Best crime novels of the past decade
Prepare to be afraid as Spear’s takes a look at the best crime novels of the past decade – from…
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‘I’m the architect of my own destiny’: A day in the life of a rising entrepreneur
My alarm goes off at 7.20am. If something fun happened the night before I’ll hit sleep till 7.45. If not…
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Americans coming to Britain must beware a tax nightmare
As a passionate American Anglophile, you step off the plane at Heathrow excited about spending the summer in the UK.…
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Enjoy fashion and fizz with the Bulgari Hotel and the V&A
It is during one of these early spring days, when it seems like it is always about to rain, that…
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How to make sure your charitable donation goes further
The purpose of Community First has been to encourage more philanthropy in the UK. Our research, published in the ‘Shine…
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Letter from Paris – the curious story behind a rediscovered Lucio Fontana piercing-painting
It seems that practically every month of late art lovers have been able to rejoice as lost masterpieces have reappeared,…
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Bankers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!
1 May is probably not a date many Spear’s readers will know well. Traditionally celebrated by the labouring classes, International…
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Art Review: Durer by Michael Riedel, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
Explaining Michael Riedel’s art is difficult – it’s like entering a particularly winding hedge maze where the hedges are mirrors…
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The Spear’s/Mayo Clinic Dinner at Claridges
A number of celebrity guests were among those invited to meet key practitioners from Mayo Clinic, an internationally renowned medical…
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Dorchester Collection offers luxury getaways in Milan for her and for him & him
You wait ages for one glamorous five-star luxury hotel promotion then the Dorchester Collection offer three at once. Ladies who…
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‘I don’t eat breakfast or lunch’: A day in the life of a Michelin starred chef
Normally I get up about 7.30. It’s maybe quite sad, but the first thing I do is have a cup…
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Why taxes and loans separate the New York and London art markets
London and New York, where Sotheby’s and Christie’s hold their record-smashing Impressionist and Post-War & Contemporary auctions, are still the…
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Get out your atlas – this is how Vladimir Putin is going to take over Ukraine
Author: by Stephen Hill At certain times it’s best to resort to an atlas, and this is one of them.…
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Guest editor Helene Darroze on pigging out and Krispy Kremes
I divide my time between Paris and London, as I have restaurants in both cities. It can be a bit…
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Helene Darroze’s Guest Recipe: Grandmother’s roast corn-fed chicken stuffed with wild mushrooms
Serves 6 1 corn-fed chicken (ask your butcher to clean the liver and keep it to use in the recipe)1…
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The most underrated books of all time
Author: Romy van den Broeke There’s nothing more satisfying than becoming gripped by a book, especially if it’s an unexpected…
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If you feel like cooking up a storm this weekend – in line with the weather forecast, sadly – then…
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Food Friday: Japanese Cherry Blossom Cocktails for Hanami
Bartender Andrea Taiuti shows us how to make two sake-based cocktails to celebrate Spring and Hanami, at Sake No Hana…
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A day in the life of a Michelin inspector
Most days I am up by about 6.45am to reflect upon the stay and the meal the night before in…
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Ultra rare 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C goes to auction
The classic car find – the ninth of just twelve examples produced in the summer of ’66 – remains a…
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