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Sumner Redstone The Media Mogul And Former Chair Of Viacom And CBS Whose Legacy As A Business Titan Was Tarnished In His Later Years By Public Corporate Battles And Lurid Claims From Ex-girlfriends Has Died

2022-03-21T19:34:14Z

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Sumner Redstone, the media mogul and former chair of Viacom and CBS, whose legacy as a business titan was tarnished in his later years by public corporate battles and lurid claims from ex-girlfriends, has died. He was 97. Redstone, who often boasted that he would live forever, died Tuesday, according to a statement from National Amusements released Wednesday morning. He was a media mogul who built his family's drive-in theater chain into a global empire, with an estimated net worth of $3 billion. In his 90s, he became the target of a jilted lover's lawsuit that nearly cost his family his financial legacy, when his decades-younger ex-girlfriend claimed in court documents that he demanded a daily diet of steak and sex against his doctor's orders, in a bid to call his competency into question. The long-running legal battle that ensued put him at odds with long-time confidante Philippe Dauman but reunited him with his daughter Shari, from whom he had been estranged. Shari Redstone said in a statement: 'My father led an extraordinary life that not only shaped entertainment as we know it today, but created an incredible family legacy. Through it all, we shared a great love for one another and he was a wonderful father, grandfather and great-grandfather. I am so proud to be his daughter and I will miss him always.' The bulk of Redstone's fortune is set to be split into two equal trusts, one benefiting his descendants and another benefiting his first wife Phyllis -- but the bitter legal battles over estate planning that marked Redstone's final years may continue yet, if the various figures in the mogul's complicated life attempt to vie for a bigger slice of the inheritance. Sumner Redstone (above in 2012), the businessman and media magnate who formerly served as executive chairman of CBS and Viacom, has died. He was 97 Redstone is seen in 2013 with his former lovers Manuela Herzer (left) and Sydney Holland RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Israel deports 33-year-old son of US billionaire ViacomCBS... CBS vice-chair Shari Redstone 'is looking into launching a... CBS and Viacom strike a deal to merge and create a media... Share this article Share The legal challenges to Redstone's mental health resulted in him being replaced in 2016 as executive chairman at CBS by Les Moonves and at Viacom by Dauman, whom Redstone would later drop from the trust that was to determine the direction of CBS and Viacom after his death. After legal and backroom wrangling that one observer likened to 'Game of Thrones,' the Redstone family ousted Dauman from Viacom in August 2016, ultimately replacing him with Robert Bakish. Dauman had been among those questioning Redstone's mental capacity and his influence had waned after Redstone's daughter, Shari, started taking a more active role in his business. In recent years, Shari Redstone effectively controlled the empire with her father in seclusion at his expansive mansion in the gated Beverly Park enclave in the hills above Los Angeles, but other family members alleged he was manipulated by his daughter. His granddaughter Keryn Redstone allied herself with the billionaire's ex-girlfriend Manuela Herzer, who had been waging a battle to have the ailing mogul declared incompetent. Since 2016, Shari pushed twice to merge CBS and Viacom. She's also weathered a lawsuit aimed at diluting her family's control of CBS, and a sexual misconduct scandal at CBS, which resulted in the September 2018 resignation of CEO Les Moonves. Viacom and CBS re-merged in 2019. Shari Redstone and her son Tyler Korff will now take over two seats on a trustee board that controls the voting interest in the family business that holds the controlling stake in ViacomCBS, according to a source familiar with the matter. ViacomCBS, which he led for decades, remembered Redstone for his 'unparalleled passion to win, his endless intellectual curiosity, and his complete dedication to the company.' Sumner Redstone controlled about 80 percent of the voting stock of ViacomCBS through his private holding company, National Amusements, originally founded as a movie theater chain by his father in 1936. Redstone's 80 percent stake will reportedly be divided in two after his passing, half for the benefit of his descendants, whose trustees will include Shari and her son as well as others with long ties to members of the family, including divorce lawyers for Redstone and his former wife, Phyllis, and a National Amusements executive. The other trust will be for the benefit of Phyllis. There could be legal battles over the estate to come, as Redstone married and divorced a second wife after splitting with Phyllis. Sumner Redstone is seen with his daughter Shari Redstone in 2012. Sumner Redstone died on Tuesday at the age of 97 after boasting that he would live forever In August 2015, Redstone split with his live-in girlfriend, Sydney Holland (right in 2013), after five years together Manuela Herzer, the former girlfriend of Sumner Redstone, is seen in 2016 heading back into court where she was suing to be reinstated as the person in charge of Redstone's health care in Los Angeles Sumner Redstone is seen in 1998 in the screening room at his family company National Amusements <div class="art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS news" data-version="2" id="mol-73cfe690-dca9-11ea-aca5-999d5e7ac2fd" website NEWS: Media magnate Sumner Redstone dies at 97

