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...The second is an article on Anglo-Greek wrangling over the return of Parthenon Marbles hoarded by the British Museum, written by George Parker et al....
...My local butcher Christian Laurent’s Boucherie Gourmande (86 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis). Best discovery of the past 12 months . . ....
...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
...Also going to the Gulf is the top lot in the Yves Saint Laurent sale, Matisse’s “Les coucous, tapis bleu et rose” (1911), which made €35.9m....
...Even as the fashion shops fill up with the mean-looking structured shoulders of Balmain et al, she is already self-conscious about her “swimmer’s shoulders”: “I know I’d look like Krystle Carrington,” she...
...What really happened at Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland et al? This gives you a clearer idea....
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