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...If someone had told me I’d be wearing Birkenstocks and socks 20 years ago, I would have shot them. And now I live in Birkenstocks and socks!”...
...You’d think we would have figured this out by now.” — Angela Williams Letter in response to this article: Biden on AI — optimistic but cognisant of the risks / From Tim O’Reilly, Founder and Chief Executive...
...His Lily of the Valley designs are exclusive to the V&A, as are the giclée prints of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and Edward Lear....
...Corin Mellor, creative director of David Mellor DesignRichard Batterham: Studio Potter by Tanya Harrod and Sarah Griffin This was published alongside an exhibition of his work at the V&A....
...Acts announced so far include Andrea Bocelli and Robbie Williams — with plenty more to come. 2023’s line-up included Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and Guns N’ Roses....
...And when the women sing the spine-tingling, a cappella “Hold This House Together”, they seem to be commenting on far more than the 1960s. ★★★★☆ To May 27, almeida.co.uk Ain’t Too Proud Prince Edward...
...In an attempt to win over William, Harry turned to Google, calling up images of their bearded ancestors Edward VII and George V in uniform. Why do beards get some people so hot under the collar?...
...She currently works closely with Kim Jones and Silvia Venturini Fendi at Fendi, where she worked also with Lagerfeld....
...From ¥53,000pp (about £310), including dinner and breakfast, hiiragiya.co.jp Mark C O’Flaherty The Point, Adirondack Mountains, New York Originally a sprawling lakeside camp for the Rockefellers, The Point...
...Claire Wilcox, fashion historian and co-curator, also points to another pairing, a regal SS22 Edward Crutchley dress juxtaposed with a 19th-century dressing gown (made from recycled women’s fabric) as an...
...They’re purists here and don’t offer it willingly, but the holy grail is a scoop of pistachio with vanilla soft serve on top. morellisgelato.com Mark C O’Flaherty Jones Ice Cream, Berlin Some of Berlin...
...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....
...So it was that I found myself staying at the ultra-chic La Co(o)rniche hotel outside Arcachon on France’s Atlantic coast in August, passing my days going up in one of those zero-gravity airliners astronauts...
...d’Or International Ewan VentersCEO, ARTFARM GROUP Ltd....
...Not exactly fit for the V&A, but it worked just fine in a foyer around the corner from the Gare du Nord....
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...For a particularly grizzly example of the latter, we’d point you to Judith Evans’ piece on the market for pigs’ trotters and heads....
...The best book I’ve read in the past year is The Poetry Pharmacy: Tried-and-True Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind and Soul by William Sieghart....
...Back to the crosswords The following people are winners of the Monday and Saturday puzzles Crossword 16,425: Bill Stewart, Leicester; R Harpur, Herefordshire; Martyn Abbott, Lincolnshire Polymath 1,065...
...Highlights include Tony Blair, Michael O’Leary, the World Health Organization’s Soumya Swaminathan, Sheila Bair, McKinsey’s Kevin Sneader, Al Gore, Kristalina Georgieva and David Rubenstein....
...We’d got into the habit of not invoking “the company” by name — much like Voldemort in Harry Potter — just to be on the safe side....
...of the hard, stoic, “real” man giving way to less prescriptive, more fluid expressions of identity — think, perhaps, Harry Styles co-hosting the Met Gala in a ruffle-bowed Gucci blouse and a single pearl...
...At the time, safety at Linde, “was being managed and not led”, Mr Williams says....
...You can email the team on swampnotes@ft.com, contact Ed on edward.luce@ft.com and Rana on rana.foroohar@ft.com, and follow them on Twitter at @RanaForoohar and @EdwardGLuce...
...And frankly, any show that has the superb Sharon D....
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