The Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young review – what is it like to be a cow?
What is it like to be a cow? If Rosamond Young is to be believed, it’s pretty much like being human. Cows are “besotted” by and “dote on” their newborns,...
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Novelist Amy TanRevisitsThe Roots Of Her Writing Career
Growing up as a first-generation Chinese-American in Northern California, novelist Amy Tan found herself pulled by two different notions of fate. Her mother was guided by beliefs in curses and...
Loving Vincent: How the world’s first fully-painted feature film took six years to make
If the word “unique” is overused, particularly when it comes to film journalism, it can genuinely be applied to Loving Vincent. But what makes Loving Vincent unique? Using 130 of Van Gogh’s paintings,...
The AI apocalypse
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark (review) Artificial intelligence will probably be the most important agent of change in the 21st century, think scientists. It may...
Edinburgh Festival. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, review
First established in its current form in 2004, the Edinburgh Art Festival carries on a grand old traditional of staging art at the Edinburgh Festival which stretches all the way...
Hannes Minnaar: Beethoven Piano Concertos CD review – buoyant, joyful and brimming with energy
“every single performance by this pianist is out of the top drawer” ” Gramophone, January 2014 Young Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar now has a complete set of Beethoven concerto discs to...
Wonderstruck’s Todd Haynes: I find movies rely upon dialogue too much and lose the visual language
The director of ‘Wonderstruck’ has just won the Pardo d’Onore Manor, an honour celebrating his lifetime of cinematic mastery at the Locarno Film Festival. Todd Haynes’s new film Wonderstruck starring Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams is an ode to...
Sviatoslav Richter: The Man Who Never Rested Upon His Laurels
It is 20 years this month since Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997), the greatest pianist of XX century, died, aged 82. “It was in Carnegie Hall and Sviatoslav Richter was playing the piano. The...
The Great Henri Matisse in London
From 5 August to 12 November 2017, in the Studio at Royal Academy of Arts is open an exhibition of the works of the famous French artist-expressionist Henri Matisse (1869-1954),...
‘SWAN LAKE’. ‘DON QUIXOTE’ AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE. LONDON
At the beginning of the lakeside scene in the Mariinsky Ballet’s production of Swan Lake, tiny mechanical swans stagger jerkily across a painted backdrop. But the second these stage toys are...
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We find in a pet a soul filled with endless love and unwavering loyalty: National Pet Day
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Rainbow Meadows: an enterprise that changes the life of horses for the better
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“Building a Thriving Industry Together!” HACIA’s 44th Annual Awards Banquet
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Is it possible to save native U.S. ecosystems from the harmful invasion of alien earthworms?
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5th Annual Women in Real Estate Summit in Chicago, IL
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The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra invites music lovers to its wonderful classical events
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SeaWorld Orlando in Florida: a place of most immersive and memorable experiences
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What is the future of retail? The forecast of the industry’s key decision-makers.
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“I want to be a supportive mentor to other scientists”: Hawa Racine Thiam, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford, CA
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Celebration of the 2024 Chicago Titan 100 award winners in Chicago, ILL
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Long Work days May Be Bad for Your Heart
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Should We Be Buying Iodized Salt?
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Euro zone business growth solid in July – PMI
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THE MARIINSKY BALLET OPENS ITS NEW SEASON WITH DON QUIXOTE, 24 JULY
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Time is running out for seniors to get a lifetime pass to US national parks for just $10
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The world’s best airline has been announced for 2017
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Researchers Discover How To Enhance Memories During Sleep… By Triggering Brain Waves
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Artist Hugo Wilson on Myths, Human Nature, and Why Painting Matters.
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Oxford University Is Older Than the Aztecs
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Specialized Foster Care Open House
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Companies need to be constantly innovating to stay afloat and thrive
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Star employee in company
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Precious stones hold messages from Earth’s molten heart
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Person of the Year: Benchmarks for Success
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Lin-Manuel Miranda: ‘Hamilton’in London
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Ozone hole has recovered, satellite observations give first direct proof
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Is it good to say always ‘yes’?
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A teen needs to be loved and accepted to feel secure and confident in the world
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He Went To Prison For A Murder He Didn’t Commit, Then Met The Man Who Put Him There
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From Turner to Lowry: Timothy Spall provides portrait of another artist