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Cultureteca 01.12.19

Miscellany
On Monday LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton announced that it had agreed to buy the iconic jeweler Tiffany & Co. for $135 per share in cash, a deal which values Tiffany at approximately $16.2 billion. The deal - which is subject to the approval of Tiffany's shareholders and is expected to close in the middle of next year -...

Cultureteca 03.11.19

Miscellany
On Monday morning, media outlets reported that the iconic and sometimes scabrous film producer Robert Evans had died over the weekend at the age of 89 years old. After a brief career as an actor, Evans used his few industry connections and personal wealth accrued from the fashion industry to begin a meteoric rise as a movie producer: his...

Paula Radcliffe’s 2015 London Marathon Time in Context

Athletics
On Sunday, Paula Radcliffe ran the 2015 London Marathon in what she has stated will prove her last competitive race. Despite an Achilles injury hampering her preparation for the event, Radcliffe completed the 26.2 miles, in a time of 2 hours 36 minutes and 55 seconds. Thanking the crowd and those runners who, she admitted, had sacrificed their own...