Tristram Hunt: The Spear’s Midas interview
The historian and former Labour MP, now director of the V&A, talks design, populism and sharks with Emelia Hamilton-Russell How…
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Why our obsession with numbers and university admissions doesn’t add up
Numbers control everything in our lives, but few digits inspire such strong emotions as those that determine university places, writes…
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Meet Hugh Dickinson: The man behind the plan for a £20k-a-year boarding school
Entrepreneur Hugh Dickinson is aiming to create a more affordable boarding school – one that is genuinely affordable to the…
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Everyone loves the countryside – but does it actually offer the privacy you want?
The countryside is in high demand – but does it really offer the peaceful escape and privacy that many of…
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Stand-up review: ‘The Yank is a Manc!’
Spear’s cover artist Adam Dant applauds a stand up act about a falling down mansion It’s a long way from…
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Sam Leith on why perfection is overrated
Digital precision has enhanced the images we see and the sounds we hear – but is it robbing creative works…
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Photographer Haris Nukem on faith, spirituality and his new London show
Arun Kakar talks to photographer Haris Nukem about what to expect from his upcoming show at London’s Maddox Gallery London-based…
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On Paris’s long, winding road to recovery
Christopher Jackson visits Paris and finds smashed storefronts on the Champs-Élysées. Why, then, is the city so upbeat? As you…
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Spear’s meets Toby Mott, the man on a mission to keep punk alive
Like our own Anthony Haden-Guest, Toby Mott lived to tell the tale of the punk years. Now he dedicates his…
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PPFM: What to see, read, buy and do in August
Pinch Punch First of the Month: six things to see, splurge on, read and do over the next 31 days.…
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‘There can be no compromising’ – how the Buccellati family are making jewellery for generations
The Buccellati family are a shining model of succession planning, says Emelia Hamilton-Russell When Princess Margaret visited the Vatican in…
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‘The Biggest Little Farm’ review: a charming tale of a country dream come true
An Emmy award-winning filmmaker-turned-farmer documents a personal, unusual and wild journey through the countryside, writes Rasika Sittamparam Here’s a Sundance-listed,…
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Review: Hotel Savoy, Florence
One of Florence’s best hotels has done a marvellous job of updating itself – and the city never disappoints, writes…
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Meet the GP combining medical advances with modern technology
Dr Amarjit Raindi of the GP Clinic London is pioneering a new style of care that combines modern technology with…
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The Bonanza King by Gregory Crouch book review
The Bonanza King: John Mackay and the Battle Over the Greatest Riches in the American West by Gregory Crouch Few…
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Make international cricket free-to-air
Keeping international cricket away from free-to-air broadcasters would fail to capitalise on what should be a golden opportunity to bring…
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Time’s arrow: How war, financial crashes and the quartz crisis shaped the watch as we know it
From its journey from pocket to wrist, to the rise of electric movements and a mechanical renaissance, former Sotheby’s horology…
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Meet the designer behind Gordon Ramsay’s Lucky Cat
Afroditi Krassa, the designer behind Gordon Ramsay’s new Asian-inspired restaurant, gives Sophie Killip some design tips Greek-born, London-based interior designer…
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William Sitwell meets Carlo Distefano, the most influential restaurateur you’ve never heard of
Birmingham is an unlikely starting point for a global Italian restaurant chain, but workaholic Carlo Distefano made it happen, writes…
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Oliver Proudlock – The Spear’s Midas interview
The Made in Chelsea star opens up about home renovation, fashion, saké – and what his thumbs tell him. Interview…
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