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...goddaughter of Queen Victoria].”...
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...There’s little dialogue in a tense four-minute scene, punctuated by the song’s terrific transitory drum solo. Crockett stops off at a phone booth to ask his estranged wife, “It was real, wasn’t it?”...
...Behind a bright turquoise façade in Arroios, Lisbon, three designers are putting the finishing touches to a new collection of furniture....
...But the image of a woman in a hijab also sparked criticism at a time when women in Iran were defiantly burning their headscarves....
...Victoria’s Secret, the American retailer that once parlayed a “sex sells” strategy into a $7bn-revenue empire of underwear, is heading back to TV screens....
...for a project soon....
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...Victoria is a private club, so butter up a member if you want to play a round here. It will be worth the effort....
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