FT.com - Arts & Weekend
FT.com - Arts & Weekend
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Lunch with the FT: Evgeny Lebedev
The charming billionaire oligarch talks to Peter Aspden about growing up as the son of a KGB agent, buying the Evening Standard and promoting Russian culture in Britain
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Rowan Williams prepares to meet the Pope
Some say the Archbishop of Canterbury is not muscular enough in his condemnations of sin, but to his defenders he is a prelate of rare warmth and humility who can connect with a public disinclined to listen to the Church
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Monet at the Helly Nahmad Gallery
Jackie Wullschlager on a rare and unnerving exhibition of high-calibre works from the French master that were kept in private hands for a century
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The wrong rain in the Rhône
The valley has usually been blessed with successful vintages, but Jancis Robinson finds out that too much rain caused grapes to swell with water, diluting the flavour of the 2008s
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Madrid Travel Special
The FT's expert guide to the Spanish capital, from navigating the Golden Art triangle to skiing in the sierras north of the city
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Christmas gift guide: Daywear
Imagine the fun to be had over the holidays wearing your new and elegant puffa vest and assault boots with superhero specifications
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On the side of the angels
Four new books show the startling extent to which images of the next world still both reflect and shape life in this one Heaven and the AfterlifePocket Guide to the AfterlifeWho Goes There?The Garden and the Fire
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How thoroughbreds become winners
Racehorses are brought to peak performance at David Pipe's Somerset stables. Bob Sherwood joins the trainer on his early morning gallops
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Film releases: November 20
Leo Robson reviews Joseph Strick's reissued 'Ulysees', the Coen brothers' 'A Serious Man', Steven Soderbergh's 'The Informant!', Stephen Poliakoff's 'Glorious 39', and Chris Weitz's 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'
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Rihanna, Brixton Academy, London
The mood at this promo concert for new album 'Rated R' was dark and aggressive, writes Ludovic Hunter-Tilney
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Akram Khan, Sadler's Wells, London
Watching this Indian bharatanatyam dancer, Clement Crisp is reminded how hypnotic and intoxicating great exponents of the style can be
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A day for savouring the sound of silence
The cultural provocateur and former KLF frontman Bill Drummond talks to Laura Battle about his annual campaign for soundtrack-free living, hosted this year by Linz in Austria
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A yacht built not for speed
The Why is more of a 'floating island', built for a slow life afloat
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Lunch with the FT: Andrew Strauss
England's cricket captain talks to FT Editor Lionel Barber about managing maverick talents, how money is changing the game and his reverence for the Aussie fighting spirit
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Style bloggers take centre stage
Like the cool kids in school, fashion bloggers have become a kind of elite band. How far should luxury houses and consumers of high-end fashion embrace, or not embrace, them?
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Travel special: India
Wander around the holy city of the Sikhs and cross the Kashmir Valley
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The challenges faced by stage designers
Bob Crowley, Anthony Ward, Rae Smith and Ultz talk to Sarah Hemming about their chosen métier as leading 'sculptors in space'
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David Hockney at Nottingham Contemporary
The new kid on the block of public art galleries launches with what Jackie Wullschlager calls a sexy, funny, scholarly and extremely relevant show by the illustrator of genius
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The final meltdown
Four weighty books lament the impending death of the old Arctic and fearfully welcome the taming of this icy wasteland, writes Simon Kuper After the Ice Final Voyage The Magnetic North Arctic Labyrinth
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Training with an Olympic swimming champion
Rebecca Adlington, two-time gold medallist and holder of the 800m freestyle world record, demonstrates her favourite drills and talks about her next goals
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