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Former railwayman Ignatius Muthu celebrates a century of simple living

A look at the life of centenarian A Ignatius Muthu, who made news recently as Southern Railway’s oldest former employee in Tiruchi Railway Division

The Hindu

Paris mansion’s contents at auction in house clearance par excellence

Hôtel Lambert auction includes a silver tureen given by Catherine the Great and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s sofa

The Guardian - UK

Thatcher’s energy secretary says Tory leadership contenders’ response to price spike ‘inadequate’

‘Let them eat cake’: Promises of future nuclear, wind and solar power ‘like Marie Antoinette’

The Independent UK

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How the Ukraine invasion, fertiliser and fuel crises and climate change combine to create a world hunger problem

The ripple effects of concurrent crises are leading the world on a path to crushing hunger — and the possibility of more war.

ABC News

Fantastic feasts: 15 food scenes in film that made us drool

Kate Ng plates up 15 of the most delicious food scenes ever seen on screen

The Independent UK

Steelrising Interview: We spoke to Jehanne Rousseau about Steelrising about resurecting ancient Paris and killer robots

We sat down with Jehanne Rousseau CEO of Spiders and lead writer on Steelrising and GreedFall and discussed intricate robots and Paris and a setting in action, RPG Steelrising

Daily Mirror

Marie Antoinette: Symbol of female glut

Antoinette's whole persona has also become a meme. "Excessive" men, however, have not received the same treatment

Salon

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Why is Marie Antoinette a symbol of female excess?

Comparisons to the French queen abound whenever a female figure is drawn into controversy, writes Madeleine Pelling

The Independent UK

Marie Antoinette – extravagant French queen has long been a symbol of female excess

The hashtag #CarrieAntoinette, which compares prime minister Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie Johnson to the French queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), has been criticised as sexist. Commentators feel it relies on gender stereotypes and distracts from unfolding political events.

The Conversation

Erika Sorby show opens at Blackstone

Emerging artist Erika Sorby opens her show, Women and Wine, at Blackstone Gallery this weekend. The exhibit presents a series of original, contemporary oil paintings that encompasses female sensuality, flattering decor and wine. The exhibition launch is from 3 to 6pm on Saturday, April 9. The show features about 50…

Newcastle Herald

'Woven Air': Bangladesh Revives Elite Forgotten Fabric

With wooden spinning wheels and hand-drawn looms, Bangladesh is painstakingly resurrecting a fabric once worn by Marie Antoinette and Jane Austen but long thought forever lost to history. Dhaka muslin was stitched from threads so fine that popular folklore in European parlors held that a change in the light or…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Boris Johnson has finally gone full Marie Antoinette – only he’s hogging all the cake

Quite how long Conservative MPs and the British public will continue to indulge the prime minister is unclear, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

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