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"I was not alone": Another royal diagnosed with cancer

<p>Not long after King Charles announced his <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/health/caring/palace-reveals-king-charles-serious-health-diagnosis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cancer diagnosis</a>, Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia felt inspired by his "dear cousin and friend" and decided to go public with his own prostate cancer diagnosis. </p> <p>In a statement, Prince Alexander shared that he was moved by Charles’ courage in sharing his diagnosis with the public, as royal health matters are usually kept private. </p> <p>The 78-year-old royal then shared details of his own medical intervention. </p> <p>"The love of all of us who know him, and of his people, we deeply care for him, will support His Majesty in persevering and winning this most important battle. The news that it is early stage gives high hope," he said.</p> <p>"The unfortunate news about cancer is not something you wish to hear.</p> <p>"And I can say it personally, as I very well know how you feel once you hear it. How frightening and terrifying it is also for the family, how all the feelings get mixed up, and how you cannot think about anything else." </p> <p>He then revealed: "I can say it now because I only recently defeated cancer.</p> <p>"I had avoided speaking about it, as it is a personal matter concerning only me and my family, but King Charles' openness moved me and encouraged me to also speak up," he added. </p> <p>"I am sharing this now, because this kind of tragic news can encourage people to react and take care of their health."</p> <p>He added that news of King Charles' cancer diagnosis and his honesty about getting a check-up had resulted in a rise in online searches and appointments for medical check-ups in the UK.</p> <p>“That is why people should hear my story, to see it is something that can happen to all of us,” he said.</p> <p>“But when we are responsible, the outcome can be good.”</p> <p>He shared details of his own treatment, which began two years ago, after results from an MRI found a cancerous growth. </p> <p>"At that moment, I was terrified. But I was not alone.</p> <p>"I am not speaking about family and friends who knew this and shared their support, which meant so much and cannot be described in words, but also all the other people who are fighting this disease."</p> <p>He then underwent pre-intervention tests, surgery, and mandatory checkups, and has since received “the most joyous words from my doctor — ‘All is clear now’.”</p> <p>He then urged the public to be more vigilant about their health, and to not put of their doctors appointment any further. </p> <p>“Be responsible with yourself, listen to the doctor’s advice, and monitor your health,” he said.</p> <p>“Preserve it and nurture it as the greatest wealth and gift you will ever receive.”</p> <p><em>Images: Getty</em></p>

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Crowd cheers as fan booted from US Open after vile Nazi slur

<p>During a US Open tennis match held early on Tuesday morning, a spectator found themselves ejected from the event following an incident involving German tennis player Alexander Zverev.</p> <p>The disruption arose when Zverev, seeded number 12, was locked in a fierce fourth-set battle against Italy's Jannik Sinner, seeded number six.</p> <p>At a critical juncture in the match, just as he was about to serve, Zverev approached chair umpire James Keothavong and pointed out a fan situated right behind the umpire's chair.</p> <p>Zverev raised the issue, stating, "He [the fan] just said the most famous Hitler phrase there is..."</p> <p>Zverev then expressed his strong disapproval, exclaiming, "It's unacceptable, this is unbelievable."</p> <p>In response to Zverev's concerns, Keothavong scanned the crowd and repeatedly asked, "Who said that? Who said that?" amid raucous boos from the audience.</p> <p>The umpire swiftly made a decision, asserting, "We're going to get him out," much to the relief of those watching in Arthur Ashe Stadium.</p> <p>Keothavong also took a moment to remind the crowd to maintain respect for both players. Shortly after, during a changeover, spectators seated near the offending fan identified him, and security promptly removed him from the venue. The crowd responded with cheers as the fan was escorted up the stadium stairs.</p> <p>A US Tennis Association spokesperson, Chris Widmaier, confirmed the incident, stating, "A disparaging remark was directed toward Alexander Zverev. The fan was identified and escorted from the stadium."</p> <p>Despite the disruption, Zverev went on to triumph over Sinner in a gruelling five-set match and secured his spot in the quarterfinals, where he would face the defending US Open champion, Carlos Alcaraz.</p> <p>This epic match, which Zverev won with scores of 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, endured for an impressive four hours and 41 minutes, making it the lengthiest match of the tournament up to that point. The contest concluded at 1:40 am local time in New York.</p> <p>Reflecting on the incident in the post-match press conference, Zverev revealed that while he had encountered fans making derogatory comments before, this was the first time he had experienced an incident involving Hitler.</p> <p>He shared: "He started singing the anthem of Hitler that was back in the day. It was ‘Deutschland über alles’ and it was a bit too much.</p> <p>"I think he was getting involved in the match for a long time, though. I don’t mind it, I love when fans are loud, I love when fans are emotional. But I think me being German and not really proud of that history, it’s not really a great thing to do and I think him sitting in one of the front rows, I think a lot of people heard it. So if I just don’t react, I think it’s bad from my side.”</p> <p>Despite the disturbance, Zverev remained composed and noted, “It’s his loss, to be honest, to not witness the final two sets of that match.”</p> <p><em>Image: Getty Images</em></p>