Process That Makes Running Long Distance Easy Boosts Memory

2022-03-21T03:06:56Z

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Marathon runners may be smarter than the rest of us, researchers have found. They discovered the same bodily process which helps fuel the body efficiently is also responsible for memory and learning. They say the discovery could point to potential treatments in regenerative and developmental medicine as well as ways to address defects in learning and memory. Energy for muscles and brains, the scientists discovered, is controlled by a single protein called estrogen-related receptor gamma (ERRγ). Researchers discovered that physical and mental activities rely on a single metabolic protein, ERR, that controls the flow of blood and nutrients throughout the body. In this image, ERR is shown (stained red) in the hippocampus, the area of the brain largely responsible for memory. 'This is all about getting energy where it's needed to 'the power plants' in the body,' says Ronald Evans of Salk's Gene Expression Laboratory, who led the research. 'The heart and muscles need a surge of energy to carry out exercise and neurons need a surge of energy to form new memories.' Energy for muscles and brains, the scientists discovered, is controlled by a single protein called estrogen-related receptor gamma (ERRγ). Evans' research group has previously studied the role of ERRγ in the heart and skeletal muscles. In 2011, they discovered that promoting ERRγ activity in the muscle of sedentary mice increased blood supply to their muscles and doubled their running capacity. ERRγ, they went on to show, turns on a whole host of muscle genes that convert fat to energy. Thus, ERRγ became known as a master metabolic switch that energized muscle to enhance performance. Although studies had also shown that ERRγ was active in the brain, researchers didn't understand why-the brain burns sugar and ERRγ was previously shown to only burn fat. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next The device that makes ANY home smart: $250 Neurio keeps tabs... The body armour inspired by FISH: Scaly material could lead... The mystery of life solved? Study reveals how primordial DNA... Google under fire amid claims its YouTube for kids app uses... Share this article Share 240 shares So the team decided to look more closely at what the protein was doing in brain cells. By first looking at isolated neurons, Liming Pei, lead and co-corresponding author of the paper, found that, as in muscle, ERRγ activates dozens of metabolic genes in brain cells. Unexpectedly, this activation related to sugar instead of fat. Neurons that lacked ERRγ could not ramp up energy production and thus had a compromised performance. 'We assumed that ERRγ did the same thing throughout the body,' says Evans. 'But we learned that it's different in the brain.' ERRγ, they now conclude, turns on fat-burning pathways in muscles and sugar-burning pathways in the brain. A better understanding of the metabolism of neurons could help point the way to improved treatments for learning and attention disorders.And possibly, revving up levels of ERRγ could even enhance learning, just as it enhances muscle function. It could also explain why many great thinkers have also been keen sportsman. The cryptographer Alan Turing who cracked the Enigma code could run a marathon in two hours 46 minutes and nearly qualified to represent Britain in the 1948 Olympics. Evans and his collaborators found that ERRγ in live mice was most active in the hippocampus-an area of the brain that is active in producing new brain cells, is involved in learning and memory and is known to require lots of energy. They wondered whether ERRγ had a direct role in learning and memory. By studying mice lacking ERRγ in the brain, they found a link. While mice without the protein had normal vision, movement and balance, they were slower at learning how to swim through a water maze-and poor at remembering the maze on subsequent trials-compared to mice with normal levels of ERRγ. 'What we found is that mice that missing ERRγ are basically very slow learners,' says Pei. Varying levels of ERRγ could also be at the root of differences between how individual humans learn, he hypothesizes. 'Everyone can learn, but some people learn and memorize more efficiently than others, and we now think this could be linked to changes in brain metabolism.' British long distance runner Mo Farah wins the Lisbon Half-Marathon 2015 in Portugal.Researchers sya he may also be better at remembering things than normal people. A better understanding of the metabolism of neurons could help point the way to improved treatments for learning and attention disorders. And possibly, revving up levels of ERRγ could even enhance learning, just as it enhances muscle function. 'What we've shown is that memories are really built on a metabolic scaffold,' says Evans. 'And we think that if you want to understand learning and memory, you need to understand the circuits that underlie and power this process.'

