Hints and tips:
...The investment bank has been a bright spot for Barclays in the past few years, with revenue from M&A and trading surging during the coronavirus pandemic and pushing net profit to a record in 2021....
...“Those little individual touches add to the whole atmosphere and narrative,” says artist and designer Sasha Compton. She painted 150 delftware-inspired tiles as favours for her own wedding....
...There will also be a 20-seat terrace that I’m sure will be packed, come summer....
...Earnings have surged because of volatile markets during coronavirus and a historic boom in M&A this year....
...As I type, I’m on my way to Venice, and yes I’m excited about those special, strange prawns from the lagoon, the spritzes and the geometric marble floors, but I’m mostly looking forward to shopping for stationery...
...“I’m Scottish but didn’t recognise this as familiar. It appeared to be more African or Norwegian,” he says....
...As he explained to the Durango Herald, “I’m not at all hooked in any high-tech internets.”...
...I’m impressed with intermittent fasting so far. Particularly now I’m performing the non-fasting phase as a kind of Situationist LARP of La Grande Bouffe. I’ll let you know how it works out....
...“I mean,” she said with a shrug, “I’m just Serena.”...
...“But I’m turning 41 [next] month, and something’s got to give.”...
...“But I’m turning 41 this month [September], and something’s got to give.”...
...“He’s saying, I’m no longer scuttling around in the American Dust Bowl because I’m not wearing the right clothes,” says Gorman....
...A spokesperson from Barclays declined to comment on whether Compton was its top-earner in 2021....
...But I’m not a man to hold a grudge. I settled for the house-made mortadella with reasonably good grace....
...Venkatakrishnan’s markets division had provided the lion’s share of the investment bank revenues, but fees from Compton’s capital markets and M&A side of the business were the bright spots in Barclays’ most...
...“‘JF’ and John have been key drivers behind the consistent growth” in recent years, Compton said....
...to create a safer environment for children growing up in Compton today....
...Tell the chef I’m from Compton and I don’t know how to do it.” He takes them away. DuVernay can’t emphasise enough how much she loves her work....
...A film such as Steve Jobs brought sheen, but a shrewd eye for untold stories greenlit Straight Outta Compton, a crowd-pleasing biopic of rappers NWA....
...Meanwhile Paul Compton was promoted to global head of banking, managing the other half of the investment bank, which includes M&A advisory and capital markets....
...Compton McRae is a sublime family-run deli and café. Edward Hurst’s barn is a wonderful source of antiques and inspiration, and Bayntun Flowers is an artisan grower with impeccable taste....
...There are no zombies — just the Square, Dean, Greek, Frith and Old Compton filling slowly with diners and drinkers, sitting on carefully constructed terraces....
...But more and more, I’m hearing bar owners talking about making cocktails-to-go a permanent feature in the future....
...Which I’m not thrilled about....
...Pumpkin ravioli, £17.50 per kilo; I Camisa & Son, 61 Old Compton Street, W1 (020-7437 7610; icamisa.co.uk). Gelupo, 7 Archer Street, W1 (020-7287 5555; gelupo.com)....
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