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"I want people to be afraid of the women I dress": the celebrated – and often controversial – designs of Alexander McQueen

<p>Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse was first conceived at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. </p> <p>That museum, like many around the world, is being <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-10-13/lacma-funding-news-update-construction">completely redeveloped</a> to embrace not just spectacular new buildings, but new attitudes towards museum collections. </p> <p>Gone are the boundaries between materials, forms, cultures, nationalities and hierarchies of the arts. No more gallery of, say, “18th century North American silver” or “Medieval and Renaissance art in the European North”. Instead, arts from varied times, places and hierarchies all sit together. </p> <p>An exhibition of the work of Alexander McQueen (1968-2010) was an interesting response to this challenge of a new museum, which also highlighted the relatively late arrival of fashion as a category worthy of study in the global museum. </p> <p>It paired garments by McQueen – many specially donated by one woman collector – with the rich Los Angeles County Museum of Art collections in order to suggest the ways in which McQueen had generated his ideas. </p> <p>Now the exhibition has come to the National Gallery of Victoria, with most of the McQueens on display here donated by Melbourne fashion philanthropist Krystyna Campbell Pretty.</p> <h2>Flourishing postmodernism</h2> <p>This new show is extensive. We have 120 McQueen looks and 80 other works of art. Paintings and decorative arts star in this show, notably the spectacular Jean-Baptiste Greuze painting of a young French actress in Turkish-style dress, on loan from Los Angeles.</p> <p>The visual pairings, which range from 18th century English porcelain figures to lavish Russian gold-woven cloths, drive much of the tempo. </p> <p>Important loans from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are joined by treasures from the NGV, including a spectacular Morris embroidered wall cloth and the Netherlandish flower paintings that contain within them the idea of memento mori – remember that you die.</p> <p>Lee Alexander McQueen was born in 1968, so he was young in the 1980s, absorbing all the flashes of art, design and culture in which postmodernism flourished. </p> <p>Working-class, McQueen did not first go to art school as his middle-class counterparts might. Instead, he apprenticed in Savile Row, the epicentre of bespoke British tailoring, mastering the cut of jackets and trousers.</p> <p>He became so technically proficient that when he applied to tutor technique at art school he was invited to enrol in a Masters. </p> <p>And so the celebrated – and often controversial – McQueen high fashion design was born.</p> <h2>An immersive experience</h2> <p>As well as new ways of dressing for women, McQueen gave us new ways of representing fashion: high concept runways, fashion films, live screenings and putting Paralympian Aimee Mullins on the runway, generating new modes of beauty.</p> <p>At the NGV we have a fully immersive experience and bold scenography.</p> <p>“Mythos” examines three collections through the filter of mythology and theology. McQueen loved to make the present strange by incorporating elements from religious practice, even prejudice, from the past. </p> <p>Everything from angels to demons, from witch burning to Catholic rites might be incorporated for design, fabrication or the runway. </p> <p>These go past simply being artistic source material to generate new ways of looking and appearing for women. “I want people to be afraid of the women I dress,” he said.</p> <p>This exhibition celebrates McQueen’s technical bravura across both tailoring and soft dressmaking, two categories of making clothes that were often conducted separate from the other in the west. </p> <p>Intimate backstage photographs are shown, indicating how the clothes were really worn by models and friends. Here the “muse” is no longer a house model or elegant confidant, but rather a whole set of cultural reflections.</p> <p>The third and final section is called “Fashion Narratives”. Here we see a visual imagination ranging across Siberia, Tibet and other exotic locales.</p> <p>McQueen might, in this section, be accused of cultural appropriation, but this would be unfair. </p> <p>Rather than appropriation, his fashion designs were about fantasy, and fantasy put to good ends, making things from gender to place to sexuality off centre or strange, so we are aware of the fragile accord we have between our identities and our appearances. </p> <p>As Catherine Brickhill, the first designer employed by McQueen to work on his label notes in the catalogue, McQueen, "delved deep into the differences between our culture and other cultures. It wasn’t cultural appropriation, but an openness to and curiosity to be explored and celebrated."</p> <p>Other narratives in this section include the most controversial ones that swirled around McQueen, notably <a href="https://blog.metmuseum.org/alexandermcqueen/tag/highland-rape/">Highland Rape collection</a>, in which McQueen suggested the appearance of Scottish widows during the Highland Wars in ripped and tattered clothes.</p> <p>It would be as silly to accuse McQueen of misogyny here as it would to claim Elsa Schiaparelli hated women for dressing them in <a href="https://spikeartmagazine.com/?q=articles/tears-dress-elsa-schiaparelli-and-salvador-dali">ripped dresses</a> suggestive of assault or accident in the 1930s. </p> <p>Instead, McQueen gives us clothes not just as theatre but as “choreographed deception”, in which male and female elements come together to cancel the other out.</p> <h2>Beyond good</h2> <p>In an era of increasing specialisation, vocational training and narrow fields of research and investigation, this exhibit shows us how a great designer goes beyond good.</p> <p>It shows us how his vision extended well beyond clothes to how they were imagined, and how women might imagine themselves, at all times.</p> <p>When you wear trousers with a very low rear; slip on a <a href="https://textilefocus.com/overview-digital-textile-printing-technology/">digitally printed</a> fabric or has allusions to nature – crystals, leaves, water; wear an asymmetrical outfit with slightly extended shoulders; don impossible shoes to your New Year’s party; or put on an eyeshadow that makes you look like a hummingbird: McQueen was there first. </p> <p>Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse is at NGV International, Melbourne, until April 16 2023.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p> <p><em>This article originally appeared on <a href="https://theconversation.com/i-want-people-to-be-afraid-of-the-women-i-dress-the-celebrated-and-often-controversial-designs-of-alexander-mcqueen-194731" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Conversation</a>. </em></p>

