Hints and tips:
...At art school, a teacher called John Ross. He didn’t seem to follow any rules. He taught me that there’s always a side entrance, and that is a really good thing to keep in mind....
...The great classical archaeologist Professor Sir John Boardman, at Oxford. He taught me archaeology by the old principles and pretty much gave me my career....
...The house we lived in on John Street, in the area of Georgetown called Kitty, and the little yellow chickens. Learning to read using Peter and Jane Ladybird books....
...John Gilhooly is the director of London’s Wigmore Hall. The 2023—24 concert season opens on September 7 Follow @FTMag on Twitter to find out about our latest stories first...
...“O Brother” by John Niven is published by Canongate on August 24. linktr.ee/OBrotherTour Follow @FTMag to find out about our latest stories first...
...She was a friend of the poet laureate John Masefield. She believed in my work and encouraged me to show Masefield the stories I was writing aged 12 or 13. Later, Penelope Hoare, my editor for 40 years....
...John Boorman read my book of stories Night In Tunisia and hired me to work with him on a script he never got made. He hired me again to write on Excalibur....
...The late editor of Nature, John Maddox, chose me straight out of graduate school to be a staff writer. This was like being picked for Arsenal after having a kick-around in the back yard....
...Born in 1743, he was a man of the Enlightenment with a capital E, building on the thought of 18th-century European philosophers such as John Locke, Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton....
...Newest in the city’s landscape is a space that makes no secret of its organising principle: Timeshare is a co-curated artist-run space in Lincoln Heights, founded by six artists — Brandon Bandy, Andy Bennett...
...Set in an alternative America, Lacey’s novel, which intersperses prose with images, is a dazzling achievement....
...John Blashford-Snell CBE is the founder of the Scientific Exploration Society....
...It was a workmanlike performance — with the proviso that the workman was Elton John, so the quality of the work was considerable....
...Brandon Becker New York, NY, US...
...My friend and colleague Sir John Tomlinson, a famous bass who I’ve idolised for 30-odd years, now a very close friend. How fit are you?Fairly fit....
...Trouble in paradise Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson’s Puerto Rican property portfolio has weathered natural disasters and a global pandemic....
...Brandon Cedel is a forthright Bottom, supported by a vividly characterised troupe of amateur actors, every one a joy. Dingle Yandell’s bass voice as Theseus is imposing....
...My dad, John Keay, is an India specialist. He and my mum took my brother and me there when I was two. Apparently it was a disaster; we complained nonstop and pined for Ribena....
...Last week, Republican congressman John James introduced legislation to bar those who would be 75 or older during their term from running for president, vice-president or a member of Congress....
...Long Island by Colm Tóibín (Picador)Was Eilis Lacey right to settle as she did, or could her life have taken another turn?...
...If Rondo chief executive John O’Donnell is to be believed, these companies could wipe out the vast bulk of their operational carbon emissions by deploying his “almost embarrassingly simple” technology....
...Singer Brandon Flowers wore a red suit with gold buttons when he performed with Elton John at Glastonbury last month (though his look did draw comparisons with Alan Partridge)....
...There’s a picture of dad [John Lennon] at Kenwood, holding an old hoe, and mum [Cynthia Lennon], with her hair all bouffed, and me. I remember my cake was a steam train. I wanted to be a train driver....
...Making this solo album, I worked with a producer called Ethan Johns. He’s a bit of a one-off; he doesn’t do things in a conventional industry way. He’s all about integrity....
...“Windrush Child” by John Agard with illustrations by Sophie Bass is published by Walker Books; renaissanceone.co.uk Follow @FTMag on Twitter to find out about our latest stories first...
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