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☆ These are the top business-development execs competing to hire elite portfolio managers at hedge fund giants Citadel, Millennium, Point72, and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

Unlike business development in corporate America, which focuses on growing a company's prospects with partners and clients, hedge fund BD teams specialize in scouting, evaluating, and wooing investment talent. AdvertisementFew have been involved in hedge fund BD longer than Jennifer Blake, Balyasny's global head. The fund's BD department remains in close contact with PMs after they join as a resource and advisor. Vernon Yuen/Getty Images$61 billion AUM2,200+ employeesAdvertisementKen Griffin's Citadel has outperformed not just its immediate rivals but every other hedge fund. He runs a team of about 20 as head of business development in the Americas, the largest region of the largest player in this space.

Persons: —, Griffin's, Izzy Englander's, Goldman Sachs, Headcount, execs, Dmitry Balyasny, Brendan McDermid, Jennifer Blake, Balyasny's, Morgan Stanley, Dmitri Balyasny's, Blake, it's, Federico Chavarria, Balyasny, Dave Matz, Smith Hanley, Alistair Jacobs, Dave Black, Peter Appel, Federico Chavarria MD, Andrew McHugh, Jules Biolsi, Michael Platt, he's, BlueCrest, Michael Grad, Grad, Jake Lindsay, Mungo Strachan, BlueCrest's, Brevan Howard Brevan Howard, Alan Howard, Ringo Chiu, Brevan Howard, Alan Howard's, Aran Landy, Brevan, Abu, It's, Landy, Howard, Peter Hornick, David Abbou, Jonathan Candy, Gregoire Vidal, Vidal, Tim Williams, Andy Silver, Gautam, Ken Griffin, Vernon Yuen, Ken Griffin's, Griffin, Matt Giannini, Giannini, headhunter, Matt, I've, — Thomas DeAngelis, Lindsay Previdi, Rice, Dore, Eleanor Sharkey, Melinda Urban, Mark Hansen, Julian Ulmer, Mathur, Adam Sharkie, Michael Page, Eisler, Edward Eisler, Sam Wisnia, Chris Milner, Milner, Hilary Curran, Hilary Curran Global, Rebecca Zisser, Michael Gelband, Hornick, Jeff Gelband, Mike Tiano, Eric Han, Garrett Berg, Liu, APAC Blackstone, Euan Shand, Kevin Carroll, Emily, Needham, Ostendorf, Ben Levine, Stefan Renold, LMR, Marcus Fairhurst, He'd, LMR's, Izzy, Ronda, Singh, Mark Meskin, Justin Gmelich, Steve Keller, Benjamin Williams, Madhvani, Paritosh Singh, Ben Williams, Kristina Tully, Steven Cohen, Point72, Shayanne, Steve Cohen's, Harry Schwefel, Chandler, Steve Cohen, JT Shields, They're, Schwefel, Alyssa Friedman —, Chandler Bocklage, Reid Murphy, Jae Yang, Japan Goldman Sachs, Alyssa Friedman, Jackie Dai, Gabriel Sanders, Ajay, Steven Schonfeld, Michael Nagle, Steve Schonfeld's, Ryan Tolkin, Schonfeld, doesn't, Akshay Aggarwal, Alex Burns, Ryan McCort, Colin Lancaster, Mitesh, Sameer Buch, Brittany Lynch, DMFI, Goldman, Verition, Nicholas Maounis, Josh Goldstein, Brian Townes, Townes, Elizabeth Xiang MD, Vir, Steve Satenstein, Chris Svoboda, Will England, Thomas DeAngelis, DeAngelis, Jonathan Brenner, hasn't, Maureen Reed, John Sullivan, Brenner, Walleye's Organizations: Service, Management, Wall, Business, Balyasny, Balyasny Asset Management, Quadra Advisors, SAC, Macquarie, BD, UBS, Grad, Financial Times, Michael, Lascaux, Howard BD, Brevan, Argentum Advisors, BH Digital, McKinsey & Company, JPMorgan, Ken Griffin's Citadel, Citadel, Citadel's, decamping, Chicago, Citadel BD, Walleye Capital, of Surveyor, Millennium, Capital, Credit, Ashler, Rice, Deutsche Bank, LMR Partners, London, Dore Partnership, Soros, Soros Fund, Ronda Churchill, Bloomberg, Getty, Guggenheim, Industry, MLP, Americas Guggenheim, Americas Citadel, SAC Capital, SEC, Point72 Academy, Citigroup, BD Energi, Japan, EMEA, APAC BNP, Schonfeld, PAAMCO, KKR, DMC Partners, Topwater, LinkedIn, New, New Holland Capital, BD —, Walleye, Lehman Brothers, Hutchin, Putnam Investments, ~$ Locations: America, Asia, Balyasny, Blackstone, New Holland, Abu Dhabi, BlueCrest, Europe, Graticule, ExodusPoint, Hornick, Freestone, New York, Schonfeld, Brevan, he's, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, Zurich, Glasgow, Dubai, Americas, Point72, quant, Verition, London, Greenland, Minnesota, Citadel

