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Martin White, ‘Textile Consultant’ Who Enjoyed a 75-Year Career as a Cloth Merchant in Spitalfields
“He started working in the textile trade in 1946, and in his eighties rebuilt his business after a fire destroyed all his stock.” [Telegraph*]
and why George Smiley carries an umbrella
How the Japanese Listening Bar Conquered the World
“From Tokyo to the Barbican, audiophiles are being served.” [FT*]
The Beginning of the End
“Baseball is . . . over?” [The Bulwark]
and Milwaukee’s 1,000 bars get ready for the World Series
and the science behind the robo ump calling its first World Series