It Is An Enigma Worthy Of Our Greatest Code Breaker

2022-03-21T03:01:03Z

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It is an enigma worthy of our greatest code breaker. Britain's spy centre has devised its 'toughest ever' quiz to celebrate Alan Turing becoming the new face of the £50 note by the Bank of England. If that was not enough for keen cryptographers, the note itself also contains a number of coded references to the celebrated mathematician and his life. The Turing Challenge has been compiled by intelligence staff at GCHQ based on the design of the new banknote and Turing's work breaking the German navy's Enigma codes in the Second World War. The quiz features 12 problem-solving puzzles leading to one ultimate answer. Some require general knowledge, while others need logic to solve. more videos 1 2 3 Watch video Putin: West's 'attempt to have global dominance' coming to an end Watch video Little Britain: David Walliams offensively describes a Chinese man Watch video Ukraine: Russia hasn't made progress around Kyiv in last 24 hours Watch video P&O Ferries staff find out they've all been sacked in Zoom call Watch video Massive chair-swinging fight at City Island Seafood City restaurant Watch video Tanks seen in Eastern Russia as the Kremlin looks for reinforcement Watch video Man weeps as he mourns his mother killed in Kyiv airstrikes Watch video 'Stop the war': Arnold Schwarzenegger urges Putin to end invasion Watch video Russian soldiers looking for ammo to 'shoot themselves in the leg' Watch video Russian tank appears to wantonly shoot Mariupol man in street Watch video Blue Whale manager: How to invest for reliable growth Watch video Thrifty DIY expert shows off stunning budget friendly renovation DM.later('bundle', function() DM.molFeCarousel.init('#p-19', 'channelCarousel', "activeClass" : "wocc", "pageCount" : "3.0", "pageSize" : 1, "onPos": 0, "updateStyleOnHover": true ); ); But all are fiendishly difficult, with experts saying the challenge should take even the most experienced puzzlers seven hours. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Ministers order Union Jack to fly on ALL government... Now RSPCA backs Spring Clean: Charity supports drive to... Share this article Share And on the note itself, eagle-eyed sleuths will also spot a line of ticker tape showing a binary code made up of ones and zeros.