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“Love doesn’t know math”: Cher defends 40-year age gap

<p dir="ltr">Cher has defended the massive 40-year age gap between her and her new and much younger beau. </p> <p dir="ltr">The 76-year-old singer is currently in a relationship with 36-year-old music producer Alexander Edwards.</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite the 40-year age gap, Cher is not shying away from the “blossoming romance” and answered fans’ questions about the relationship along with a cheeky photo of Alex in his boxers.</p> <p dir="ltr">“He’s 36 and in end he came after me. I’m the skittish one. We love each other …. LADIES NEVER GIVE UP. Must say he was different for me,” she wrote. </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">A.E.Hanging Ot <a href="https://t.co/TB5XXJqlxk">pic.twitter.com/TB5XXJqlxk</a></p> <p>— Cher (@cher) <a href="https://twitter.com/cher/status/1595612020325240832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">On paper This Looks<br />strange (Even 2 ME)<br />A.E Says ♥️Doesn’t<br />Know Math</p> <p>— Cher (@cher) <a href="https://twitter.com/cher/status/1595690505576161281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">BABE,SOME MARCH 2 A DIFFERENT DRUMMER,I Dance 2 One</p> <p>— Cher (@cher) <a href="https://twitter.com/cher/status/1595695842584731648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">“He’s kind, smart, hilarious … and we (kiss emoji) like teenagers,” she responded to a question asking about her favourite quality about Alex.</p> <p dir="ltr">“On paper this looks strange (even to ME) AE says love ️doesn’t know math,” Cher tweeted shortly after.</p> <p dir="ltr">The pair sparked rumours earlier this month when they were seen holding hands outside the West Hollywood restaurant Craig's where they met with rapper Tyga for dinner.</p> <p dir="ltr">During the night, Alex was seen kissing Cher’s hand as they drove off together. </p> <p dir="ltr">It was only days after the dinner that Cher confirmed the relationship on Twitter.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty</em></p>

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Sheep rescued from 40kg fleece

