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Chess
US Championship start sparks Bobby Fischer memories
...Puzzle 2541 White to move and win (by M Eisenstadt). Click here for solution...
October 9, 2023
FT MagazineImogen West-Knights
Bradley Cooper’s fake nose and the art of movie prosthetics
...The composer Leonard Bernstein had a big nose. Bradley Cooper, who is playing him in the upcoming film Maestro, also has a big nose, but not as big. So, for the film, he’s wearing a fake one....
August 24, 2023
FT Live
Business of Entertainment Summit
Capitalizing on Disruption
Thursday, 19 SeptemberLos Angeles, CA
How To Spend It In...
Martha Wainwright’s Montreal
...You can see all the way to the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondacks of New York State; you can also count the Leonard Cohen murals....
February 23, 2024
Chess
Chess: who is the greatest — Fischer, Kasparov or Carlsen?
...“As for me, I’m of course unbeaten as a world champion in five tries. I’ve been world number one for 11 years straight in an even more competitive era than Garry....
July 17, 2023
ObituaryChita Rivera
Chita Rivera, Broadway star, 1933-2024
...“I mean, I’m still wearing leather,” she said....
February 3, 2024
The Aesthete
Michael Bargo talks taste
...It’s something I’m really, really spoiled about, and quite insistent on having all the time....
April 12, 2024
FT Live
The Global Boardroom: 8th Edition
FT journalists in conversation with leaders in business and government
Wednesday, 4 DecemberDigital Conference
Australasian prime property
Sydney’s waterfront homes ride the crest of an expensive wave
...Prices there rose 20 per cent last year, more than any other suburb, and the median sold price in 2023 was $24,352 per sq m, compared with the Sydney average of $2,590 per sq m....
March 28, 2024
FirstFT
FirstFT: Warner and Paramount hold early stage talks
..., also known as Fat Leonard....
December 21, 2023
The Oscars 2024: all you need to know
Oppenheimer leaves Oscar rivals in the dust with 13 nominations
...The biggest cheer among attendees at the nominations was sparked by the Best Original Song nod for Barbie’s anthemic “I’m Just Ken”. But Nolan was the one more likely to walk away whistling a tune....
January 23, 2024
Chess
Ding Liren captures world crown after dramatic tie-break
...Ding said: “I’m relieved. The moment Ian resigned the game was very emotional. I could not control my moods and feelings, and burst into tears....
May 1, 2023
InterviewMusic
Conductor Elim Chan: ‘Hong Kong is special. It’s like the hardware is Chinese, but the software is British’
...I’m like a hybrid. I’m not just Chinese, but I’m also not British. I have a UK passport, but that doesn’t define me.” Chan has never conducted in China. Does she ever intend to?...
January 16, 2024
ReviewBooks
The Village Voice: fist fights, gay rights and early battles with Trump
...In the summer of 1999, its then-owner, pet food millionaire Leonard Stern, heard about an embryonic online listings site called Craigslist, operating at the time solely in San Francisco....
February 6, 2024
Fashion
Oscars 2024: gravity-defying gowns, archival looks — and ‘heavage’
...Gosling later changed into a crystal-covered hot-pink Gucci suit for his performance of the movie’s hit song, “I’m Just Ken”. One of the most viral moments of the night involved no clothes at all....
March 11, 2024
Transcript
Transcript: Culture Chat — Margaret Atwood, John Grisham and friends write a novel
...I’m Lilah Raptopoulos and I’m secretly recording this conversation....
February 16, 2024
Travel
James Bond’s ski club celebrates 100 years of racing — and partying
...I’m as Bond-fixated as the next middle-aged man, but that’s not why I’m here....
January 13, 2024
FT Live
Global Private Banking Awards 2024
Celebrating excellence in wealth management
Thursday, 7 NovemberThe Landmark London, London, UK
The Aesthete
Luisa Beccaria talks taste
...I also love Leonard Cohen, who wrote the most beautiful words for his songs. He is a true poet....
January 4, 2024
FT GlobetrotterFT Globetrotter’s month-by-month guide to what’s on in our cities
Hong Kong in 2024: FT Globetrotter’s month-by-month guide to what’s on
...Last year’s event drew 12,000 for an evening of Tchaikovsky, Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin....
January 30, 2024
Inside Politics
Historic by-elections and the curious case of Tamworth
...It’s renewed my affection for the piece, and I’ve added an excellent recording by Leonard Bernstein to the Inside Politics playlist....
October 20, 2023
Transcript
Transcript: Culture chat — ‘Napoleon’ with historian Simon Schama
...So I think a lot of the best biopics and recent one I thought was terrific was Maestro, the film about Leonard Bernstein, right?...
December 8, 2023
Amgen Inc
Regeneron boss backs attempt to block $28bn Amgen acquisition
...“I’m glad the FTC is looking at this,” Schleifer told the Financial Times US pharma and biotech summit in New York....
May 17, 2023
FirstFT
FirstFT: Israel-Hamas truce raises hopes for hostage release
...Here’s what else I’m watching today and at the weekend: Black Friday: US markets close early on the day after Thanksgiving....
November 24, 2023
FT Asset Management
George Iacobescu’s footprint on London
...And I’m just standing in the middle of the field, making jokes to them. It makes me feel so tiny. I try not to think about it.”...
February 12, 2024
Inside Politics
Sunak faces an ungovernable party that wants it all
...This weekend I’m looking forward to cooing over a friend’s new baby, watching the new Doctor Who and seeing the new Leonard Bernstein biopic. However you spend it, have a wonderful weekend....
November 24, 2023
Dear JonathanJonathan Black
Can I start a business when I have MS?
...This week’s problem I’m 20 years old and entering my second year of university, but have recently been diagnosed with MS....
October 2, 2023
InterviewMusic
Composer Jonathan Dove: ‘You can’t help what you want to hear’
...Coinciding with some big commissions, not least his first community opera at Glyndebourne, Hastings Spring, Dove’s stint at the Almeida played a formative role: “I remember when Diana Rigg played Medea ....
July 15, 2023

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