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Marta Balaga Vienna-based Terra Mater Studios, a subsidiary of Red Bull, is developing its first fictional series “Salon of Sugar.” The historical drama will focus on Berta Zuckerkandl, born in 1864: a writer, journalist and a hostess of an important literary salon in Vienna, frequented by the likes of Auguste Rodin, Gustav Klimt, director Max Reinhardt or Stefan Zweig. “Composer Gustav Mahler actually met his wife Alma there,” says producer Nina Steiner, teasing other familiar faces bound to appear in the show, from Freud to Georges Clemenceau.

After the delights of Cheltenham and the Grand National, we feel the Flat season spring into full effect with the first Classic of the season at Newmarket.

Love Island favourites Faye Winter and Teddy Soares have left little to the imagination as they recreated the world-famous statue created by Auguste Rodin titled The Kiss.The sculptor created the life-size piece in 1886, which is currently showcased at London’s Tate Modern – where Faye and Teddy posed outside of to mimic the notorious creation.The loved-up pair donned body paint to resemble the statue and – of course – shared a kiss while wearing next to nothing. As to why Faye and Teddy took part in the daring challenge, they were enlisted to help replicate the famous sculptures that represent the real-life romance seen on Love Island.

Also on this day: Elizabeth I accedes to the English throne upon the death of her half-sister, Queen Mary, beginning a 44-year reign.Congress holds its first session in the partially completed U.S. Capitol building.The Suez Canal opens in Egypt.The Union Pacific Railroad Co.

PARIS -- Unlike other museums thumped by the coronavirus pandemic, Paris’ Rodin Museum might have an ace up its sleeve to help see it through the crisis: It can sell limited-edition versions of the French sculptor’s masterpieces. The self-financed museum dedicated to the works of Auguste Rodin is facing a mountain of challenges.