<p dir="ltr">A bushwalker enjoying a walk along a mountain top came across a sheep burdened by its heavy 40kg fleece.</p> <p dir="ltr">The sheep, named Alex, was found on Mt Alexander in Victoria unable to walk and could hardly lift his head.</p> <p dir="ltr">The walker contacted Edgar’s Mission who came and rescued the sheep who was in a “worse state of health”.</p> <p dir="ltr">"So weak was he that he could not stand. Not even when assisted to do so, and struggle we did to find a passage in through his felt-like fleece to administer life-enhancing fluids,” the rescuers wrote on Facebook. </p> <p dir="ltr">"Truth be told, too, we wondered at first blush with Alex: Could his life even be saved, and would the kindest thing have been to let him pass from this world? </p> <p dir="ltr">“And then we lifted the shroud of wool from his face and our eyes met, and in that instant, it was so strikingly clear he wanted to live.”</p> <p><iframe style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fedgarsmission%2Fvideos%2F654275415827887%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p dir="ltr">Alex was taken back to the sanctuary where his fleece which was “sodden with rain, urine, twigs, bark, beetles and maggots” was removed.</p> <p dir="ltr">”A fleece so matted and dense that at first it stubbornly refused to cede to the shears,” they revealed.</p> <p dir="ltr">“But somehow it miraculously did. All 40 kg of it!”</p> <p dir="ltr">Alex will remain at the sanctuary for the rest of his hopefully long life.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Facebook</em></p>

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Novak Djokovic’s “disgusting” meltdown

<p><span>Novak Djokovic has been unceremoniously called out by fans and Australian Open viewers after throwing an ugly tantrum that resulted in a destroyed racquet and a code violation.</span><br /><br /><span>The world no. 1 has battled his way into the semi-finals, but not without smashing his racquet into pieces – forcing a ball girl to sweep debris off the court.</span><br /><br /><span>Djokovic dealt with a gruelling slugfest for almost four hours, against German Alexander Zverev, but did go on to win their quarter-final 6-7 (8-6) 6-2 6-4 7-6 (8-6) on Tuesday night.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a>: Novak Djokovic took his frustrations out on his racquet, leading to a code violation. The World No.1's outburst was so explosive that a ballgirl was forced to pick up the debris minutes afterwards with a dustpan. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/9Today?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#9Today</a> <a href="https://t.co/ChRYdFWKwO">pic.twitter.com/ChRYdFWKwO</a></p> — The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1361757870325383173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><br /><span>It was during his third that he was set off and obliterated his racquet. The spark of frustration seemed to kickstart him to comeback in the set however, after falling behind 4-1 in the third.</span><br /><br /><span>"It was a relief for me, but I wouldn't recommend this kind of relief channelling," Djokovic said.</span><br /><br /><span>"I'm not proud of these kind of moments....I have my own demons that I have to fight with, and I'm sure everybody else has them too."</span><br /><br /><span>Djokovic is currently recovering from an abdominal strain, saying he has “never experienced this kind of injury during a grand slam and (been able to) keep going.”</span><br /><br /><span>"The positive thing is that I actually felt the best from the beginning of the second set until the end of the match that I have since when the injury happened.”</span><br /><br /><span>Fans were less than impressed with Djokovic's outburst, and took to Twitter to share their frustrations.</span><br /><br /><span>“Djokovic cannot behave himself. After all his success he is still a jerk and if he's injured well all players deal with injuries,” one user wrote.</span><br /><br /><span>Another said: “Players smashing their racquet in frustration in tennis is rubbish. Tell them they have to keep using it.”</span><br /><br /><span>Some defended the abrasive move though, with one person writing: “Handling emotions is tough. Not saying that it is acceptable, but it is a normal human behavior when someone is ultra competitive.”</span><br /><br /><span>A second person went on to add: “These people are way too soft to be following any sports in general.</span><br /><br /><span>“Djokovic said after the match that he doesn't recommend smashing a racquet but it happens in the heat of the moment and so many players smash racquets yet he is the only one who gets crucified for it.”</span></p>

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5 minutes with author Nicole Alexander

