Masters

國王在國事訪問中巧妙地同時吸引了喜愛英國的共和黨人，以及對以規則為基礎之秩序感到憂心的民主黨人。 在他的最後一項巧計中，國王展示了一個曾掛在 1944 年於英國造船廠下水的皇家海軍潛艇指揮塔上的鐘。它的名字是 HMS Trump。查爾斯三世說：「如果您需要聯繫我們，那就請給我們打個電話（搖搖這口鐘）吧。」 這口在週二白宮國宴上贈送、刻有「Trump」字樣的拋光黃銅鐘，是一手迎合虛榮心的高明手段，將令從巴黎到坎培拉再到東京的各國政府發出無奈嘆息。他們怎能指望比得上這招呢？

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...