☆ Kate Moss Turns Out for King Charles, and Pharrell Shuts Down a City Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Alyson Krueger | Melissa Guerrero | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It was still early on Thursday evening at Casa Cipriani in downtown Manhattan, but Lionel Richie thought he knew how his night would end: “Buckingham Palace is going to call us and ask, ‘How did it go?’”Mr. Richie, who had just walked a red carpet and was getting bombarded with selfie requests, was co-hosting the King’s Trust Global Gala, a fund-raiser for the organization started in 1976 by then Prince Charles that helps millions of underserved youth globally. The night drew more than 300 people including the actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Drew Barrymore, the musician John Legend, the stylist Law Roach and the model Kate Moss. It raised more than $1.4 million. The event, in its third year, was a collaboration between Mr. Richie, a longtime friend of King Charles, and Edward Enninful, the former editor in chief of British Vogue and co-chair of the event.

Persons: Casa, Lionel Richie, Mr, Richie, Prince Charles, Leonardo DiCaprio, Drew Barrymore, John Legend, Law Roach, Kate Moss, King Charles, Edward Enninful Organizations: British Vogue Locations: Casa Cipriani, Manhattan, “ Buckingham

☆ Margaret Zhang, Australian-born editor of Vogue China to step down
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Vogue China editorial director Margaret Zhang has announced that she is stepping down just three years after becoming the youngest person to lead any of the fashion bible’s 28 editions. Zhang’s appointment as Vogue China’s editorial director in 2021 came as something of a surprise. But she also won praise for modernizing Vogue China and championing diversity at the title. In her resignation announcement, Zhang said the publication had enjoyed “record growth in video” and the “highest engagement events in the history of Vogue China” during her editorship. The Ghanaian-born fashion editor unexpectedly stepped down last June after more than six years at the helm.

Persons: Margaret Zhang, ”, Zhang, —, Condé, — Anna Wintour, ” Zhang, Ik, “, Anna Sui, Edward Enninful, Condé Nast, Roger Lynch Organizations: CNN — Vogue China, Vogue, Vogue China, US, Milan, Condé Locations: China, Australian, Sydney —, Mulberry, Vogue China, Ghanaian

☆ British Vogue features 40 ‘legendary’ cover stars for editor Edward Enninful’s final issue
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —For British Vogue’s final issue under Edward Enninful, the outgoing editor-in-chief put not one superstar on the cover, but 40 of them. Forty previous cover stars return for Enninful’s final issue. Steven Meisel“When it came to my last issue, I knew the cover would be dedicated to women. Ned RogersNaomi Campbell, who has now appeared on four British Vogue covers during Enninful's tenure. His other cover stars included 82-year-old Miriam Margolyes, who posed nude for last year’s Pride Month issue, and a then-85-year-old Dame Judi Dench.

