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...Not because it was, to use the jargon du jour, a first-world problem, which Beth acknowledges. “I know the whole world is falling apart,” she says. “But this is my world....
...Chart du jour: Hot destinations Though travelling has become more expensive, tourists have been flocking to Europe again this summer....
...But Microsoft Bing hasn’t taken over from Google search. I don’t know anybody that goes straight to Bing when they’re looking something up online. Valuation multiples are fairly low....
...Over the next couple of days, with Wang and his friend Du Wenli, I sampled slippery extruded noodles made from dried peas; short hand-rolled noodles with tapered ends; a slithery potato noodle salad; and...
...The podcast I’m listening to is the episode of Desert Island Discs with Jacqueline Du Pré, the virtuoso cellist....
...geographical trilogy (though surely at least Germany and Italy must follow) also includes the US — in the throes of political trauma on State of the Union, where late masterpieces from Elvis Presley and Bing...
...The Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs was founded in 1882, an amalgamation of the historical collections of the Société du Musée des Arts Décoratifs with the Union Centrale des Beaux-Arts Appliqués à l’...
...Daphne du Maurier and her Sisters: The Hidden Lives of Piffy, Bird and Bing, by Jane Dunn, HarperPress, RRP£25, 423 pages The relationships between Daphne du Maurier and her two sisters inspire this meticulous...
...As a boy, I was the only child at school whose favourite artist was Bing Crosby. I don’t know how or why I feel this attraction to the 1930s, but I always have....
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