Book reviews: ‘The Upstarts’ and ‘White Trash’
How the US’s new breed of tech entrepreneurs conquered the world, and how the underclass didn’t. Reviews by Peter York…
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Book review: How Global Currencies Work
Authors Barry Eichengreen, Arnaud Mehl and Livia Chitu argue that the Euro and the Renminbi will gradually displace the US…
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David Hockney on being a rebel in art
David Hockney might have turned 80, but don’t expect him to consider retirement any time soon, writes Anthony Haden-Guest ‘There…
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Spear’s Midas interview: Ian Rankin
The crime writer shares his thoughts with Emelia Hamilton-Russell on Inspector Rebus, wealth, tax, empathy… and his love of vinyl…
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How China snapped up the world’s wine and art
Chinese buyers have shaken up alternative asset markets, from wine’s ‘Bordeaux bubble’ to record auction prices for artworks. Olenka Hamilton…
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Shoot review: Barrel of laughs at Plas Dinam
Even when the partridge are elusive, shooting is the only game out of town, writes Alec Marsh The top speed…
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Review: Alexander Calder at the Saatchi
Two major London shows reveal the extraordinary talent of American artist Alexander Calder. The man behind both, with a little…
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Cliveden Literary Festival: an elegant HNW entry on the cultural calendar
With more than 350 literary festivals in the UK alone, how do you cut through? The Cliveden Literary Festival has…
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A journey to the heart of Luther’s 500-year-old Reformation
The trails of the great reformer Martin Luther, 500 years on from the Reformation, unveils a German region in a…
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Book review — The Great Leveller: Violence and the History of Inequality
An insight into how The Four Horsemen: revolution, war, pandemics and state collapse, engineered the fall of wealth across history,…
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Review: David Kim Whittaker’s ‘The Flesh to the Frame’
The highly talented young British artist steals the show at Opera Gallery, with vivid illustrations of conflicting emotions which are…
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The 75th Anniversary Dambusters Dinner – a tribute to Operation Chastise
A glamorous evening at the Plaisterers’ Hall gathered military personnel, philanthropists and A-listers for a truly worthy cause, writes Sophie…
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The Diary: Philip Kerr on football, Bernie Gunther and Berlin
Bestselling crime author Philip Kerr reviews trends in sport and TV and explains his long love affair with Berlin About…
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Report: Spear’s Wealth Insight Forum 2017
Spear’s 2017 Wealth Insight Forum, the £1 billion meeting of minds, started with Trump and ended with a toast to…
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Champagne flows for the opening of Birley exhibition
Le Beau Monde turn out to mark the first major retrospective of Sir Oswald Birley in decades this week –…
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Heatherwick’s Olympian dream
Designer Thomas Heatherwick is to transform London’s Olympia into world-leading cultural hub, writes Emelia Hamilton-Russell Thomas Heatherwick is not one…
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Review: Ink
James Graham’s shrewd take on the creation of The Sun takes the audience into the very heart of a British…
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Meet Damian Elwes, the art world’s inside man
After years of experimentation, Damian Elwes finally found his niche: re-creating the studios of great artists, writes Anthony Haden-Guest It…
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Review: Victoria and Abdul
From what begins as a mismatched encounter between Queen Victoria and a young muslim Indian blossoms a heartfelt friendship, but…
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The best private schools
Private schools have produced some of the country’s most influential and recognised names. But it becomes difficult to pick out…
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