<p>In <em>5 minutes with author</em>, <em>Over60</em> asks book writers about their literary habits and preferences. Next in this series is Nicole Alexander, a novelist and fourth-generation grazier based in Moree, New South Wales. Her debut novel <em>The Bark Cutters </em>was shortlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award in 2011. Her latest book, <em>The Cedar Tree </em>is out now.</p> <p><em>Over60</em> talked with Alexander about Ernest Hemingway and how being a grazier has influenced her writing.</p> <p><strong>Over60:</strong> <strong>What is your best writing tip?</strong></p> <p>Nicole Alexander: Writing is about redrafting and refining, making that manuscript shine like a pearl.</p> <p><strong>How has your agricultural background influenced your writing?</strong></p> <p>As a grazier I’m very aware of my surroundings. Our landscape is a living breathing entity and because of that I treat the land as a character in all of my novels. The setting is the background to the narrative, but it is also the tapestry that the story unfolds upon and getting the detail right ensures that the work has a strong sense of place. It’s a sense of place that defines us and moulds us as individuals and having that reflected in a work of fiction can only make the story stronger and more authentic.</p> <p><strong>What book are you reading right now?</strong></p> <p>I’ve just finished Elliot Perlman’s <em>Maybe the Horse Will Talk</em>, a political satire set in Melbourne’s corporate world. Perlman’s take on the #metoo movement is emphasised by the use of overblown characters and a distinct lack of subtlety. Playful and witty.</p> <p><strong>What was the last book that made you laugh?</strong></p> <p><em>Olive, Again</em> by Elizabeth Strout. The sequel to Strout’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book <em>Olive Kitteridge</em> takes up from where we left the retired schoolteacher. I love feisty Olive as she struggles to understand not only herself and her own life but also the lives of those around her in the town of Crosby, Maine. Olive’s community is not so joyful and she herself is in her twilight years, so the narrative is not always uplifting but Olive’s life is a microcosm of our society – murder, inheritance, mayhem, retirement homes and children who should know better. Through it all Olive remains, obstinately, Olive.</p> <p><strong>Is there any books by other authors you wish you had written?</strong></p> <p>I think that there are particular works that only certain writers can craft and each of us have our own gifts. One book that stands out for me is <em>Cold Mountain</em> by Charles Frazier. It tells the story of W. P. Inman, a wounded soldier from the Confederate army who walks for months to find the love of his life Ada Monroe. It reminds me of Homer’s <em>Odyssey</em>. I don’t think anyone else could have written it.</p> <p><strong>When it comes to writing, do you plan ahead or go with the flow?</strong></p> <p>I tend to plot part of the story and then see where the narrative takes me as the characters development. Flexibility is important to the story arc – otherwise as an author you risk limiting narrative possibilities.</p> <p><strong>Which author, deceased or living, would you most like to have dinner with?</strong></p> <p>I’ve always been drawn to Ernest Hemingway for his wonderful stories and the sparseness of his prose. His experiences as an ambulance driver during the Spanish Civil War and his larger than life persona would I imagine ensure an intriguing dinner companion.</p> <p><strong>Is there a cliché that you can’t help but love?</strong></p> <p>‘The oxen is slow, but the earth is patient.’ Some say the quote is attributed to Buddha but there is no firm reference. Either way it’s a marvellous saying!</p>

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The hilarious moment you missed between Federer and Zverev at Hopman Cup

<p>Alexander Zverev has let it be known – he was not happy after he and his partner Angelique Kerber conceded the Hopman Cup final to Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic, for the second year running Saturday night.</p> <p>Tennis fans will never be tired of watching the 20-time Grand Slam champion take victory in nail-biting matches, and last Saturday continued to provide pleasure in Zverev's final speech by teasing Federer.</p> <p>“We’re sick of you guys,” he joked. “Especially you [Roger]. You’re thirty-whatever. Why? Just why?”</p> <p>The crowd and Federer in Perth belted into laughter, a positive sign Zverev took to continue.</p> <p>“What the hell are you [Federer] laughing at,” he quipped which earned a cheeky reply.</p> <p>“She did it,” Roger said, pointing to his teammate, Bencic.</p> <p>“What a nice guy, huh?” Zverev said.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Roger Federer has won the Hopman Cup for a record third time after Switzerland beat Germany in a winner-takes-all point.<br /><br />Federer gave Switzerland a 1-0 lead in the tie with a 6-4 6-2 win over world No. 4 Alexander Zverev on Saturday night. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tennis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tennis</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rogerfederer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rogerfederer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hopmancup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#hopmancup</a> <a href="https://t.co/zNL9gmzHg9">pic.twitter.com/zNL9gmzHg9</a></p> — GlobalSports.travel (@globalsportsaus) <a href="https://twitter.com/globalsportsaus/status/1082031575653584900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>The game followed Federer’s win over Zverev (6-4, 6-2) and Kerber’s win against Bencic (6-4, 7-6) – an event that left all those watching on the edge of their seats.</p> <p>Despite the unleashing of Zverev, both opponents took their loss graciously taking to Instagram later the next day to show thanks and wish a hearty congratulations.</p> <p>“We came as close as you can get this year but just came up short,” he wrote with an attached video rematch of the game.</p> <p>“I just want to thank @angie.kerber for an amazing week again and also congratulate @rogerfederer and @belindabencic for winning the title again,” he continued on before finishing.</p> <p>“It was historical.”</p>

