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• Missoni glitters at Milano Fashion Week with sparkling line

  23-02-2019 23:55
  Missoni took fashionistas back to the 1970s at its Milan Fashion Week show on Saturday, with the Italian luxury label presenting plenty of shimmer and sparkle.
  
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• Star of Mexican film 'Roma' prompts raw discussion of race, class

  23-02-2019 23:49
  The Oscar-nominated film "Roma," which chronicles the life of a young housekeeper in 1970s Mexico, has put an uneasy focus on the nation's sharp class, ethnic and racial divisions, leading to mixed...
  
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• From street kids to war romance, Oscar foreign-film slate keeps it real

  23-02-2019 23:20
  From Lebanese street children to love behind the Iron Curtain and the daily life of a Mexican housekeeper, this year's Oscar-nominated foreign language films draw from real life and, in some cases,...
  
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• Giorgio Armani presents a 'Rhapsody in Blue' at Milan fashion show

  23-02-2019 22:43
  Veteran designer Giorgio Armani dedicated his main winter line to the color blue at Milan Fashion Week on Saturday, presenting his usual sleek, elegant and tailored looks in mainly darker tones,...
  
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• Marella Agnelli, widow of Fiat tycoon, dies at 91 in Turin

  23-02-2019 19:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  ROME - Italian state TV and news agency ANSA say Marella Agnelli, widow of Fiat tycoon Gianni Agnelli and a 20th-century symbol of elegance, has died at her family home ......
  
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• The days of ‘make do and mend’ in the kitchen are misplaced nostalgia

  23-02-2019 19:00
  Stop invoking the plucky Blitz spirit and growing your own beans: the halcyon days of make do and mend were just a mythNot to exaggerate, but barely a day seems to go by now without some BBC reporter heading to a provincial town where, iceberg lettuce in hand, he or she talks to local shoppers about what might happen in the event of a no-deal Brexit. How, the reporter wants to know, are people going to feel when they cannot easily get their hands on, say, some nice, fat, Dutch tomatoes? Will the
  
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• Alice Levine: ‘Living with a British nationalist for a week is like the weirdest friend exchange ever’

  23-02-2019 19:00
  The My Dad Wrote a Porno podcaster on the role of food in the show, and the challenges of her new TV documentary Sleeping With the Far RightI won a competition in primary school for my painting of Nottingham’s Goose Fair; it was a riot of colour with glitter and sequins. The Goose Fair was the cornerstone of the city’s year. The smell of fairs is amazing: deep-fried donuts, hot dogs, the frying of onions. You never wanted to eat all your baby pink candyfloss – it was so sickly
  
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• Macron visits French farm fair amid rural anger, decline

  23-02-2019 18:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron pledged Saturday to protect European farming standards and culinary traditions threatened by aggressive foreign trade practices that see food as a "product like any ...
  
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• In Milan, Ferragamo, Cavalli focus on colour, inclusiveness

  23-02-2019 18:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  MILAN - Colour was the watch word on the fourth day Saturday of the mostly womenswear collections during Milan Fashion Week.The Salvatore Ferragamo and Roberto Cavalli fashion houses each set ...
  
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• Luxury meets grunge at Versace Milan Fashion Week show

  23-02-2019 17:20
  Versace married luxury with grunge at Milan Fashion Week on Friday, presenting an Autumn/Winter 2019 line featuring leather, faux furs and ripped jumpers, as well as plenty of the Italian luxury...
  
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• Cavalli shows fluid animal prints, 1920s-inspired looks in Milan

  23-02-2019 16:37
  Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli presented fluid versions of its usual animal print designs in Milan on Saturday, showing a colorful collection of soft knits, smooth silks, relaxed tailoring and...
  
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• New Bottega Veneta designer Lee mixes modern and classic at Milan show

  23-02-2019 16:36
  Bottega Veneta's new creative director, Daniel Lee, premiered his first catwalk show for the Italian luxury label at Milan Fashion Week on Friday, in which he said he added a touch of modernity to...
  
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• The calming effects of sewing can help people express and heal themselves

  23-02-2019 16:00
  How absorbing your concentration in needlework relieves inner turmoilI grew up in post-war Britain when, saved from German invasion – men returned from war, children from evacuation, families were reunited – the comfort of the home became paramount. Its importance was marked out in sewn domestic niceties: embroidered tray cloths, cheval sets and tea cosies. My home had a sewing machine in the corner, an ever-ready sewing workbox by my mother’s chair and a box that brimmed with
  
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• Etro goes 'Aristo-Indie' at Milan Fashion Week show

  23-02-2019 15:37
  Etro mixed aristocratic with underground vibes at Milan Fashion Week on Friday, with the Italian designer label looking to models of different ages to present its Autumn/Winter 2019 line.
  
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• Is the Kitchen Work Triangle an Outdated Design Rule?