New Theory Could Solve Mystery Of Body-in-bag Spy Five Years Later

2022-03-19T19:08:28Z

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Victim: Gareth Williams' body was found in a holdall in his London flat in August 2010 Detectives who investigated the mysterious death of a British spy found padlocked in a bag in his flat believe he was murdered and that his killers then broke back in through a skylight to cover their tracks. Gareth Williams, 31, was discovered in a holdall in the bath at his London home five years ago this month. Now a source at the heart of the investigation has told The Mail on Sunday that Scotland Yard detectives believe an agent from an unknown secret service broke into the victim's flat to destroy or remove evidence. The new claim centres on the revelation that part of the forensic equipment placed in the flat after the body was found was moved - despite the fact the building was under armed police guard. Special footplates, which allow officers to walk across a crime scene without contaminating it, were moved after the first day of the investigation. This led Scotland Yard to conclude that someone must have scaled the building's walls and broken in through the skylight to cover their tracks. This so far unknown line of inquiry raises questions about how Mr Williams, a maths genius and expert cryptographer, really met his end. It also supports his family's suspicions he was murdered by ‘agents specialising in the dark arts of the secret services'. Mr Williams had been working with the American National Security Agency in Washington before returning to London, where he underwent training and was sent on active operations. The exact nature of his work remains a closely guarded secret, but sources claim he dealt with equipment that tracked the flow of cash from Russia to Europe. The technology enabled MI6 to follow money trails from bank accounts in Russia to criminal European gangs. One theory is that Mr Williams had disrupted a Mafia ring closely linked to the Russian state. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 2 Next My precious Penny, the baby who's helped me reclaim my... Mystery of Virginia mother who went missing after telling... Police release last GoPro selfies of mystery man who... Share this article Share Cars registered to the Russian Embassy were spotted near his Pimlico flat just days before his body was discovered on August 23, 2010. Mr Williams was last seen alive on August 15 - a Kremlin car was seen near his property that day. Other lines of inquiry, also dismissed by the Met at the time, were that he was killed by MI6 or American agents after stumbling on sensitive data, or because he threatened to make secret intelligence public. Suspicious: Officers have now revealed they believe the flat may have been broken into after the investigation began by climbing through the skylight There were also claims Mr Williams may have been killed by a lover during a bizarre sex game. Coroner Dr Fiona Wilcox, who heard the 2012 inquest into his death, criticised MI6 for failing to report that the spy had been missing for a week, saying this caused extra suffering for his family and led to the loss of forensic evidence. The delay, for which MI6 apologised, also meant a Home Office pathologist was unable to find a cause of death. Dr Wilcox concluded that Mr Williams's death was ‘unnatural and likely to have been criminally mediated'. She said she was satisfied ‘on the balance of probabilities that Gareth was killed unlawfully', as it was likely someone else had put his body in the bag and locked it. But a year later, Scotland Yard ended a review of the investigation, saying it was more likely Williams had locked himself in the bag and that no one else was involved. However, the latest line of inquiry supports the family's belief that the flat was ‘steam-cleaned' by secret agents - which may be why no DNA evidence was found. Their lawyer, Anthony O'Toole, told a pre-inquest hearing they believed a third party was present at the time of death or later destroyed evidence. Death: Mr Williams was found locked in a bag like the one pictured in his bath tub. His parents suspect some sort of agency specialising the 'dark arts' was behind his death Mr O'Toole told Westminster Coroner's Court: ‘The impression of the family is that the unknown third party was a member of some agency specialising in the dark arts of the secret services, or evidence has been removed post-mortem.' It now appears the coroner was not told about the tampering with the footplates, or the belief by detectives that someone had broken into the building. An intelligence source said: ‘The forensics officer was adamant that nobody was allowed in or out of the crime scene, so when he turned up the following day to find the footplates had been moved an investigation was launched. The only way anybody could have got into that building was to have scaled the walls and got in through the skylight. ‘This was never revealed as it was pretty embarrassing for the Met. Somebody appears to have broken in, perhaps cleaned up and got out again while officers were guarding the entrance to the flat.'

