A.M. Edition for Feb. 1. Four years ago, Coca-Cola, Visa and Procter & Gamble loudly promoted their sponsorship of the Winter Olympics.
Now, sponsors of the coming Beijing Games are keeping a lower profile. WSJ’s Stu Woo explains why that is, and why other coming international competitions present a similar challenge. Luke Vargas hosts.
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Sustained droughts are making farming near impossible in Tanzania. The soil is to dry for planting. The organization Justdiggit wants to alleviate the situation by planting trees in a way that encourages moisture collection. Not only do the trees grow better, the soil is can recover in their shade.
“In September 2021 I visited the Highlands of Scotland for two weeks, capturing moments on video of the changing landscape – mist, mountains, rivers, lochs, Glencoe – as I hiked through various terrain.”
Russ Weymouth
Chapters: 00:00 – Glencoe 01:52 – Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve 03:28 – Isle of Skye 04:05 – Images From The Mist 04:42 – Rivers and Lochs
• An interview with Ai Weiwei
• The art of kabuki theatre
• Dining with Beauty and the Beast
• The drawings of Jacques-Louis David
Plus: a touring display of Islamic arts in France, the hellish mining scenes of George Bissell, Madame de Pompadour’s porcelain, and a preview of Asia Week New York
Food prices might be rising but many associated production costs are not currently included in the price we pay. How can we get closer to a system that reflects the true cost and what implication will this have on consumers and wider society?
We hear the latest on the crisis in Ukraine and discuss the significance of the emir of Qatar’s visit to Washington. Plus: what’s making headlines in business and the UK celebrates Independent Venue Week.
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