In part three of his four-part series, Gregor Paul looks at New Zealand’s complicated relationship with sports betting. Every now and again, someone bets big and wins huge at the TAB in New Zealand. In 2007, there were two separate, successful $100,000 bets made on the Rugby World Cup at the TAB – one on...
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Artful homecoming: Celebrating Picasso in an exploration of the artist’s home town
A tapestry version of Picasso’s 1907 painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, at the Museo Picasso Malaga. Photo / Emilio Parra Doiztua, The New York Times In honour of this year’s 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso, museums and other cultural institutions are pulling out all the stops, with about 50 exhibitions and events in...