New York Braces For 2 Bn Bumper Autumn Art Sales

2022-03-19T18:09:45Z

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New York braces for $2 bn bumper autumn art sales By Afp Published: 06:39, 31 October 2015 | Updated: 06:39, 31 October 2015 e-mail Leaves in Central Park are golden and so are profits in the art world, as Christie's and Sotheby's prepare to auction off $2 billion worth of works in New York. From November 4 to 12, the two auction houses go head to head in selling hundreds of pieces of modern, impressionist, post-war and contemporary art, six months after the spring season smashed a string of records and netted more than $2.6 billion. Fuelled by rising demand from Asia and the Gulf, it was 10 days of eye-watering extravagance that set a new world record for any work of art sold at auction -- $179.4 million for a Picasso. A media person looks at Roy Lichtenstein's "Interior with Yves Klein Sculpture" at a press preview at Christie's New York October 30, 2015 in New York ©Timothy A. Clary (AFP) "Buyers in the art market have never been more diversified," explained Michael Macaulay, head of evening sales in contemporary art at Sotheby's. "Ten years ago you'd say an American abstract expressionist painting is probably going to end up in the States but I think now genuinely, as never before, it could go to any corner of the world." Sotheby's kicks off the season by selling the private collection of the American philanthropist Alfred Taubman but it is rival Christie's that grabs the headlines with two top lots. The work estimated to be the most expensive is a sensuous nude by Amedeo Modigliani valued at $100 million, followed by an iconic pop art masterpiece from Roy Lichtenstein estimated at $80 million. Modigliani's "Reclining Nude" comes to auction for the first time, expected to set a new record for the Italian artist. - Two for one - The picture of the naked woman reclining on a luscious red couch and blue cushion, painted in 1917-18, provoked a scandal when it was first exhibited in Paris. "It is unquestionably a masterpiece," said Jessica Fertig, co-head of the Christie's sale. Christie's believes Lichtenstein's "Nurse" -- a shocked looking blonde with sexy red lips -- could also fetch more than $100 million, which would nearly double the artist's current record. That would make it a shrewd investment for its most recent owner, who acquired the comic book-inspired portrait for $1.65 million in 1995. US billionaire and Republican party donor, Bill Koch, can also expect a giant windfall. He is parting company with Picasso's "La Gommeuse," the portrait of a cabaret artist dating back to 1901 when the artist was just 19 years old and grieving the suicide of a close friend. Koch bought the canvas for $3 million in 1984. Sotheby's expects it to fetch around $60 million. Not only that, but Koch got two for the price of one. In 2000, he discovered that there was another painting on the reverse -- a mocking depiction of Picasso's art dealer -- that had been hidden under the lining for a century. Koch is also parting company with a Monet Water Lilies piece, which Sotheby's is selling on November 5, valued at $30-50 million. - Camilla's ex - Another highlight is a Vincent van Gogh -- moving sky over a landscape -- valued at $50-70 million, painted a year before the artist's death and showing storm clouds over fields outside Arles, France. Celebrity watchers can also look out for a Picasso portrait of his lover, Dora Maar, valued at $25-35 million and once owned by Gianni Versace, the murdered Italian fashion designer. On the contemporary front, the Sotheby's standout is an Untitled by American painter Cy Twombly from his Blackboard series dating back to 1968 and valued at $60 million. The former army cryptographer painted six bands of repeated loopy lines on a grey background, which is being sold by a prominent US collector to benefit a reform temple in Los Angeles. Another household name is an Andy Warhol painting of Mao, from his first series of the late Chinese communist leader, valued at more than $40 million. Back at Christie's, a portrait of the ex-husband of Britain's Duchess of Cornwall, Andrew Parker Bowles, by Lucian Freud is valued at up to $30 million and was painted between 2003-04, shortly before Camilla married the Prince of Wales, her longtime lover. In a moment for women artists, Christie's expects to sell Louise Bourgeois' giant bronze statue of a spider for $25-35 million, smashing the French-American's current record of $10.7 million. A media camera is set up in front of Amedeo Modigliani's "Nu couche" on display at a press preview at Christie's New York October 30, 2015 in New York ©Timothy A. Clary (AFP) "Femme assise sur une chaise" by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso is pictured during Sotheby's press preview of the Autumn Evening Auctions in New York on October 30, 2015 ©Jewel Samad (AFP) Employees hang the "Moret au coucher du soleil, Octobre" by Alfred Sisley during Sotheby's press preview of the Autumn Evening Auctions in New York on October 30, 2015 ©Jewel Samad (AFP)