Persons: Edward Enninful, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Miley Cyrus, Linda Evangelista, Jane Fonda, Kate Moss, Serena Williams, Steven Meisel, Ned Rogers, Enninful, Steven Meisel “, ” Enninful, ”, shockwaves, Misan Harriman, Kennedi Carter, Ned Rogers Naomi Campbell, Ned Rogers Enninful, Fonda, Miriam Margolyes, Dame Judi Dench, Christy Turlington, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Anna Wintour’s, Condé Nast, Chioma Nnadi Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Vogue, British Vogue Locations: Ghanaian, Dua Lipa, Manhattan, London, Paris, Milan, Los Angeles, British

☆ Edward E. Crutchfield, 82, Banker Whose Deals Reshaped the Industry, Dies
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Stacy Cowley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

His death was confirmed by his son, Elliott Crutchfield, who said his father had dementia. When Mr. Crutchfield graduated from business school in 1965, he took a job as a credit analyst at First Union bank in Charlotte, N.C. It was the lowest-paying job he was offered but he thought he could move up faster at a smaller bank. He sensed opportunity, he told his family and colleagues, at the bank and in the region. The decision empowered Mr. Crutchfield, by then his bank’s chairman and chief executive, to gobble up rival banks and failed thrifts, transforming First Union into a super-regional bank with thousands of branches throughout the Southeast.

Persons: Edward E, Crutchfield, Eddie ”, Elliott Crutchfield, hunches, ” Organizations: Charlotte, First Union, Union, New York Times Locations: North Carolina, Vero Beach, Fla, Charlotte, N.C, “

☆ Loewe designer Anderson and model Elsesser win at Fashion Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Spanish luxury brand Loewe's creative director Jonathan Anderson won designer of the year at Britain's annual Fashion Awards on Monday, where industry leaders and young creative talent were honoured. Anderson, who founded the fashion label JW Anderson, arrived accompanied by actress Taylor Russell. Italian designer Valentino Garavani, known to the world simply as Valentino, was honoured with this year's outstanding achievement award. Stars attending the event also included actors Gwyneth Paltrow, Tessa Thompson and Pamela Anderson and model Kate Moss. The show is a fundraiser for the British Fashion Council (BFC) Foundation which focuses on supporting the growth and success of the UK's fashion industry.

Persons: Jonathan Anderson, Anne Hathaway, Lewis Hamilton, Amal Clooney, Anderson, JW Anderson, Taylor Russell, Valentino Garavani, Valentino, Paloma Elsesser, Edward Enninful, Maya Jama, Kojey, Sam Smith, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tessa Thompson, Pamela Anderson, Kate Moss, Hanna Rantala, Sonali Paul Organizations: London's Royal Albert Hall, British Vogue, British, Stars, British Fashion Council, BFC, Foundation, Thomson Locations: Italian

☆ A century after debut, UK music store HMV makes Oxford Street return
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( James Davey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The 363 Oxford Street address hosted the very first HMV store in 1921, opened by composer Edward Elgar, and was central to the development of British popular music and culture. "We feel really good on the future of physical stores for retail," Putman told Reuters in an interview. The store will sell 8,000 different vinyl albums, 12,000 CDs, music merchandise and a wide range of music technology. HMV says its vinyl sales are significantly ahead of UK annual market growth of 18%, and account for half its physical music sales. Councillor Geoff Barraclough of Westminster City Council, which oversees Oxford Street, said the HMV store represented what they wanted to do on Oxford Street: "an experience beyond traditional retail".

Persons: Edward Elgar, Doug Putman, Putman, John Lennon, Cher, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Brian Epstein, Epstein, George Martin, Geoff Barraclough, James Davey, Jan Harvey Organizations: Black, Oxford, HMV, Reuters, Wars, Marvel, Echo, Beatles, Westminster City Council, Oxford Street, Thomson Locations: Britain's, Dublin, Antwerp, Westminster

☆ British Vogue announce Chioma Nnadi as Edward Enninful’s successor
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —British Vogue announced Monday that Chioma Nnadi will replace Edward Enninful as the head of the magazine. Nnadi — described as a “Vogue veteran” by Condé Nast, the publishing house that owns Vogue — will be the first Black woman to edit the historic fashion title. I’m so grateful to Edward Enninful for everything he’s accomplished at British Vogue, and we’re all looking forward to a productive and creative relationship with him in his new role. Edward Enninful attends a party celebrating Vogue World during London Fashion Week on September 14, 2023. Yeah, there’s definitely pressure – it’s Vogue,” and added, “It still means something to be in Vogue, it still has authority.