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Roger Federer’s classy act after opponent attacked by crowd

<p>Roger Federer has defended his opponent Alexander Zverev after the Swiss tennis champion’s fans booed Zverev on Saturday as he beat Federer in a stunning victory at the ATP finals.</p> <p>Zverev, 21, beat the 20-time grand slam champion fair and square 7-5 7-6 (7-5) as he claimed his third victory after his sixth meeting with Federer, but the monumental occasion was overshadowed by the booing of the crowd.</p> <p>Federer, who took charge of the match, was beating Zverev by one point with the score at 4-3, but after a ball slipped from a ball boy’s hand into Zverev’s line of vision, the 21-year-old stopped the play mid-rally.</p> <p>When the point was replayed, Zverev served an ace.</p> <p>After the controversial moment, Zverev obtained a few more points causing Federer to lose the match, which is no easy feat.</p> <p>But Zverev’s victory wasn’t welcomed by Federer fans as his on-court interview was drowned out by loud boos from those who believe the young tennis player's win was unfair.</p> <p>Speaking to reporters, Federer said: “Look, I understand the frustration. It’s just unfortunate circumstances.</p> <p>“Booing, I never like it. We see it in other sports all the time, but in tennis it’s rare.</p> <p>“So, when it happens, it gets very personal and we take it very direct. I think it’s unfortunate that this happened. Sascha doesn’t deserve it.</p> <p>“He apologised to me at the net. I was like, ‘Buddy, shut up! You don’t need to apologise to me here. Congratulations on a great match and a great tournament so far.’</p> <p>“He didn’t do anything about it. He just called it how it was. He felt it affected play. There is a rule that if something like this happens, obviously you replay points.”</p> <p>Federer mentioned how he approached the ball boy to find out if he had dropped the ball.</p> <p>“He said, ‘Yes, I did drop the ball.’ From that standpoint, it’s okay, no problem, that happens. It’s all good. I hope he doesn’t have a sleepless night. It’s not a big deal at the end of the day. This is life, this is sport. Definitely not mad at him. It’s all good,” he said.</p> <p>But despite Federer’s support, Zverev said the reaction from the crowd left him disheartened.</p> <p>“I was a little bit sad at the end with the booing and reaction of the crowd,” he said.</p> <p>“I was very emotional afterwards. The booing went into cheering kind of afterwards, which kind of helped me.</p> <p>“I was really upset afterwards in the locker room, I’m not going to lie. I had to take a few minutes for myself.</p> <p>“But, you know, I hope the crowd and the people who were booing maybe look at what actually happened, maybe just realise that I’ve maybe not done anything wrong.”</p>

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Prince Alexander’s christening photos released

<p>The Swedish royal palace has released the official portraits of Prince Alexander at his christening, and boy was he the picture of cute.</p> <p>In the photos, the four-month old sits on the lap of his mother, Princess Sofia, while father, Prince Carl Phillip, beams with pride. He was dressed in a traditional christening gown that was first worn by Prince Gustaf Adolf in 1906.</p> <p>The couple, who married last year, are joined in another portrait by Sofia’s two sisters and Carl Phillip’s siblings, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine. The royal bub is also lucky enough to have five godparents, who are pictured with the happy family in a separate portrait.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see all the darling photos.</p> <p>What have been your favourite royal baby pictures from this year so far? Let us know in the comments below. </p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/2016/08/photos-of-royals-enjoying-the-rio-olympics/"><em>8 photos of royals enjoying the Rio Olympics</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/2016/08/royal-wedding-announced-for-2017/"><em>Royal wedding announced for 2017</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/2016/08/fergie-trim-new-look/">Fergie’s trim new look</a></em></strong></span></p>

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Alexander Turnbull Library caught out with forged Lindauer portrait

