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...The V&A’s new show, Tropical Modernism, revolves around this odd confluence....
...Until now, architectural historians have focused primarily on European architects working in Africa, such as Britons Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew....
...Also in London, the specialists Rudy Capildeo and Tim Maxwell have been brought in from Charles Russell Speechlys to City law firm Wedlake Bell to lead a dedicated art and luxury practice....
...In 1969, Collingwood became the first living weaver to show at the V&A when a series of his rugs and wall hangings went on display alongside the work of potter Hans Coper....
...is due to be sentenced after being found guilty in a sex abuse trial Wednesday Belgium, the Ommegang festival, including a pageant re-enacting the historical entry of Charles V, begins in Brussels UK...
...In one, Anna Maxwell Martin and Chris O’Dowd bring great warmth, humour and affection to the piece....
...Meanwhile, Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins says, in his Lunch with the FT: “We’re sitting on the precipice of the misinformation age: from the information age to the misinformation age.”...
...(WSJ) What else we’re reading Just one in 10 fund managers expect V-shaped recovery V, U, W, L — just a handful of the letter-shaped recoveries that investors have put forward as possible paths for the...
...(FT) Economists are still too upbeat Economists initially, and over-optimistically, embraced a relatively quick V-shaped recovery....
...It will certainly require evidence of a V-shaped economic recovery to ignite demand for cyclical and value stocks....
...The other quarter-final matchups on Saturday pit Italy v the Netherlands and Germany v Sweden. The tournament has revealed which countries are most welcoming to women’s sport....
...Here’s Credit Suisse to give some colour: The worse than expected result reflects I) slower than expected improvement in US depletions (+4% last 3m v +0.4% previous quarter) II) bigger route to market disruption...
...(FT) Mayweather v the Justice System The US securities watchdog has targeted its first celebrities who touted initial coin offerings....
...(FT) Woodward v Trump An exposé book by Washington Post’s associate editor Bob Woodward has been a rite of passage for presidential administrations since the investigative reporter first made a name for...
US businesses and America’s allies warn of severe damage from trade war
...(FT) Kansai v Tokyo In the Kansai region of Japan, you stand on the right of the escalator, not the left. Such a difference is small but matters....
...One of the biggest unknowns is the stance that Nigel Higgins, the incoming chairman, will take when he joins the company in May....
...Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert, her favourite glass blower, spent more than a year creating cloud-like pendants for the bar and two-Michelin-starred restaurant, as well as the chandeliers for the gargantuan wine...
...are sprinkled with yellow Swarovski crystals, bringing both decoration and practicality to the table. artedona.com Antique sterling silver nutcracker by Collins & Co, £1,145 A pair of antique George V...
...What you’ve been saying Banish long-haul jet lag with fresh air and exercise — letter from Michael J Higgins, Washington, DC, US “Sir, How to beat jet lag when flying long-haul economy?...
...John Higgins Director General, DigitalEurope, Brussels, Belgium...
...Lord Denning was delivering the leading judgment in the Court of Appeal in the case of Maxwell v Department of Trade and Industry. Few cases have been so extensively misrepresented....
...It’s advice not lost on Prince William, who was turned out neatly in a crisp white shirt and cobalt-blue V-neck sweater as he left the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital two weeks ago (as opposed to the pale...
...When the Queen went to Dublin almost three years ago, it was the first trip of a British monarch to Irish soil since her grandfather, George V, the last royal state visitor in 1911....
...Whatever the weather, Liz Higgins of Cowdray Park says the club will be able to cope after a programme of extensive investment in the grounds....
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