It’s been six years since Jeffery Loria sold the Miami Marlins for $1.2 billion to a New York-based ownership group that included Derek Jeter. It seems he has regrets beyond how much more he could’ve made by sitting on the franchise for another five years. In an interview with the …
Read More »Waterfalls, history and the world’s first underwater sculpture park: seven exciting things to do in the Caribbean
Vibrant, culturally rich and visually stunning – the islands of the Caribbean are like nowhere else on Earth. From cocktails to coral reefs, hiking to heritage, they offer something for all tastes and tempos. Here are seven unmissable highlights of the Caribbean. Enjoy sunset cocktails on the white sand beaches …
Read More »Steam trains, sculpture and street food: fill your boots hiking Derby and the Derwent Valley
Browsing Derby’s new Museum of Making, my guide ushered me over to her favourite object: a copy of John Flamsteed’s Atlas Coelestis, a fat catalogue of stars, instrumental in fixing longitude. Flamsteed was appointed as the first Astronomer Royal in 1675 and started his astronomical life here in Derby before …
Read More »Nationwide sculpture trails brighten up the UK this summer
Public art events specialist Wild in Art is hosting 11 interactive art trails across the UK until mid-September, delivering a free cultural activity for families while also injecting £600,000 into creative communities and supporting local charities. Locations for the art trails stretch from Southampton to Belfast, and they will feature …
Read More »New sculpture at UN honours rights experts killed in DR Congo
Speaking at the ceremony, UN Secretary-General António Guterres again expressed deepest condolences to the families of Zaida Catalán and Michael Sharp, who attended the dedication of Abused Ammunition, a glass sculpture which appears in the form of a golden bullet. Ms. Catalán, who was from Sweden, and Mr. Sharp, an …
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