Hints and tips:
...(I’ve been enjoying Sir Roy Strong’s book Garden Party recently, and he has a lot to say on the subject.) I long for a bit of water in our garden at home in the country....
...Still, I’m glad for the solidity of the books and manuscripts in the BL — only partly accessible for months, yes, but unharmed....
...I mean, I’m glad you love him, in one sense, because I’m glad you see that he’s a human being. But at the same time what he represents is not very nice.’”...
...In a recent interview, the great Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who made a choice to write in Kikuyu, his mother tongue, explained: “I’m not against English, but I’m against the hierarchy of languages...
...I remember there was a weird transition when it was like, ‘I’m the dad guy now?’ But, as the dad of teenage children, I’m very comfortable playing a parent now.”...
...He worked closely with Adam Neumann when WeWork was struggling to win over investors, and has worked closely with buyers and sellers in tense M&A situations....
...“I know you won’t believe me,” June writes, “but there was never a moment when I thought to myself, I’m going to take this and make it mine.”...
...Michael Howard remains the most influential home secretary since Roy Jenkins, who was in the post from 1974 to 1976: on criminal justice policy and prisons in particular....
...Here’s what else I’m watching on a busy day of monetary policy: China: The People’s Bank of China is widely expected to leave loan prime rates unchanged....
...Today I’m drawn to the blend of family histories and reinvention found in a diverse range of cookbooks....
...I'm drawing this Ming vase for the very obvious reason that is the great metaphor invented by Roy Jenkins in the run up to the '97 election, to say that the only thing that was on Tony Blair's mind was crossing...
...“My father always said, ‘I’ll never do a retrospective while I’m alive because I’m not done working.’”...
...Rather than algorithms, there is nothing more powerful than a reader who truly loves a book, writes Nilanjana Roy....
...Here’s what I’m keeping tabs on today and over the weekend: Election 2024: US President Joe Biden will travel to a campaign event in Philadelphia, while former president Donald Trump will host Hungarian...
...I’m still thinking about his wife, so I say the Cocos must be a wonderful place to raise children....
...I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy — which had sold 583,000 copies by the end of 2022 — is about the author’s early life as a child actress, and her overbearing mother....
...I’m bending the rules because the books appeared in the US this year, but in the UK in late 2022....
...Which is why I’m suspicious of clutches, even if they are the de facto accessory of party season....
...Barrett is the FT’s consumer editor and the author of ‘What They Don’t Teach You About Money’. claer.barrett@ft.com Instagram @Claerb Letters in response to this article: One satisfied customer / From Roy...
...Part 4: How much are the lil Roys worth?...
...Chris recalls a friend laughingly telling him about his 18-year-old nephew who turned up at a police station wanting to join the fight only to be told: “I’m sorry, man, we don’t have any more space and we...
...That may be right, and I’m not even sure they should. February is early — election seasons are long, and a lot can change. But let’s just do a thought experiment for a moment....
...Here, a Donald Judd chair, Roy Lichtenstein artwork and Le Corbusier lamp also reside....
...Black River by Nilanjana Roy (Pushkin Press)A work of literary fiction with a granular, compassionate outlook by the Delhi-based FT columnist....
...Black River by Nilanjana Roy (Pushkin Press) A work of literary fiction with a granular, compassionate outlook by the Delhi-based FT columnist....
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