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Arts & Life: FT Weekend Magazine – Feb 25, 2023
FT Weekend Magazine – February 25, 2023 issue:
Joshua Reynolds’ ‘Portrait of Omai’ is a national treasure. Why is Britain struggling to keep it?
The fight to save the iconic work reflects a painful truth about the UK’s financial state
It’s time for a serious tax on guns in America
‘Not one inch’: unpicking Putin’s deadly obsession with the details of history
Books: TLS/Times Literary Supplement – Feb 17, 2023
Times Literary Supplement (February 17, 2023) – This week’s @TheTLS , featuring @jamesamarcus on Mailer at 100; Tom Seymour Evans on James Ellroy; @SPlokhy on Putin’s war in Ukraine; @nclarke14 on Blake Morrison; @CamilleRalphs_on Sylvia Plath; @natsegnit on Salman Rushdie; @rinireg on balloons – and more.
Stories: Putin’s Nuclear Threat, Burkina Faso Coup, Taiwan’s New English TV
Vladimir Putin’s threat to go nuclear in Ukraine. Plus: a coup in Burkina Faso is used by Russia to tighten its grip on Africa, Taiwan launches its first English-language television channel and the latest business news.
News: Putin Mobilizes And Escalates War, Protests In Iran, Zurich Film Festival
Vladimir Putin mobilizes more troops in the biggest escalation of the war in Ukraine since the invasion. Plus: protests in Iran continue after the death of a woman in police custody, the latest climate news, and the Zürich Film Festival kicks off.
Opinion: Why Monarchy In Britain Matters, Putin War Failures, China Land Crisis
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, why the British monarchy matters, Vladimir Putin’s war is failing (10:31), and China’s property crisis hasn’t gone away (17:59).
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