PATRICK MARMION Reviews Hamlet

2022-03-18T18:21:08Z

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Hamlet (Holy Trinity Church, Guildford) Verdict: Narcissistic Mr Fox Rating: Freddie Fox playing troubled Prince Hamlet? Why did no one think of it before? Just imagine the Fox family stepping into Shakespeare's Elsinore. Actor uncle James could assume the mantle of Claudius, who kills Hamlet's father (already voiced here by Freddie's old man Edward) — and his mum, Joanna David, could play Gertrude. Even in the absence of such a dream team, Freddie has generated a definite buzz about Guildford, sprinkling showbiz stardust on Holy Trinity Church in the shadow of the town's Norman castle, where the Guildford Shakespeare Company are staging his show-jumping turn as the Prince of Denmark. Fox employs every trick in his stable: the depths of his voice carry a whisper of Richard Burton, but he also leaps to a startling treble in moments of alarm. Freddie Fox playing troubled Prince Hamlet? Why did no one think of it before? At the start, he seizes on his encounter with his father's ghost as a solution to his grief — giving him a reason to get out of bed. But Fox's Hamlet is a vain Dane: a 24-carat narcissist who sometimes reduces the rest of the cast to props and spectators. He has the logic and meaning of the verse off pat, but if he could just inject a little more humility, he might wring more sympathy from his audience. Still, Freddie has an undeniable, boyish magnetism and deserves credit just for getting to the end of what is, for an actor, the equivalent of running a marathon every night. Tom Littler's production is nicely conceived in the church setting, making full use of religious iconography and regimental bunting. Tom Littler's production is nicely conceived in the church setting, making full use of religious iconography and regimental bunting. Mercifully, backsides are spared the rigours of wooden pews for the three-hour show — instead, we have comfortably upholstered conference chairs, in line with today's more forgiving church doctrine. Organ music adds an ecclesiastical throb, and Bach cello suites are moving, though the wistful piano music by Arvo Part at the end is a bit mawkish. Littler's casting is a good fit for modern liberal sensibilities, with Stefan Bednarczyk's wittering vicar, Polonius, switching between family moralist and obsequious court adviser. Rosalind Ford makes her Ophelia an intelligent young woman betrayed, rather than the childlike victim she is sometimes portrayed as. Noel White, as uncle Claudius, is every inch the modern political bureaucrat; while Karen Ascoe's Gertrude is a solid, Home Counties, Waitrose-shopping mum. But this is very much Freddie's big night out — and I enjoyed his turn . . . almost as much as he did. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Kate Garraway wows in a metallic pink dress while Rochelle... Call The Midwife viewers speculate that Sister Monica Joan... Share this article Share The House On Cold Hill (The Mill at Sonning) Verdict: Homely hokum Rating: Another character from Hamlet, Fortinbras, strays into Shaun McKenna's adaptation of Peter James's ghost story The House On Cold Hill at the always charming Mill at Sonning. He's not the warlike prince of Norway, but a nervy vicar who shows up at the isolated haunted house recently bought by a yuppie couple with a teenage daughter. But no one told them about the 'grey lady' who stalks what used to be a monastery. This is a very gentle chiller (think the adventures of Scooby-Doo) that will not require you to adjust your pacemaker. There's a lot of laboured exposition in the first half, as our ad man husband and solicitor wife admire the ambition of their move, fuss over bills and set up a dysfunctional Alexa base station. Another character from Hamlet, Fortinbras, strays into Shaun McKenna's adaptation of Peter James's ghost story The House On Cold Hill at the always charming Mill at Sonning ebbie McGee makes an eccentric appearance as Annie, a highly strung spirit medium who runs the village shop Matt Milburn's dishy Ollie and Madeleine Knight, his doting wife, make a loving, problem-free couple. Only Hannah Boyce, as their daughter with a mind configured by social media, shows much vim. And Debbie McGee makes an eccentric appearance as Annie, a highly strung spirit medium who runs the village shop. I'd have preferred to have seen less and imagined more in Keith Myers's Hammer Horror production, but there is a little frisson in the second half of this pleasantly distracting two hours. Cracking conspiracy is a whole lot of fun The Da Vinci Code (touring) Verdict: Blinded me with science Rating: Confession time. I was a Da Vinci Code virgin, having believed the New Yorker's description of Dan Brown's historical conspiracy potboiler as 'unmitigated junk' (it sold 80 million copies) and the subsequent movie as 'baloney' (it grossed $600 million). I am also proof that no prior knowledge of this foray into the secret of the Holy Grail, so sensational that it could (and did) rock the foundations of Christianity, is necessary to enjoy its stage premiere. Albeit on its own singular terms. Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel's adaptation begins with the discovery in the Louvre of the museum's curator, a star carved into his chest by a self-flagellating Opus Dei monk. 'There are multiple meanings behind this,' exclaims a bright spark. But what are they? The Parisian police are on the case. As is ex-EastEnder heart-throb Nigel Harman, playing nerdy Robert, Harvard symbologist, chief murder suspect and walking, talking Wikipedia. Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel's adaptation of the Da Vinci Code begins with the discovery in the Louvre of the museum's curator, a star carved into his chest by a self-flagellating Opus Dei monk And a less wooden Hannah Rose Caton as Sophie, granddaughter of the corpse, therefore personally and more emotionally engaged in the chase, in addition to being a cryptographer with a flair for cracking anagrams, reading mirror-writing and decoding the Mona Lisa's smile. The rest of the characters are one-dimensional ciphers, existing to present one perplexing puzzle after another baffling brainteaser, in what amounts to a breathless stream of slick and spectacular reveals. With these all coming so fast and fabulous, there is no time to question the plot's preposterousness, worry about the significance of the image of Leonardo Da Vinci's Vitruvian man or keep up with the Fibonacci sequence. Andrzej Goulding's dazzling video projections expertly conjure cool gallery, echoing chapel, eerie crypt, claustrophobic bank vault, swanky airplane and fancy library of the eccentric Grail expert, Sir Leigh Teabing. Or is he an anagram? And who are the ever-present creepy hooded figures seated on the stage? Spooks? Spies? Who knows? Who cares? Not me, but it's a ripping, gripping ride. For tour dates visit davincicodeonstage.comGEORGINA BROWN

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2022-03-17T21:43:14Z

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