COMING UP ROSES: Roses were everywhere Thursday night — decorating dining tables, mantelpieces and the toe boxes of velvet pumps and flats — as Roger Vivier hosted its first dinner at the new Paris headquarters it christened…
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Partenope review – edgy and erotic Handel update | Opera
Resonantly, English National Opera dedicates this run of Handel’s Partenope to Sir Charles Mackerras, who would have been 100 this week. More than anyone else, Mackerras was prime mover of the ENO’s pioneering reimaginings of Handel’s…
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Shakespeare's unhappy marriage takes center stage in 'Hamnet' – NPR
- Shakespeare’s unhappy marriage takes center stage in ‘Hamnet’ NPR
- ‘History has treated her badly’: Hamnet and the 400-year-old mystery around Shakespeare’s wife and son BBC
- Close your eyes. Breathe. This is how the year’s most powerful film…
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Mexico’s bullied pageant contestant gets payback by capturing Miss Universe crown
BANGKOK — Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2025 on Friday, a dramatic victory for a 25-year-old at the center of the turbulent 74th staging of the popular beauty pageant in Bangkok who stood up to public bullying…
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Not just for Paddington: is the humble duffel coat having a fashion moment? | Fashion
It’s the coat most associated with a beloved children’s character, so it makes sense that the duffel is a familiar sight in playgrounds across the country. But this year it is also – once again – quietly enjoying a moment on grown-ups.
In…
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For Good’ Zooms to Huge $30.8 Million in Previews
Universal‘s Thanksgiving tentpole Wicked: For Good soared to a huge $30.8 million in previews at the domestic box office, the best showing of the year and ahead of the first installment last year, which bewitched moviegoers with $19.2…
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Back to the Future celebrates 40th with three Marty McFlys performing the musical | Theatre
Audiences at the West End musical Back to the Future will see three actors play Marty McFly in a single evening next month.
To mark the 40th anniversary of the original film’s release, two of the musical’s former lead actors, Olly Dobson and…
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Doha Film Festival opens with a screening of The Voice of Hind Rajab – Dawn
- Doha Film Festival opens with a screening of The Voice of Hind Rajab Dawn
- A rising film capital takes its first bow The Express Tribune
- Cast and Real Heroes: ‘Hind’s Voice Is the Voice of Gaza’ Oman Observer
- Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma…
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Mexican president celebrates Fátima Bosch’s Miss Universe 2025 win
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated Friday the victory of Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico as Miss Universe 2025, applauding her as an example for women.
Bosch’s win the previous night in Thailand was a vindication…
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FTAV’s Friday charts quiz
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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
Sorry for the delayed quiz today, we were a bit distracted. Anyhoo, here are three simple line charts you need to…
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