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The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch

The British Museum has appointed Nicholas Cullinan as its new director. It comes as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection. Previous director Hartwig Fischer resigned in August after the museum disclosed that more than 1,800 items were missing in an apparent case of insider theft. The museum fired curator Paul Higgs over the missing items and is suing him at the High Court. Cullinan is currently director of the National Portrait Gallery and will take up his new job in the summer. Cullinan said…

‘People mustn’t feel meat is being taken away’: German hospitals serve planetary health diet

A group of hospitals serve up a menu rich in plants – and say they have had few complaintsPatrick Burrichter did not think about saving lives or protecting the planet when he trained as a chef in a hotel kitchen. But 25 years later he has focused his culinary skills on doing exactly that.From an industrial park on the outskirts of Berlin, Burrichter and his team cook for a dozen hospitals that offer patients a “planetary health” diet – one that is rich in plants and light in animals. Compared with the typical diet in Germany, known for its bratwurst sausage and doner kebab, the 13,000…

“Madness Going On in My Kitchen”: Arnold Schwarzenegger Shares Unique Experience of Living With 5 Adult Pets at 76

Arnold Schwarzenegger had a conversation with Ryan Holiday at the 92NY Street lunch event of Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life. Of all the things they discussed on stage Arnie’s description of living with pets amused the crowd the most. Schwarzenegger explained how his family of pets grew from three dos to five adult pets […]The post “Madness Going On in My Kitchen”: Arnold Schwarzenegger Shares Unique Experience of Living With 5 Adult Pets at 76 appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Haaland v Havertz: a style subplot as City’s goal machine meets Arsenal’s false 9 | Karen Carney

The Norwegian remains ruthless but in the awkward German the title pretenders have acquired a player growing in efficiencySir Alex Ferguson once said: “Attack wins you games, defence wins you championships.” The meeting of Manchester City and Arsenal on Sunday could well prove the former Manchester United manager right.The teams are very different in style when it comes to their centre-forwards. Manchester City have arguably the world’s best No 9 in Erling Haaland, whereas Kai Havertz assumes the role of a false 9 for Arsenal. The contrasts make for an intriguing match at the Etihad, with…

Dbrand tried and failed to fix the Ghost Case — replacements will take longer

The Dbrand Ghost Case for the iPhone 15 Pro. | Image: Dbrand Dbrand is scrapping plans to fix its anti-yellowing Ghost Case, but not because it yellows — it’s that it scratches very easily. The company had promised in November to ship free replacements with scratch-resistant coatings, but now it’s telling customers via email they’ll have to wait. Most of its production run of those ended up “unshippable,” the company says, so instead it’s sending a redesigned “Ghost 2.0” this summer. Essentially, it’s a delay.The company says that its first test runs of the newly-coated…

A NSW Police Officer Wore An Offensive White Supremacist Symbol To A Pro-Palestine Protest

A NSW Police officer was spotted wearing a ‘thin blue line’ patch at a pro-Palestine protest in Botany over the weekend. The rally, which saw 19 people arrested, was organised to protest against the arrival of an Israeli cargo ship owned by ZIM, a shipping company which has been accused of transporting supplies and weapons […]The post A NSW Police Officer Wore An Offensive White Supremacist Symbol To A Pro-Palestine Protest appeared first on PEDESTRIAN.TV .