Das Ist Cool
Funky clubs, groovy galleries, sexy damen and hunky herren… Ich wanna be a Berliner, says Oscar Humphries As a child…
ByMonth: November 2008
Owe Dear
Turns out most of London’s super-prime property owners are mortgaged to the hilt and the bailiffs are starting to lick…
ByStuck in the Middle with You
We’re living through topsy-turvy times, and one of the things we’ve lost in the confusion is our parents’ sense of…
ByGet the Funk Outta Here
Freaking out, melting down and staying up all night worrying about the credit crunch and other nasties is such a…
ByI’d Like to Thank the Academy
Soho drinking dens with real wit and a pulse are thin on the ground these days. So here’s to the…
ByThose Obscure Objects of Desire
Max Bernadini’s Luxury Vintage store in Milan is chock-a-block with faultlessly chic, infinitely covetable old stuff, says O’ar Pali Max…
ByMumbai, Buy, Buy!
Like the maharajas of yore, India’s newly rich have a tigerish appetite for high-end Western luxury goods, says John Arlidge…
ByGetting rid of Gitmo
Nobody has explained where the current inmates, more than two hundred, would be accommodated. Both American presidential candidates pledged to…
ByThe new world order
Something important isn’t getting the headlines like it should: The New World Financial Order. As the politicians and central bankers…
ByAny Colour As Long As It’s Green
Jonathan Bell on the eco-friendly and increasingly good-looking future of motoring — think Bugatti, not buggy It was the moment…
ByOn Your Mark
Anthony Haden-Guest meets James Sherwin, general manager of the Mark — the latest in a line of grand hotels being…
ByBy Georges, They’ve Got It
At last the gorgeous west coast of Cyprus has the super-luxe report it deserves in the comely form of Cap…
ByGo Jump in the Lake
For centuries Lake Geneva has been a white-hot cauldron of creativity and avant-garde experimentation. Yes, really, says Steve King For…
ByRome with a View
The luxury is forte but the tone is pianissimo at the Eternal City’s stealthily sumptuous Hotel de Russie, says Paul…
ByHere’s Looking at You
Intrusive new measures for investigating tax evasion may be effective, but they offer few protections for the innocent, says Caroline…
ByOn Spa-fari
Once upon a time it was the Americans, but now it’s the super-rich Russians who are providing all the hot-gossip…
ByDear Prudence
How should Barack Obama approach the mighty Sovereign Wealth Fund that comes with the presidency? With extreme caution, says Rob…
ByFrom the Editor
This edition of Spear’s Wealth Management Survey is our 10th birthday issue. When I founded the magazine at our old…
ByPrententious, Moi?
Let’s face it, we’re all fakers, at least some of the time. So go easy on the poseurs and the…
ByHere's Looking at You
Intrusive new measures for investigating tax evasion may be effective, but they offer few protections for the innocent, says Caroline…
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