Gut feeling: the case for intermittent fasting
Is intermittent fasting the way ahead for a healthy body and brain? Jo Foley investigates We all know that by…
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How Philip Pearlstein led a revival in realist art
Philip Pearlstein has made the most of a unique range of influences, from wartime experiences to plumbing fixture catalogues, in…
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How Tudor brickwork inspired a Lutyens masterpiece
Staying true to his style, Edwin Lutyens used the ruins of Basing House, the largest private house in Tudor England,…
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A trip to the Maldives made me yearn for a butler
Even if you’re not used to it, having a dedicated servant at your beck and call can be addictive, writes…
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Review: Fashioned From Nature at the V&A
The new ‘Fashioned from nature’ exhibition at the V&A makes the case for sustainable luxury, writes Olenka Hamilton ‘It’s all…
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Inside the charity shop for the 1 per cent
With inflation hitting the wealthiest hard, the middle-class trend for charity shopping has gone high-end, writes Emelia Hamilton-Russell Harrods isn’t…
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A farewell to a friend
The life of billionaire businessman Matthew Mellon who died this week – and was a regular fixture at Spear’s parties…
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Review: Known Unknowns, Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery’s collection, forefront of establishing famous artists such as the YBAs, presents Known Unknowns – an exhibition focusing…
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Review: The Court of Redonda, Heong Gallery
Following its acclaimed unveiling as a Collateral Event of the 2017 Venice Biennale, Royal Academician Stephen Chambers presents The Court…
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Manners still matter: Debrett’s new guide goes modern
As the etiquette bible Debrett’s launches its latest A to Z of Modern Manners and looks forward to its 250th…
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Interview: Design guru Charu Gandhi on creating the perfect home
Sophie Killip sits down with Charu Gandhi, the founder of luxury interior design studio Elicyon, to discuss working with UHNW…
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Interview: Meet the Mayfair rehab clinic that’s changing the face of addiction
Addcounsel’s Paul Flynn is using his own experience of addiction to develop a fresh approach to rehab and mental health…
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‘I fell in and out of love with increasing rapidity’ — the last deb remembers the final Season
Marking 60 years since the last debutantes were presented at court to the Queen, one of the very last debs,…
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Pillars of virtue: why marble is back in architecture
The comeback of New Classicism has given us masterpieces in marble, writes Clive Aslet ‘You don’t want to catch your…
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Rugby riches — how investment drives success at the Six Nations
Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Martyn Phillips tells Cormac Rae about how business leaders can boost a national side’s performance…
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Is this the next Patrick Heron?
Spear’s meets Robert Dunt, a painter in the tradition of Ben Nicholson and Patrick Heron, whose works are on show…
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The design era of 5 Hertford Street is upon us
Olenka Hamilton heads to London Design Week and finds that minimalism has been traded for abundance in the tastes of…
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Cheltenham chic on Savile Row
William Cash attends a party hosted by top British tailor Huntsman, in collaboration with Bentley, to celebrate next week’s Cheltenham…
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‘My friends were getting killed, there was nowhere you could go… to hide’
Ahead of the Oscars where Dunkirk won three awards, Spear’s tracked down 98-year-old Alfred Smith to ask him to relive…
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£50m Picasso shrugs off Brexit blues
Celebrations are in full swing on Bond Street after a triumphant week for Britain’s art market — one that saw…
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