Masters

国王は国賓訪問において、Britain に好意的な共和党員と、ルールに基づく秩序を懸念する民主党員の両方に巧みに訴えかけた。最後の演出として、国王は1944年に UK の造船所で進水した Royal Navy の潜水艦の司令塔に吊るされていた鐘を披露した。その名は HMS Trump。「そして、もし我々に連絡が必要になった時は」と Charles III は述べた。「そう、ただ鐘を鳴らして（give us a ring）ください」。火曜日に White House での公式晩餐会で贈られた、磨き上げられた「Trump」の名を刻んだ真鍮の鐘は、Paris から Canberra、Tokyo に至るまで、各国の首都で溜息を誘ったであろう自尊心をくすぐる妙手であった。他国がこれに匹敵する対応を望むことなど、果たしてできるだろうか。Continue reading...

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...