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Grand angle -Picasso the pig is making great (abstract) art

1. In the picture, the artist ‘Picasso’ is working on her next masterpiece of abstract art against a backdrop of ...

On parle d'eux

1.~Ayng San Suu Kyi    Myanmar’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has appeared in court wearing prison uniform. The Nobel ...

What Is Brexit and How Is It Going?

1. Britain broke from the European Union ’s regulatory orbit on Jan. 1, casting off nearly a half-century inside the bloc ...

Focus

1.~On Specific Brexit Issues   Brexit is causing problems in a variety of places, a variety of ways on a ...

'We are on a knife edge’

1. Vets are on a  “knife edge” as they face a “perfect storm” of staff shortages caused by Covid and Brexit coupled with a lockdown pet boom. ...

Sur le vif

1.~Canoeing across America A man in a red canoe paddled down the Hudson River, past the skyscrapers of downtown Manhattan ...

The story of denim: Is it going through an identity crisis?

1. What kind of jeans are in right now? A trendy young person may say low slung and baggy, while their older ...

À 360°

1.~India India’s cabinet has approved raising the minimum age for women to marry from 18 to 21, in a ...

How popular is Joe Biden?

1. Weekly opinion polls from The Economist and YouGov, have been tracking Joe Biden's approval ratings and the issues that ...

‘A post-menopausal Macbeth’

1. The writer-director talks about his new film, co-starring Denzel Washington, and reveals how it felt to work without his ...

Zoom sur James Abbot McNeill Whistler

1.~The Frick Collection of Whistler paintings is coming to Paris     The Frick Collection, opened to the public in ...

‘I was part of the Beatles’ act’: Mike McCartney’s best photograph

  1. I didn ’t intend to pick up a camera. I’d been practising on drums that had fallen off the ...

Les échos

1.~Music Tik Tok best song of 2021   TikTok has revealed its most popular UK song on the app in 2021…“Body” ...

Long ago victim of Vesuvius may shed light on Ancient Rome

1. In his last moments, his final heartbeats, a man clutched a leather satchel to his side — perhaps containing ...

Deep-sea rockfish that lives up to 200 years suggest a longevity gene

1. The genomes of some species of Pacific Ocean rockfishes, that can live up to 200 years, can help find drug targets ...

Le dessin

1.~Are trickle-down economics working?   In this cartoon, there is a huge dam built up to hold an enormous resevoir ...