Persons: Edward Enninful, Nnadi —, ”, Condé Nast, Chioma, Stefan Ruiz, Conde Nast Nnadi, Rihanna, Erykah Badu, Cara Delevingne, Anna Wintour, ” Wintour, David M, Enninful —, —, Enninful, Nnadi, Edward Organizations: CNN, British Vogue, Vogue, American Vogue, Global, London, Guardian Locations: British, France, Italy, India, Japan, Nigerian, Swiss, London, New York, Vogue

☆ Burberry's London runway show dominated by padded bags and blue-soled heels
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Suban Abdulla | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] Models present creations at the Burberry catwalk show during London Fashion Week in London, Britain, September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Hollie Adams Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Burberry's (BRBY.L) Daniel Lee on Monday unveiled new accessories and a colourful take on British heritage in his second collection showing at London Fashion Week. The 37-year-old creative director's spring-summer 2024 collection, a highlight of London Fashion Week, introduced interlink chain prints and a new vibrant "Knight Blue" colour. Silhouettes on Monday's catwalk were elongated and accessorised with padded bags in khaki as well as leather structured bags in red, white and green. The designer is tasked with expanding Burberry's leather goods and accessories offerings.

Persons: Hollie Adams, Daniel Lee, Lee, Bradford, Jonathan Akeroyd's, Riccardo Tisci, Edward Enninful, Jodie Comer, Kylie Minogue, Naomi Campbell, Suban Abdulla, William Maclean Organizations: Burberry, London, REUTERS, Monday, London Fashion, Bond, Vogue, Arsenal, England, Bukayo, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Highbury Fields, North London

☆ Vogue World: Stars flock to Britain’s answer to the Met Gala
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

London, UK CNN —It was billed as Britain’s answer to the Met Gala, and last night’s inaugural “Vogue World” at the Theatre Royal on London’s Drury Lane didn’t disappoint. Vianney Le Caer/Invision/APActress and singer Dove Cameron went back to the future in a shiny silver suit and matching bikini top. Vianney Le Caer/Invision/Vianney Le Caer/Invision/APThe late Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter, Princess Eugenie, looked elegant in an emerald silk dress by Fendi. Vianney Le Caer/Invision/APKate Winslet went for casual chic in a loose-fit two-piece white suit with a beige bustier underneath. Vianney Le Caer/Invision/APRita Ora arrived in a black Alaïa mermaid gown sourced from eBay.

Persons: Lane didn’t, Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful —, Sienna Miller, Miller, Beatrice, Eugenie, Richard Quinn, Fendi, Yui Mok, Sadiq Khan, Baz Luhrmann, Kate Winslet, Jared Leto, Jodie Turner Smith, Maisie Williams, Stella McCartney, Christopher Kane, Victoria Beckham, Olivier, Stephen Daldry, John Galliano, Kate Moss, Hongni Wu, Rambert, Stormzy, Sophie Okonedo, Damien Lewis, Cush Jumbo, James Corden, Damian Lewis, James McAvoy, “, Annie Lennox, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Mike Marsland, AJ Odudu, Robert Wun, Vianney Le Caer, Dove Cameron, Queen Elizabeth II's, Princess Eugenie, Fendi . Vianney Le Caer, Princess Beatrice, David M, Alison Mosshart, Alexa Chung, Nicklas Skovgaard, Anna Shaffer, David Fisher, Carrie Mulligan, Henry Nicholls, Jenna Coleman, Peter Pan, May Jagger, Jerry Hall, Mick Jagger, Vivienne Westwood, Tom Daley, Gemma Chan, Louis Vuitton, Rita Ora, Hollie Adams Organizations: UK CNN, Theatre Royal, US, British Vogue, London, London’s, BAFTA, National Theatre, Royal Opera House, Royal Ballet, Southbank Sinfonia, Rambert, Getty, Rodarte’s, MTV, Model, eBay, Reuters Locations: London, UK, British, Invision, AFP

☆ The 2023 superyacht summer recap: Jeff Bezos is now king of the high seas
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

