A thick stack of envelopes is tottering on my desk as I write this, filled with entries for The Telegraph’s lockdown poetry competition. Many of our readers have written in to say that they started writing poetry this year; sometimes as a way to deal with feelings of loneliness or […]
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When news of a trainer in the Women’s T20 Challenge-bound contingent testing positive first broke last month, Jemimah Rodrigues remembers darting across her Mumbai hotel room to answer a video call. “Two of my friends (fellow players) were on the call and they told me what had happened,” Rodrigues, top […]
By Aditi Shah and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Manish Mehra, owner of Washex Hospitality, an industrial laundry service, recently flew from Delhi to Jodhpur, a city in north-western India, to win a contract to service a large, government-run hospital – a move essential to kickstarting his business. “For […]
The dreamlike, figure-filled canvases of the German artist Neo Rauch defy conventional interpretations. Mr. Rauch, 60, grew up in communist East Germany, and his work draws on socialist-realist motifs as well as Surrealism, Romanticism and comics. His paintings are filled with people laboring away at confounding tasks, wearing outfits that […]
Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit” premiered on October 23, 2020. Netflix The Netflix series is based on the 1983 novel by the same name, which was written by Walter Tevis. Chess experts overall have praised the show as more believable than other on-screen adaptations of the sport. Although much of the […]
Ever walk into a room and forget why you went in there? Or stare at a colleague’s face for 20 seconds before you remember his name? Or try to remember the name of that movie, the one you loved, starring that guy—it’s on the tip of your tongue! (It’s Jeff […]
Originally home to the famed 19th century Irving Hotel and its grand annex, The Village Latch Inn, the new residences at The Latch take inspiration from their elegant predecessors. Modern luxury with classic design conjures the subtle opulence of the past – waiting for you to make your own unforgettable […]
There’s excitement in the conference hall as I take my socially distanced seat. Sixty journalists are gathered here from the UK, USA, France, Spain and Japan (only the Brazilians couldn’t make it). Local TV crews flank the stage. Lights dim, and we don our translation headsets like UN delegates. The […]
If you have ever welcomed in the holidays with the Festival of Gingerbread, especially if you’ve witnessed the wonder of nearly 100 creatively decorated houses through the eyes of a child, you can be forgiven that pit in your stomach when you consider the 2020 season. For eight months and […]
The recipe I’m sharing today is inspired by one of the defining dishes of the 1990s, and indeed of the whole global fusion-food movement. But first, a bit of backstory. It was Christmas 2001. My brother Damian was having great success with his record company, which he had started in […]
Veronica Martinez, Las Cruces Sun-News Published 4:33 p.m. MT Nov. 27, 2020 CLOSE The coronavirus pandemic is keeping crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, which is notorious for large crowds. (Nov. 27) AP Domestic LAS CRUCES – Reyna Espinoza and her husband usually avoid big box […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Toys are a big part of the holiday for children — and parents want to make sure their children get the gifts they want. But they also need to make sure those toys are safe. As they do every year, the advocacy organization US Public Interest Research Groups has issued […]
The Isles of Scilly are about to have a bit of a moment. This low-lying archipelago flung off the coast of Cornwall is one of the few places due to be under the Government’s tier 1 coronavirus restrictions from December 2. This means pints with friends indoors without food – […]
Hospitality has been shut for a month (AFP via Getty Images) It has been a long few weeks. The capital had just got back into the swing of returning to some form of normality before the latest lockdown was imposed from November 5 and now we’re headed to Tier 2 […]
CLOSE Buy Photo Washington Street is pictured on Sept. 29, 2020, in Green Bay, Wis. Downtown business owners say they’re seeing fewer customers following a surge in coronavirus cases throughout Brown County. (Photo: Sarah Kloepping/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin) The holidays are approaching fast, and with them, Small Business Saturday. This year, shoppers […]
Cardinal clothing accessories are seen on display in the window of the Gammarelli clerical clothing shop, in Rome, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. The consistory to elevate new cardinals scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 28, in the time of coronavirus is like nothing the Holy See has ever seen. A handful of […]
For nearly two years, customers patronized The Urban Oyster, which served up chargrilled oysters, which came in a variety of unique flavors – “Cheese Louise” (mozzarella, parmesan, lemon garlic, butter), “Teriyaki” (teriyaki sauce, pineapple, scallion), and “Volcano Oy” (garlic sambal butter). Located on Light Street in Locust Point, the restaurant […]
This year has seen the return of the fly-and-flop holiday. According to Skyscanner, 33 per cent of trips booked from June to August were for longer stays (up to 21 days), followed by mid-length stays (four to six days) at 13 per cent. Only 10 per cent of customers booked […]
The Republican message couldn’t have been clearer: Workers should be able to show up, clock in, earn a normal paycheck, pay the rent and feed their kids. Democrats were telling the same workers that we need to listen to science, reopening is premature, and the economy can’t be fully restored […]
José Koechlin, founder and chief executive of Inkaterra, explains how his pioneering business model benefits everything from Machu Picchu to fans of Paddington Bear José Koechlin Founder and chief executive of Inkaterra Tourism is not only a source of inspiration; it’s a human right. We need to travel, to move, […]
Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA They can check you in and deliver orange juice to your hotel room, answer your questions about a missing package, whip up sushi and pack up thousands of subscription boxes. And, perhaps most importantly, they are completely immune to Covid-19. While people have had a hard time […]
Photo credit: Jackson Lee – Getty Images From ELLE The mystery co-writer on Taylor Swift’s songs “Betty” and “Exile” has been unmasked. In her new Disney+ film, folklore: the long pond studio sessions, Swift finally reveals the identity of William Bowery, her mystery collaborator on two tracks. “So, William Bowery […]