Set against a grey-blue sky, surrounded by archetypal red-brick buildings is one of the most striking public artworks of recent years. A brightly coloured exotic flower decorated with batik – Indonesian fabric designs popular across west Africa – bursts from the ground in a small, quiet park in the south bank of Leeds city centre.
European Central Bank President and noted crypto critic Christine Lagarde is doing her best to keep the Eurozone insulated from the volatility of crypto assets. But on Friday, Lagarde admitted that she couldn’t accomplish the same for her own family. Lagarde’s 30-something year old son bought crypto against her wishes, and “lost it all,” the
Toad (HarperCollins). Courtesy of the Estate of Arnold Lobel. © 1979 Arnold Lobel. Millions of children have drifted off to sleep at night with stories of “Frog and Toad.” Author and illustrator Arnold Lobel debuted the series in 1970 with “Frog and Toad are Friends.” Three additional books followed, each tenderly detailing the adventures and
Art Market Julie Baumgardner Pedro Mendes, Felipe Dmab, and Matthew Wood. Courtesy of Mendes Wood DM. To run any business requires structure and strategy. But in the art world, there isn’t an accepted playbook of how to build and run a gallery. That said, the founders of Mendes Wood DM, Pedro Mendes, Matthew Wood, and
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Estrellita B Brodsky is a collector, a curator, a philanthropist and a champion of Latin American art. She has a doctorate in art history; she lectures and writes; she has endowed curatorial positions at the
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Making my way down the driveway of a low-slung Modernist building in a posher part of Mexico City, I was stopped in my tracks by the cartoony monumentality of Urs Fischer’s “Bad Timing, Lamb Chop!”,
For close to 30 years, Air France and SNCF French Railways have been offering their customers a service allowing them to combine train and air travel in the same reservation. Until now offered on 33 routes to/from Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly (via Massy TGV station), the “Train + Air” service continues to grow,
Dirty air killed more than half a million people in the EU in 2021, estimates show, and about half of the deaths could have been avoided by cutting pollution to the limits recommended by doctors. From a report: The researchers from the European Environment Agency attributed 253,000 early deaths to concentrations of fine particulates known
Violence against women and girls remains one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world. Despite many countries passing laws to combat violence against women, weak enforcement and discriminatory social norms remain significant problems. Globally, an estimated 736 million women — almost one in three — have been subjected to physical
ROHRERSVILLE — For decades, Hunt Prothro has lived a somewhat bohemian life. After growing up in California, he abandoned the discipline of the U.S. Naval Academy for more philosophical pursuits, eventually studying theology at the same Indiana college former Vice President Mike Pence attended. That he didn’t believe in God didn’t quell his fascination with