For billionaires and their celebrity friends, warm weather means it's yacht season. Four years later, Bezos is no longer Amazon's CEO, and he's spent the last few months earning a new title: king of the high seas. As 2023's yacht season comes to a close, it's clear that Bezos' brand new $500 million superyacht won the summer. AdvertisementAdvertisementYacht season's runner-up: billionaire Barry Diller's EosThe Eos, owned by Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg, is a yacht-season staple. The Eos docked in Venice to end its summer season, where von Furstenberg hosted the annual DVF Awards — and began furnishing one of her dry-land residences.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, David Geffen's, Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, he's, superyacht, David Zaslav, Bezos, Koru, Lauren Sanchez —, —, that's, Sanchez, Bill Gates, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Ari Emanuel, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, Katy Perry, Usher, Barry Diller's Eos, Barry Diller, Diane von Furstenberg, Horacio Villalobos, Eos, Diller, von Furstenberg, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Edward Enninful, Valentino, Valentino Giancarlo Giammetti, Kris Jenner, Candice Bergen, Emma Thompson, Jason Blum, Diane Sawyer, Bryan Lourd, Giorgio Armani's, Sydney Sweeney, Kerry Washington, Geffen, it's Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Discovery, Hollywood, Bezos, British Vogue, Creative Artists Agency, Geffen Locations: Wall, Silicon, Gibraltar, Spain, Cannes, Positano, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Mallorca, Greece, Amalfi, Venice, Venice's, Capri, Portland , Maine

☆ Direxion rolls out Nvidia-focused ETFs for bulls and bears
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 1.5x Shares ETF (NVDU.O) seeks to deliver 1.5 times the price return of daily moves in Nvidia’s shares, which have more than tripled year-to-date. Meanwhile, the Direxion Daily NVDD Bear 1x Shares ETF allows bearish investors to profit when Nvidia’s shares decline. Single-stock ETFs made their debut in 2022, but only a handful of products have since been introduced by five firms, including Direxion. Because of their increased exposure, investors’ losses in leveraged exchange traded products can be staggering, analysts said. Only four leveraged single-stock ETFs currently have more than $50 million, according to Morningstar.

Persons: Robert Galbraith, “, ”, Bryan Armour, GraniteShares, Direxion, Edward Egilinsky, ” Direxion, Suzanne McGee, Ira Iosebashvili, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Nvidia, REUTERS, Nvidia Corp, Morningstar Inc, Morningstar, Thomson Locations: Santa Clara , California, Nvidia’s

☆ Pirelli calendar 2024: Idris Elba, Naomi Campbell and Angela Bassett top latest edition
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Ayanda Ntuli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Featuring Idris Elba, Angela Bassett and Naomi Campbell, the latest edition of the prestigious Pirelli calendar is the first to have been shot by a Black photographer in its more than half-century history. Known as “The Cal,” the Pirelli calendar started in 1964. Until the 2024 edition, no Black photographer had been selected for the commission. Prince Gyasi directs actor Angela Bassett for the 2024 Pirelli calendar. Alessandro ScottiGyasi chose to shoot some of his subjects for the 50th Pirelli calendar in Ghana, where some of them have ties.

Persons: CNN —, Idris Elba, Angela Bassett, Naomi Campbell, Prince Gyasi, ”, Tiwa Savage, Amanda Gorman, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asante, supermodels Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Cindy Crawford, Campbell, Patrick Demarchelier, Nick Knight, Annie Leibovitz, risqué photoshoots, Terence Donovan, Edward Enninful, Tim Walker, Alessandro Scotti Gyasi, Burna, “ I’m, “, “ They’ve, ” Gyasi, “ We’ve, you’re, Alessandro Scotti, ” Pirelli Organizations: CNN, Pirelli, Cal, Black, Black British Vogue, Puma, Apple, Converse, Balmain, GQ, Idris Elba braves Locations: Ghanaian, Ghana, West African, Black British, White, Accra, Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Elba

☆ Judi Dench says she can’t see on movie sets anymore
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Oscar-winning actor Judi Dench says that a degenerative eye condition has left her unable to read scripts or see on set. Dench, 88, told UK newspaper the Daily Mirror’s Notebook magazine on Sunday that it’s hard to learn lines with her condition. “I mean I can’t see on a film set anymore,” said Dench. Despite these difficulties, Dench said she will try to work “as much as I can.”CNN has reached out to Dench’s representatives. “That’s my motto: ‘Seize the day.’” Dench told Surrey Life magazine at the time.

