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For entrepreneurs and aesthetes from Jeremy Hackett to Spear’s contributor Nick Foulkes, working from home during lockdown is no excuse…
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Art in lockdown: The galleries and auction houses selling work online
Galleries and auction houses may be closed for the foreseeable future, but there is no need for art-lovers to stop…
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‘Our online presence now is our presence full stop’ – galleries adapt to Covid-19
In the time of coronavirus, art too is being transformed. Arun Kakar reports on the ways galleries are changing their…
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Are diamonds on the rocks?
Weaker consumer spending and the rise of lab-grown stones has hit the demand for diamonds – but don’t count them…
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Why I gave up sausage rolls for Lent
I look forward to my first Impossible Burger, made from a plant-based substance . All the same, I’ll say no…
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We need literature in the time of lockdown
In these testing times, we have created a platform to inform readers and support writers. What they urgently need is…
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Sheikha Bodour of Sharjah: Why the world has never needed books more than today
Sheikha Bodour of Sharjah is leading a reading revolution. She tells Alec Marsh about her mission to boost publishing in…
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Who was the real ‘fifth man’?
Arun Kakar talks to the author of a new book about John Cairncross to discuss the elusive ‘fifth man’ and…
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Glorious Goodwood book review: ‘Richly anecdotal and quintessentially English’
A history of the 11 Dukes of Richmond reveals a long and proud tradition of sporting patronage, writes Christopher Silvester…
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Why the Star Wars universe is more morally complex than you might think
The huge destruction in the latest Star Wars films shines a light on the moral complexity of the franchise, writes…
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The Visit review: Lesley Manville shines in a ‘scathingly powerful reflection of society’
Tony Kushner’s latest at the national theatre a scathingly powerful reflection of society and the influence that money creates, writes…
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Donna Air – The Spear’s Midas interview
The Geordie actress, now starring in The Split on BBC1, talks divorce, happiness and being back on the Beeb How…
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Hilary Mantel Q & A: ‘I’ve started to regard Cromwell as a colleague’
Wolf Hall, the first in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy based on the life of the Tudor politician Thomas Cromwell, was the…
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Dr Jane Goodall – The Spear’s Midas interview
The revered primatologist on Africa and the environmental crisis – and why she’s furious with her namesake… How much is…
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On the American country house
The American country house was built to enjoy – not to last, writes Clive Aslet They do have country houses…
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William Cash: How the society literary festival is being revived
A few determined characters are reviving the old world of society literary festivals and salons, writes William Cash ‘It is…
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February reads: Four of the best books out now
Looking for something to read? Here are three recommended reads from Spear’s The Making of Murdoch, by Tom Roberts (Bloomsbury,…
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Why does poetry seldom, if ever, aspire to be part of a national conversation, asks Sam Leith I’ve been writing…
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Author Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia on Nigeria’s literary flowering
Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s debut novel both reflects current Nigerian life and hints at how it should progress, she tells Arun Kakar…
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‘A modest triumph and a triumph of modesty’
The memoirs of a close friend of the Queen and Princess Margaret shed new light on the era, writes Christopher…
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