<p>The Alexander Turnbull Library has admitted it paid $75,000 of public money for a forged Lindauer portrait. The national heritage collector, based in Wellington, bought the painting in 2013, despite being warned by an expert before the purchase that is was likely to be a forgery.</p><p>It bought the portrait of Hoani or Hamiora Maioha, signed G. Lindauer, at auction.</p><p>Gottfried Lindauer (1839-1926) painted hundreds of portraits of leading Maori figures, many of which are in public collections.</p><p>Before making the purchase, the library got the advice of colonial art expert Roger Blackley, of Victoria University, who told them it looked likely to be a fake. However, it went with the advice of its own experts, and went ahead with the purchase.</p><p>On Monday, chief librarian Chris Szekely admitted the library and its in-house experts had made a mistake.</p><p>"After having the painting forensically examined, the painting is not what we believed it was," he said.</p><p>However, he defended the process involved with buying the painting, and said the library made a "reasonable decision". "This wasn't a rash purchase but it was the wrong purchase," he said.</p><p>Szekely said the painting was bought with due diligence.</p><p>There were discussions with outside experts who did express some doubts but the library backed its own expertise, he said.</p><p>He also defended the library's decision not to have the painting forensically examined during a one-week cooling-off period after the sale.</p><p>"We had a week to decide if we were happy with the painting," he said. It would have cost a "few hundred dollars" to have the painting forensically examined.</p><p>Blackley said he was very surprised when the curators went ahead and acquired the supposed Lindauer work. "It was always very odd-looking."</p><p>However, it was "very brave" for the library to admit its mistake, and lessons could be learnt from the process, he said.</p><p>"I imagine the library will be more cautious and also inclusive of outside opinions in the future."</p><p>He felt somewhat vindicated by the discovery, but said spotting a fake was never absolute and, throughout the history of art, there had always been forgeries.</p><p>The 60cm x 50cm painting was bought at auction through noted auctioneer Dunbar Sloane.</p><p>Company spokesman Dunbar Sloane Jr said major paintings sold at the auction house were inspected by several experts, including the Alexander Turnbull Library.</p><p>"In this case, the library bought a painting that it had authenticated itself and was satisfied with," he said.</p><p>"We also hold viewings of pieces we put up for sale and, if someone says there is something wrong with a painting, we take it off the wall and get another opinion. Nobody said anything about the Lindauer."</p><p>If a painting was found to be a fake, the auction house went after the vendor, he said.</p><p>In this case, the Lindauer vendor had disappeared. "We've tried to reach them but have been unsuccessful."</p><p>Thoughts on who produced the fake have brought up the name of New Zealand's most infamous painting forger, Karl Sim –&nbsp; who changed his name to Carl Feodor Goldie.</p><p>Sloane did not point the finger at&nbsp; Sim as the culprit, but said a "rumour" going around hinted the forger worked out of the Hawke's Bay or Palmerston North area during the late 60s or early 70s.</p><p>"Whoever it was was pretty good. They fooled the Alexander Turnbull Library."</p><p>The forgery was confirmed earlier this year when Auckland Art Gallery conservator Sarah Hillary analysed the painting as part of her preparation for an essay on the painting style of Lindauer.</p><p>Hillary told Radio NZ her forensic study indicated that there was no way the work could be a Lindauer as the pigments contained titanium dioxide, which was not available at the time Lindauer was painting.</p><p>The library has informed police about the forgery.</p><p>Written by Neil Ratley. First appeared on <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stuff.co.nz</span></strong></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Related links:</strong></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/entertainment/technology/2015/10/iphone-photo-tips/">8 iPhone photo tips you’ll want to know about</a></strong></em></span></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/home-garden/2015/10/gardening-is-healthy-study/">5 ways gardening is good for you</a></em></span></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2015/10/woman-discovers-she-is-a-grandma/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>Lady’s reaction that she’s a grandma is priceless</em></strong></span></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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Alexander Turnbull Library caught out with forged Lindauer portrait

