Masters

किंग ने राजकीय यात्रा के दौरान ब्रिटेन के प्रति लगाव रखने वाले Republicans और नियम-आधारित व्यवस्था को लेकर चिंतित Democrats को कुशलतापूर्वक साधा। अपनी आखिरी चाल के रूप में, किंग ने एक ऐसी घंटी पेश की जो 1944 में एक UK शिपयार्ड से लॉन्च की गई Royal Navy की पनडुब्बी के कॉनिंग टॉवर पर लगी थी। इसका नाम HMS Trump था। “और अगर आपको कभी हमसे संपर्क करने की ज़रूरत पड़े,” Charles III ने कहा, “तो बस हमें एक घंटी (रिंग) बजा देना।” व्हाइट हाउस में मंगलवार के राजकीय रात्रिभोज के दौरान भेंट की गई “Trump” नाम वाली यह चमकदार पीतल की घंटी, अहंकार को सहलाने वाला एक ऐसा मास्टरस्ट्रोक था जिसने पेरिस से लेकर कैनबरा और टोक्यो तक की विदेशी राजधानियों में खीझ पैदा कर दी होगी। वे कभी इसकी बराबरी करने की उम्मीद कैसे कर सकते हैं? आगे पढ़ें...

Golfer puts spotlight on Rosie and Gerry McIlroy’s sacrifices to support his dream in emotional victory speechIn a sport filled with pushy parents the McIlroys do things differently: Rory McIlroy had to push his parents to attend the scene of his greatest triumph.Rosie and Gerry McIlroy feared their presence might jinx their son’s defence of the Masters, so they planned to steer clear of Augusta National. Continue reading...

• Tiger Woods shot a combined 8-under par (64-65) through two rounds at Augusta National, reaching 13-under and holding a two-stroke lead at the midway point of the Masters. • The performance marks Woods' best 36-hole scoring at Augusta in 17 years, signaling a potential major championship contention. • At age 50, Woods' resurgence comes after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee last November.

Show in part a rediscovery of more than 40 mostly forgotten women who plied their trade in the Low CountriesJudith Leyster, an artist of the Dutch golden age, was thought to be about 21 when she painted her self-portrait in 1630. In the picture she presented to the world, Leyster exudes cheerful confidence. Clad in shimmering silks and a stiffly starched lace collar, she leans back in her chair, palette and brushes in hand, a painting by her side.This work, completed in the year she was admitted to a painters’ guild in Haarlem, proclaimed her arrival as an established artist. It was one of the first self-portraits by an artist in the Dutch republic, a device most male painters did not adopt until years later. Continue reading...