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...The two “abolition” books are Limitarianism by Ingrid Robeyns, a philosopher at Utrecht University, and Enough by Luke Hildyard, director of the High Pay Centre, a UK think-tank....
...These days, however, an equally useful yardstick is to see them in William Forsythe’s ballets....
...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....
...“In terms of the impact of globalisation and industrialisation, the nadir for Stoke was somewhere between 2005 and 2010,” says Tristram Hunt, director of London’s V&A museum and author of The Radical Potter...
...to Bob “Chip” Roberts IV and Bill “Scooter” Williams V....
...Menendez, the son of Cuban immigrants, rose under the tutelage of William V Musto, the mayor of Union City from 1962 to 1982, with a four-year interregnum....
...Rewind to the 2014 Oscars when Pharrell Williams — who this month will make his runway debut as creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton — wore a tuxedo shorts suit....
...the piece is reset with the Cullinan III, IV and V diamonds from Queen Elizabeth II’s jewellery collection....
...The writer William Gibson’s famous line about the “future”, that it “is already here — it’s just not evenly distributed”, certainly applies to London....
...The highest is a late-17th century portrait plate of William III in English Delft (£1,400-£1,800); among the lowest is an 1831 jug featuring a portrait of William IV (£30-£50)....
...Naziha Jones and director Milli Bhatia bring an absurdist crackle to the telling of the story....
...The colour of Greenough’s V-neck stripe has gone from green to blue. “Going to plan?” I ask. “Errr no,” comes the reply. Mike Thomas, the race director, has a distant look in his eyes....
...It’s six months since the artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company lost his husband and partner of 35 years, the great actor Antony Sher, to cancer....
...But then William Morris (1834-96) was a bundle of paradoxes....
...William Hurt had a dark-star twinkle and the looks of a preppy fallen on moments of self-doubt: blond, lean and broodingly handsome....
...“These are items that our customers buy into to elevate their everyday looks, a classic with a twist,” says Libby Page, market director at Net-a-Porter....
...Remember Prince William in his Union Jack-printed style?...
...William MacDougall, director of MacDougall’s auction house for Russian art, says that none of its clients have been placed under UK sanctions....
...chair and William Burges corner hanging cabinet....
..., Birley shops in the City George BukhovCo-Founder, Burger & Lobster Restaurant Group Joel and Divia Cadbury Richard CaringChairman, Caprice Holdings Jean-Francois CasanovaCEO Dream International B.V....
...“Collecting should be for everyone,” says Eva Langret, director of Frieze London....
...As William Bain, the BCC’s Brexit lead, says: “No one is expecting goods to flow as freely across the channel now as they did prior to Brexit....
...Perhaps that will develop as Williams begins to experiment with haute couture for his debut in January....
...On Thursday, Vladimir Putin said Russia, which manufactures the Sputnik V vaccine, would also support the move....
...But I get the impression that, just occasionally, really V, V, VIPs may be given a glimpse within....
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