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...He has won two prizes at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), the Oscars of the watch world. His workshop in Geneva’s old town is a place of pilgrimage....
...Operating at a similar price point is Fears, which has been re-established by Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, the great-great-great-grandson of the founder....
...What Nicholas Shakespeare calls this “immaculate agent of escapism” prescribes a narcotic “balm for a demoralised imperial power”....
...In this display of more than 70 pieces, curator Nicholas Cullinan probes their functionality: “Painting or sculpture?” he asks. “Utilitarian or ornamental?”...
...Here’s the FT’s Nicholas Megaw with more. Nicholas Megaw The Nasdaq has had a pretty toxic combination of factors affecting it so far this year, and the upcoming Fed meeting is probably the biggest....
...The inevitable encore was the Swan (“Le cygne”) from Le Carnaval des animaux, beautifully played....
...Then there are small accessories labels they fell for on their travels, such as bags by Bleu de Chauffe (from $250), with which they’ve collaborated, and leather belts by De Palma from California (from $77...
...Additional reporting by Tabby Kinder, Nikou Asgari, Nicholas Megaw and Stephen Morris in London and Laura Noonan in New York...
...London Crossword 16,278: Peter Bromwich, Birmingham; James Reid, Fife, Scotland; EASherratt, Staffordshire, England Polymath 1,040: Patricia Blakemore, West Midlands, England Crossword 16,272: Martha F...
...De Gaulle initially blocked the way, but once the common market gathered strength, Britain knew it had to join. There were objectors, of course....
...Family business with a small “f” is the female role. The one exception is Stone’s part in Casino, which may be the best part ever written for a woman in a gangster movie....
...And: I was on the fence about voting for him again, but no f**k that he's a f**king moron....
...The entrance, still rather grand, has been softened slightly; the passageway to the lift is littered with photos of elder statesmen such as Charles de Gaulle and John F Kennedy, as well as a host of memorable...
...The ceilings are carved sandstone, alternating between an elegant ‘F’ and a salamander, Francis’s symbol....
...Patrick Connolly, certified financial planner at independent financial advisers Chase de Vere, says there are a number of ways in which you can save on behalf of your daughter....
..., Christophe Claret, De Bethune and H....
...Having Nicholas [her son]. What has been your greatest disappointment? That I wasn’t nicer to my mother. I was young, arrogant and selfish....
...For the full explanation of our commitments and examples of climate action across the sector, please visit: www.enviro.aero/openletter Fabrice Brégier President and CEO, Airbus Patrick de Castelbajac...
...The Palma de Mallorca exhibition came about in a similarly spontaneous way when Weber was contacted a couple of years ago by Elvira Cámara Lopez, director of the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró....
...But director Brian De Palma sent him a £20,000 compensation cheque when he cast Robert De Niro instead. Hoskins, replying, asked if De Palma had any other roles he did not want him to play....
...As I ordered a magnum of 2005 Nuits-St Georges, Clos de la Maréchale from J-F Mugnier for $465, my wife looked on in surprise while my friend’s wife whispered in my ear, “How did you know red burgundy is...
...Nicholas Colas at Convergex offers some interesting insights on diamond deflation in his Wednesday note....
...“You brought them health and Palma de Mallorca, Cortinas on the drive and kids in college, Reading Marx and Mao and The Wealth of Nations.” My criticism is purely historical....
...As part of our cure we treated ourselves to a bottle of J.F. Mugnier’s Nuits-St-Georges Clos de la Maréchale from the 2009 vintage that is already drinking extremely well (£78)....
...Nassim Nicholas Taleb Author of ‘Antifragile’ Le Rivage des Syrtes (José Corti, translated into English as The Opposing Shore) is a 1951 story by Julien Gracq about the antechamber of anticipation: how...
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