Una de las preguntas que probablemente se hará el lector cuando haya disfrutado de la maravilla de este vídeo es cuántos cientos de horas de intenso trabajo tuvo que invertir Mirko Miljánic (Serbia, 1946) para imaginarla, crearla, armarla y pulirla hasta la perfección. Por algo fue elegido como “el estudio del año” en 2015 por la Federación Mundial de la Composición en Ajedrez (WFCC).

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Fashion designer was convicted of hate crime by French court in 2011 after series of racist and antisemitic remarks

The controversial fashion designer John Galliano announced on Monday that an exhibition honoring his work that New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art had scheduled to open for the upcoming spring’s Met Gala is not going to go forward.

The museum’s decision to honor Galliano, who was convicted of a hate crime by a French court in 2011 after a series of racist and antisemitic remarks, had drawn controversy and backlash.

David ‘Jacko’ Jackson has aimed to raise awareness of brain injuries, with fellow runners sharing their stories

The key for David “Jacko” Jackson is to take each stage nice and gently. “It’s not about running fast,” he said. “It’s more like the hare and tortoise story. Slow and steady – and do it again tomorrow.”

So far, so good. Jackson, a former professional rugby player who retired after a traumatic brain injury, is nearing the end of an extraordinary bid to run 100 ultramarathons (50km, or about 30 miles) in 100 consecutive days.