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...Muhammad Ali laughs as he enters the room. He’s taking in the V&A’s south Asian collection and the 16th-century Ardabil carpet on to which my brother and I have manoeuvred a low table....
...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....
...They commissioned an architect, Philip Johnson, and a Jewish visual artist and filled it with new sacred music from Morton Feldman....
...The three-way wiring between media, crown and public that reshaped the modern monarchy did not, in fact, begin with Elizabeth II, but with her grandfather George V....
...Antoine GodinUniversité Sorbonne Paris Nord, France Michael JacobsProfessor of Political Economy, University of Sheffield Ronan PalmerDirector Clean Economy, E3G Dirk EhntsPufendorf-Gesellschaft Berlin e.V....
...Crossword 16,407: J Welsh, London; VW Durham, Cumbria, England; Rowan McKittrick, London Polymath 1,062: Susan J Tzotzos, Austria Crossword 16,401: David Jeffrey, Edinburgh; Michael Capparis, New York; J Morton...
...Since Downton Abbey’s main character is Downton Abbey, the mountains must visit Muhammad. Cue King George V and Queen Mary bestowing a royal visit....
...Then, in 1974, came the Rumble in the Jungle: Ali v George Foreman....
...The US boasted Wernher von Braun, the German ex-Nazi inventor of the V-2 rocket, a trophy from the second world war. Both were scarred by conflict and driven by a passion for space....
...Among those to toast the outgoing Emea boss at the trendy 28 West bar were new investment bank boss Paco Ybarra and new markets co-head Andy Morton....
...In a city that can sustain shows like the V&A’s recent Opera: Passion, Power and Politics, which had a working replica of a baroque theatre, it is easy to forget how hard it is for venerable institutions...
...Implausible as it sounds, this is the second Cern-and-bereavement drama to have opened in as many months — Tom Morton-Smith’s The Earthworks being the other....
EU referendum news wrap-up by Sebastian Payne
...Held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, it showcased the best of contemporary Scottish design and acted as an appetiser for the V&A Museum of Design Dundee, due to open on the city’s waterfront next year...
James Blitz and Ravi Mattu on the battle over phone security
...To be fair, there would have to be a computerised fight, just as that in 1969 between Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano. The computer determined that Marciano would knock Ali out in the 13th round....
...Charon: Nasa’s first detailed images by Clive Cookson• ICYMI: Twelve ways the world could end by Clive Cookson …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Jane Owen, House and Home editor, picks: • Tang v...
Ravi Mattu on the social impact of digital technology
...I do not normally move in the company of boxers, probably because of fear of a left hook to the kidneys, but I was fortunate enough to meet Muhammad Ali once....
Behind the book world's public fallout with the ecommerce giant
...involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” 1871 Henry Morton...
...W’s claim is credible to V. Also, W has been periodically amortizing V’s credit card debt, so V feels an obligation towards W. 5. V does not do B and does A instead. The outcome?...
Martin Wolf and Chris Giles debate George Osborne's Budget
CEO Yusuf Alizera on public v private, plus China and profit forecasts
Martin Wolf and Chris Giles on what George Osborne should do next
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