is a good description, here, because you have to tiptoe around the issues,” says Mike McGrath, a partner at K&L Gates who represents asset managers....
...The downstairs “Den” room, which I peeked into, has a terrace and a gorgeous trompe-l’oeil autumn-leaf design on the floor that made me briefly wonder if housekeeping had slacked off that day....
...LGIM is also planning to vote against the re-election of Daniel Huttenlocher, the dean of MIT’s computing college, and Judith McGrath, the former chair and CEO of MTV....
...Sturm Hydrating Face Mist, €85 Givenchy L’Intemporel Blossom Cream-in-Mist, £48 Drunk Elephant Sweet Biome Sake Spray, £35 Chanel Hydra Beauty Essence Mist, £48...
...his hedge fund Tiger Asia Management collapsed in 2013, Hwang, a devout Christian, listened to recordings of the Bible for hours, he told Sandy Cove Ministries — narrated in the smooth voice of Samuel L...
...SAFE — whose leadership council comprises executives from several large US companies, including Royal Caribbean Cruises, FedEx and L-3 Communications — wants the US to revive and expand federal incentives...
...London Polymath 1,006: Dr Colin C Mackay, Delaware, USA Crossword 16,069: Steve Abel, York; Alan Cruse, Stockport; M McQuillan, Edinburgh Polymath 1,005: Mrs SM Fraser, Middlesbrough Crossword 16,057: G Dennis...
...Joe McGrath, head of Barclays global banking business, said there was a “very coherent strategy” for growth. “We have a higher percentage of our business in the US than some of our US competitors do....
...McGrath’s beauty range, Pat McGrath Labs, which launched in 2015, was teased with incremental product releases and a digital-facing marketing strategy....
...Other highlights include three anonymous works: a 17th-century Dutch school painting of a King Charles spaniel (£1,500-£2,000), a 19th-century French school trompe l’oeil of a nun peeking through a shutter...
...Through those we are creating basically the future — I hope — Estée Lauder or L’Oréal. Is that because you think the current Estée Lauder can’t be the future Estée Lauder?...
...He sold Pierre Soulages’ “Composition” (c.1952) for €450,000, and André Masson’s “L’homme ivre (l’homme libre)” (1962) for €220,000. Both works were acquired by European collectors....
...Two years ago, IT Cosmetics was purchased by L’Oréal for $1.2bn, making Kern Lima — the majority shareholder — a very wealthy woman indeed....
...Dennis Berman will join Lazard as a managing director. Berman is a veteran Wall Street Journal reporter and editor....
...In Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea, humans are empowered to follow their passions and bend the gods’ will to their own designs....
...Pat McGrath Labs Lust 004 Lip Kit — Everything, £135; net-a-porter.com Superstar make-up artist Pat McGrath’s debut range was one of the biggest launches of 2017, aimed at people who really, really love...
...Couperin L’Apothéose de Lully Arcangelo (Hyperion) The delightful scenario of L’Apothéose de Lully imagines the composer Lully, one of François Couperin’s forebears at the court of Louis XIV, being wafted...
...In 2007 McLaren was stripped of all its constructors’ championship points and fined $100m by the sport’s governing body, the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), after being found to have collaborated...
...Botanist Mark Spencer introduced me to the elusive Sisymbrium irio L., commonly named “London rocket”, as it was abundant in the capital after the Great Fire of 1666....
...The biggest parlour game in French M&A circles relates to guessing how Macron will deal with the holdings of the French state, with particular focus on the Agence des Participations de l’Etat (APE)....
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