The Queen’s Embroiderer book review : ‘a giddying tale of astounding wickedness’
Christopher Silvester reviews a dazzling true story of greed and its pitfalls from the 17th to 18th century The queen’s…
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‘You’ll soon be hooked’ – Adam Dant on the London Original Print Fair 2019
Spear’s sends along it’s own,’printmaker by trade’, cover artist Adam Dant to seek out his favourite ‘hot off the press’…
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Sam Leith: ‘Most theatre is a bit crap… bloody expensive – but sometimes sublime’
Going to the theatre can be an expensive and unrewarding business – even if every now and then it brings…
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William Shakespeare’s investments – Spear’s essay
Christopher Jackson talks to industry insiders to find out what the playwright’s investments can tell us about the Bard on…
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Diary: ‘Paralysis is the word for our current political predicament’ – Rowan Williams
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams muses over Shakespeare, Mugabe and alienation I struggle a lot with busyness: I sometimes…
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Alan Johnson – The Spear’s Midas interview
The author and former home secretary talks Lennon and McCartney, Blair and Brown, rock stars and toilets with David Dawkins…
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Counterpoint – Stanley Spencer review: ‘the great Marmite man of British art’
A new retrospective of Sir Stanley Spencer’s work at his eponymous gallery is well worth the six pound entrance fee,…
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John Arlidge on how long haul is getting longer
Soon we will be able to fly non-stop between any two cities on Earth – in the plushest commercial jets…
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Bart Van Es: ‘anti-Semitism can sit untapped’
Alec Marsh dines with the recent winner of the Costa Book of the Year Bart Van Es sees me arrive…
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‘His God-given talent is not subject to decay’ – Jason Cowley pays tribute to Tiger Woods
More than ten years after Tiger Woods last won a major, Tiger Woods is back at the top – and…
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How Gulf monuments are capturing global culture
The new marbled museums and opera houses of Oman and the UAE represent cultural challenges as much as consolidation, writes…
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High street retailers need to be more adventurous if they are to survive – Lucia van der Post
Our high streets are struggling – but it doesn’t have to be that way. Some enterprising retailers are thriving rather…
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‘Not simply a party mouthpiece’ – Hayek sale breaks records at Sotheby’s
Private items of Freidrich Hayek set a new record for online auction sales at Sotheby’s this month, reports Arun Kakar…
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‘Clichés tend to be clichés because they are true’ – Nick Foulkes on Genta and the art of relaxation
Sometimes we just have to switch off and relax – for without time for contemplation, there can be no invention,…
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Andrew Marr: ‘people like me have a duty to stay focused’
A rejuvenated Andrew Marr recollects his painting trip to Nice, and the ambitions he has for his art, writes Christopher…
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Review: La Residencia Hotel, Deià comes with ‘gratifying amounts of luxury’
The Residencia is a place which respects Robert Graves’s and Deià’s artistic legacy, writes Hugh Thompson It’s easy to see…
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Sam Leith: Brexit novels and contemporary reference
As a raft of ‘Brexit novels’ hit the shelves, should writers care whether future readers will understand their contemporary references,…
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Review: Medea
Simon Stone’s Dutch adaptation of Medea skilfully modernises the Greek tragedy without straying too far from Euripides’ original narrative, writes…
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Rachel Kelly: A privileged life does not guarantee a privileged health
There should be no shame attached to looking after our psychological wellbeing, just as we look after our physical health,…
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Kleinwort names emerging art talent in new prize
Interdisciplinary artist Evan Ifekoya is being hailed as an emerging force in contemporary art in new art prize set up…
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