Hints and tips:
...Boutique investment firm JC Flowers has hired former National Bank of Canada chief executive Louis Vachon as an operating partner....
...The writer and producer Armando Iannucci is making Veep, a comedy starring Seinfeld’s Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the US vice-president....
...Luca Lombardo’s Theseus, rasping though a bad cold, would no doubt be impressive in normal conditions. The disappointment comes from the smaller roles, generally a source of budding talent....
...Hail the new Lombardo! mudlark@ft.com...
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