  23-02-2019 13:00
  The kitchen work triangle has been the standard by which we measure good design and functionality. Whether you paid attention in your trigonometry class or not, you probably knew the basics of the kitchen triangle. It connects the cooktop, refrigerator, and sink. According to guidelines from the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA), no leg of the triangle should be less than 4 feet or more than 9 feet. The sum of the three triangle sides should not exceed 26 feet. In addition, no major t
  
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• Get set, sow – it's time to start growing vegetables | Alys Fowler

  23-02-2019 11:58
  It’s not too early to start chillies, tomatoes, leeks and moreReady, steady, grow. It is time to start sowing. There’s no rush just yet; this is a gentle start. The only things worth sowing now are chillies, peppers, aubergines and tomatoes, as well as celeriac, brussels sprouts, sprouting broccoli, summer cauliflowers, celery and leeks.Essentially, it’s time for either warm-climate vegetables that need to be well established by the beginning of summer to fruit, or long-season
  
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• Game changer: touring South Africa by campervan

  23-02-2019 11:00
  Avoiding the Garden Route with its boutique hotels, a campervan proves ideal for touring eastern South Africa’s plains, mountains and wildlife parksAt first it looks like a storm cloud on the horizon. On a hilltop, perhaps 500 metres away, dust is erupting in the yellow hues of dawn, shafts of early morning light shooting through, some of them interrupted by a huge, dark nebula. As the bull elephant comes towards us, silhouetted by the sunrise, his intent is clear. In our rear-view mirrors
  
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• How to make soups with real flavour and texture | Yotam Ottolenghi

  23-02-2019 10:30
  A lemony lentil soup, a restorative chicken, pasta and parmesan bowlful, and a smoky aubergine broth thick with spicy goodnessContrary to what many believe, an outstanding soup requires real skill. The reason, simply, is that there is nowhere to hide. Every spoonful is practically identical to the other, so you have to create a certain complexity, a touch of drama, to keep your guests engaged. That’s why I invest time and effort in today’s soups, building flavours and textures from t
  
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• The best treatments for body breakouts | Sali Hughes

  23-02-2019 08:59
  Keeping clean is essential, but don’t go mad with harsh scrubsA 12-year-old friend is experiencing body breakouts so painful that she’s unable to carry her school backpack as designed. A number of my children’s mates are suffering, not to mention all the adults who write to ask about “bacne”. The cause, especially during adolescence, is usually hormonal, and no topical skincare product can treat an imbalance. But the pain, discomfort, social exclusion and depression
  
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• Legal loophole may be closing for bishops who hide sex abuse

  23-02-2019 08:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  VATICAN CITY - The legal loopholes that have allowed Catholic bishops to escape sanction when they cover up clergy sex abuse cases may be closing.Two U.S. cardinals have confirmed that ......
  
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• Who is Jon Arbuckle’s lasagne-loving cat? The Weekend quiz

  23-02-2019 08:00
  From a desert to Deep Impact, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 Which poet was killed at the 1586 Battle of Zutphen?2 Who is presented with the Coupe Omnisports?3 What natural feature is Severn-Break- its-Neck?4 Which record label was “the sound of young America”?5 Re: Joyce! was whose show about which entertainer?6 Who is Jon Arbuckle’s lasagne-loving cat?7 The Karakum Desert makes up most of what country?8 Who is the Green party’s first and only MP?What links:9
  
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• From shellfish curry to roast plaice: four simple seafood recipes

  23-02-2019 08:00
  Easy seafood ideas: hake with olives and preserved lemon, mussel and clam curry, roast plaice with salsa verde, and spicy mackerelPrep 10 min
  Cook 25 min
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• 20 of the best new and recently refurbished hotels in the UK

  23-02-2019 08:00
  From Cornish boutique rooms to a west Highlands bunkhouse we sift for value among arrivals on the hotel and hostel sceneOn the coast in Marazion by St Michael’s Mount, the boutique Mount Haven hotel has been extensively refurbished and reopens on 7 April. An additional bedroom brings the total to 20, while the new restaurant and terrace have sweeping ocean views – the perfect backdrop to modern, seafood-rich cuisine. It’s on the South West Coast Path, so ideal for walkers, and
  
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• Hey! Stop! Those guys are having fun... at a hockey game

  23-02-2019 07:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  To: NHL commissioner Gary BettmanFrom: A Canadian couch potatoRe: The Fun PoliceDear commissioner: I realize you are an extremely busy guy — what with fretting over concussions, the threat of ...
  
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• 'We felt complete': why I chose to have only one child

  23-02-2019 07:00
  Only children are on the rise – so why does everyone keep asking me when I’m having another baby?• Plus scroll down to read ‘My life as an only’
  The questions began before we even left the hospital. “So, when are you going to have another one?” “You’ll want to give this one a brother or sister to play with.” “I give you two years before you’re back having the next.”But I knew, even as I lay in a hospital bed not having
  
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• Tim Dowling: why is everyone staring at my airport sign for my sister?

  23-02-2019 07:00
  I always have a badly spelled sign when I pick people up at the airport, although I remain unsure of how funny it isIt is Friday evening, and I am driving to the airport to pick up my sister, who is stopping over on her way to from America to South Africa. In my pocket I have a sign with her name on it, hand lettered and badly spelled. This is what I always do when I pick people up at the airport, although I remain unsure of how funny it is, because I so very rarely pick people up at the airport
  
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• Spent espresso brownie recipe | Tom Hunt

  23-02-2019 07:00
  Instead of throwing away your coffee grounds, use them in these brownies with a caffeine kickLast November, I went to the Nandi hills west of the Rift Valley in Kenya, to visit a Fairtrade initiative called Growing Women In Coffee. The people there rarely drink their own coffee because of the cost, they told me, and so prefer tea. In the UK, meanwhile, we drink about 55m cups of the stuff a day, so it was eye-opening to see what goes into producing a regular cup of coffee in Kenya. It’s ra
  
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• Blind date: ‘I wanted to be consumed by Satan’s lustful flames’

  23-02-2019 07:00
  James, 28, an advertising director, meets Harry, 23, a director and film-makerWhat were you hoping for?
  Someone who could change my life for ever – and some good headshots for my LinkedIn profile. The stakes couldn’t have been higher. Continue reading...
  
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• Quick crossword No 15,225

  23-02-2019 01:00
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  23-02-2019 01:00
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