In 1900, the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák faced the paradoxical challenge of silencing the protagonist of his opera Undine at the most significant moment of dramatic action. This was the…
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What is it about anonymity that reels us in? In this case, it is the promise of tell-all secrets and total behind-the-scenes honesty unmarred by concerns about, I imagine, being…
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Business
Business Secretary meeting Lotus after reports of plans to scrap UK carmaking
by News Roomby News RoomThere are claims Chinese owner Geely is planning to stop manufacturing at the Hethel plant in Norfolk.
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Culture
Is the most valuable Rubens of the National Gallery? THE MYSTERY OF THE CUTTING FOOT AND THE SPANISH TRACK OF SOROLLA | Culture
by News Roomby News RoomUpon entering room 15 of the National Gallery of London, the visitor is heading hypnotized towards the bottom box. Samson, a giant kneading of muscles with the bare torso, rests…
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Lawyer Louise Clarke missed family and proximity to friends when she lived in London, but misses the capital’s vibrancy now she has bought in Clitheroe
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Business
JD Sports, M&S and Sainsbury’s to face shareholder pressure over low pay
by News Roomby News RoomAs the high street retailers gear up for their AGMs, activists are calling for more transparency on pay.
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Culture
The creative revolution ‘low cost’: when technology puts art available to everyone | Culture
by News Roomby News RoomLow budget films such as ‘Flow’ and ‘The Brutalist’ or video games such as ‘Clair Obscur’ compete with large productions thanks to accessible tools such as AI and free ‘software’…
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Business
Supermarkets could be fined if they fail to hit new healthy eating targets
by News Roomby News RoomThe ‘Healthy Food Standard’ will apply to major retailers in England as part of a new government plan to tackle obesity.
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Culture
Boyero ends “with a slight headache” after watching ‘F1: the movie’ and praises the role of Bardem | Culture
by News Roomby News RoomF1: The movie It has premiered in cinemas this Friday. In his weekly film criticism, Carlos Boyero points out that he is made for car racing lovers. The tape is…
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Imagine a London version of the Taj Mahal. Not a copy of the splendid 17th-century Mughal tomb built by Shah Jahan for Mumtaz Mahal, his cherished wife, but a place…