<p>The Alexander Turnbull Library has admitted it paid $75,000 of public money for a forged Lindauer portrait. The national heritage collector, based in Wellington, bought the painting in 2013, despite being warned by an expert before the purchase that is was likely to be a forgery.</p><p>It bought the portrait of Hoani or Hamiora Maioha, signed G. Lindauer, at auction.</p><p>Gottfried Lindauer (1839-1926) painted hundreds of portraits of leading Maori figures, many of which are in public collections.</p><p>Before making the purchase, the library got the advice of colonial art expert Roger Blackley, of Victoria University, who told them it looked likely to be a fake. However, it went with the advice of its own experts, and went ahead with the purchase.</p><p>On Monday, chief librarian Chris Szekely admitted the library and its in-house experts had made a mistake.</p><p>"After having the painting forensically examined, the painting is not what we believed it was," he said.</p><p>However, he defended the process involved with buying the painting, and said the library made a "reasonable decision". "This wasn't a rash purchase but it was the wrong purchase," he said.</p><p>Szekely said the painting was bought with due diligence.</p><p>There were discussions with outside experts who did express some doubts but the library backed its own expertise, he said.</p><p>He also defended the library's decision not to have the painting forensically examined during a one-week cooling-off period after the sale.</p><p>"We had a week to decide if we were happy with the painting," he said. It would have cost a "few hundred dollars" to have the painting forensically examined.</p><p>Blackley said he was very surprised when the curators went ahead and acquired the supposed Lindauer work. "It was always very odd-looking."</p><p>However, it was "very brave" for the library to admit its mistake, and lessons could be learnt from the process, he said.</p><p>"I imagine the library will be more cautious and also inclusive of outside opinions in the future."</p><p>He felt somewhat vindicated by the discovery, but said spotting a fake was never absolute and, throughout the history of art, there had always been forgeries.</p><p>The 60cm x 50cm painting was bought at auction through noted auctioneer Dunbar Sloane.</p><p>Company spokesman Dunbar Sloane Jr said major paintings sold at the auction house were inspected by several experts, including the Alexander Turnbull Library.</p><p>"In this case, the library bought a painting that it had authenticated itself and was satisfied with," he said.</p><p>"We also hold viewings of pieces we put up for sale and, if someone says there is something wrong with a painting, we take it off the wall and get another opinion. Nobody said anything about the Lindauer."</p><p>If a painting was found to be a fake, the auction house went after the vendor, he said.</p><p>In this case, the Lindauer vendor had disappeared. "We've tried to reach them but have been unsuccessful."</p><p>Thoughts on who produced the fake have brought up the name of New Zealand's most infamous painting forger, Karl Sim –&nbsp; who changed his name to Carl Feodor Goldie.</p><p>Sloane did not point the finger at&nbsp; Sim as the culprit, but said a "rumour" going around hinted the forger worked out of the Hawke's Bay or Palmerston North area during the late 60s or early 70s.</p><p>"Whoever it was was pretty good. They fooled the Alexander Turnbull Library."</p><p>The forgery was confirmed earlier this year when Auckland Art Gallery conservator Sarah Hillary analysed the painting as part of her preparation for an essay on the painting style of Lindauer.</p><p>Hillary told Radio NZ her forensic study indicated that there was no way the work could be a Lindauer as the pigments contained titanium dioxide, which was not available at the time Lindauer was painting.</p><p>The library has informed police about the forgery.</p><p>Written by Neil Ratley. First appeared on <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stuff.co.nz</span></strong></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Related links:</strong></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/entertainment/technology/2015/10/iphone-photo-tips/">8 iPhone photo tips you’ll want to know about</a></strong></em></span></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/home-garden/2015/10/gardening-is-healthy-study/">5 ways gardening is good for you</a></em></span></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2015/10/woman-discovers-she-is-a-grandma/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>Lady’s reaction that she’s a grandma is priceless</em></strong></span></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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100-year-old man still working as car salesman 66 years later

<p>One-hundred-years young and not slowing down anytime soon. Derrell Alexander, a Wyoming man rang still works at a car dealership 66 years after making his first sale.</p><p>As long as he can get out of the house, Derrell Alexander said that he’ll be showing up for the job he loves at White’s Mountain Motors in Casper.</p><p>The father-of-two hasn’t even taken a vacation since his children were young.&nbsp;</p><p>But his daughter Sheri Rupe said she believes work has “kept him going”.&nbsp;</p><p>“He’d probably be gone by now if he went home and sat down and did nothing,” said Rupe who, unlike her father, is happily retired. &nbsp;</p><p>Alexander worked on ranches, a pipeline and as a mechanic before finding his dream job in car sales in 1949. Once a top salesman, Alexander now sells to the children and grandchildren of his old regular customers.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Related links:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://oversixty.com.au/health/wellbeing/2014/09/73-year-old-aussie-grandma-to-attempt-channel-swim-today/" target="_blank"><em><strong>73-year-old Aussie grandma to attempt Channel swim today</strong></em></a></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://oversixty.com.au/health/wellbeing/2015/01/make-this-your-best-year/" target="_blank"><em><strong>How to make this your happiest year yet</strong></em></a></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/technology/2014/10/the-74-year-old-on-a-mission-to-make-technology-easy-for-all-seniors/" target="_blank"><em><strong>The 74 year-old on a mission to make technology easy for ALL&nbsp;</strong></em></a></span></p>

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