Persons: CNN — Oscar, Judi Dench, Dench, ”, “, ” Dench, Oscar, Elizabeth I, Graham Norton, William Shakespeare’s “, ’ ” Dench, “ Finty, Edward Enninful Organizations: CNN, Globes, Surrey Life, British Vogue Locations: Love, British

☆ The Coronation of King Charles: Order of Service
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +46 min

The Archbishop saysI here present unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, are you willing to do the same? Christopher Finney GC saysI here present unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, are you willing to do the same? We praise thee, we bless thee,we worship thee, we glorify thee,we give thanks to thee for thy great glory,O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O clap your hands together, all ye people;O sing unto God with the voice of melody. The King touches the Ring and the Archbishop saysReceive this Ring, symbol of kingly dignity and a sign of the covenant sworn this day, between God and King, King and people.

☆ Why Goldman Sachs alumni are being hoovered up by elite hedge funds like Citadel and Millennium
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

In November, one of the world's most consequential hedge funds announced a shake-up at the top of its power structure. In an internal memo, the founder of Millennium Management, Izzy Englander, said that Bobby Jain would be vacating the co-CIO role. "You can't readily find that managerial experience at other hedge funds and Goldman is a perfect place to look for those people." 8 former Goldman Sachs leaders are now Millennium execsEnglander isn't alone — firms rarely are in the copycat world of multistrats. In a statement to Insider, Abbey Collins, a spokesperson for Goldman Sachs, said, "Goldman Sachs has always been and remains a talent magnet.

☆ King Charles's coronation to feature 12 new pieces of music
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Twelve newly commissioned pieces of music will play at the coronation of Britain's King Charles at Westminster Abbey this May, including Greek Orthodox music, Buckingham Palace said, with the 18th century "Zadok the Priest" also to be featured. Six orchestral commissions, five choral commissions and one organ commission have been composed for the occasion, the palace said on Saturday, including a new Coronation Anthem by musical theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber. Music by Elgar, Parry, and Williams were also performed at the crowning of Charles's late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1953. Handel's coronation anthem "Zadok the Priest," which was composed for the coronation of King George II in 1727, will be played at the ceremony, the palace said. I hope my anthem reflects this joyful occasion," composer Lloyd Webber said of his coronation anthem in the statement.

☆ Fashion figure Andre Leon Talley collections up for auction at Christie's in New York City
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] A royal blue, pink and red silk satin shawl-collar kimono by Tom Ford is displayed during the exhibition of the Couture collection of late fashion icon Andre Leon Talley in the showroom of Christie's auction house in Paris, France, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah MeyssonnierPARIS, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Silk caftans, exotic leather coats and monogrammed Louis Vuitton luggage sets are among items from the late American fashion journalist Andre Leon Talley set to go under the hammer this week at Christie's in New York. "His work could really make or break any designers," added Seigel. The auction house estimates the lots will fetch more than a million dollars, funds that will go to two Baptist churches that played a key role in Talley's life. Talley, a former U.S. Vogue editor at large and creative director, died on Jan. 18, 2022, at age 73.

☆ Lincoln’s Vision of Democracy
▼ + stars: | 1863-07-04 | by ( Allen C. Guelzo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The news of the great battle at Gettysburg came to Abraham Lincoln by fits and starts. But when it was finally confirmed on the morning of July 4, 1863, that Robert E. Lee ’s Confederate army had been forced to retreat, the tidings couldn’t have been more welcome. To a crowd of well-wishers who gathered outside the White House, Lincoln exulted that “the cohorts of those who opposed the declaration that all men are created equal” had at that great battle “ ‘turned tail’ and run.”Before month’s end, plans were developing to create a majestic national cemetery in Gettysburg for the more than 3,300 Union dead, with dedication ceremonies to take place on Nov. 19. The featured orator would be the august Edward Everett . But for the actual dedication sentences—a “few, appropriate remarks,” as David Wills described them in his invitation letter—the organizers turned to Lincoln.

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