Month: October 2022

Image: CHING GREENPLASTICSOLDIERS A chronograph is a watch that tracks and records elapsed time, and it can do so mechanically or digitally, or via some sort of hybrid of the two. A relatively young complication, it depends heavily on mechanisms that are optimised for precision so it could not really get off the starting block
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Conrad Nashville – Photo by Jill Weinlein Whether you are interested in music, art, history, culture, food and drinks, Nashville offers something for everyone looking to getaway. Flying into Nashville International Airport, the action in the city is about 8 miles away. Nashville offers an array of distinctive neighborhoods, from the trendy and upscale Gulch, to
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Foundations “have no incentive” to take charities’ cost of capital into account, according to new research.  A study conducted by the charity consultancy Giving Evidence shows few foundations monitored the financial burden their application processes placed on charities. Understanding and Reducing the System Costs of Foundations’ Application Processes, published yesterday, also estimates that UK charities spend
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Actor Paul Newman was known for many things: acting, car racing, philanthropy through his Newman’s Own food business and, of course, his rugged good looks and piercing blue eyes. He was a beloved Hollywood icon, but he didn’t think of himself that way. In fact, he wrestled with internal demons throughout his life. Newman’s memoir,
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It’s been an extraordinary year for Moncler—and we’re just getting started. The storied Italian brand, known for its uber-luxurious jackets and puffers, is celebrating 70 years with the “Extraordinary Forever” campaign, honoring its heritage and our planet while keeping a close eye on the future. The 70-day rollout of celebrations kicked off with an epic
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Charity leaders work together effectively but are cautious about “yielding control” through formal funding partnerships, according to academic research. The paper from the University of Durham, called Going the Distance, draws on 15 years of research.  It says cooperation between charities has increased over this time and that voluntary organisations make “quite good neighbours to
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Nothing could have prepared Melanie Jayne Chisholm—aka Sporty Spice—for the loneliness, isolation and debilitating episodes of imposter syndrome that accompanied the extreme highs (and lows) of fame. In The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl, the singer, songwriter and tracksuit-wearing Brit carefully unpacks her nonlinear journey toward self-acceptance while pinned under the glare
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Public courtyards are a place of perpetual motion, with pedestrian foot traffic carving invisible arcs between points of interest. But they can also offer a well-timed rest, as illustrated by designer Sabine Marcelis’s new permanent installation in London’s St. Giles Square. The low-slung seating has all the solidity of the surrounding buildings; each chair comprises
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Les Arcs is one of the French traffic-free, purpose-built resorts built in the 1960s and 70s, when large apartment blocks were in vogue – its jagged architecture the work of pioneering French designer Charlotte Perriand whose stand-out creations were celebrated in an exhibition at London’s Design Museum in summer 2021. However, the resort divides opinions.
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