What the Chelsea Flower Show displays say about their corporate gardeners
One of the things I like about the Chelsea Flower Show is that it encourages one to think about naming…
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Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2014: Richard Mosse’s The Enclave
Irish photographer Mosse and his team spent three years in the Democratic Republic of Congo, shooting on infrared film –…
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The best places to wine, dine and woo in London
The London restaurant scene is buzzing, as innovative restaurants and fusion food concepts open in the capital on a weekly…
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Tell us what you think about private healthcare
Spear’s would like to hear from you about your healthcare experiences and opinions. You can take our brief survey (five…
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How Edmund de Waal went from piecemeal potter to The Hare with Amber Eyes
In the autumn of 1993, at the annual opening of the Chelsea Crafts Fair in Chelsea Town Hall, with its…
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A day in the life of an auctioneer
Charlie Thomas is working his thirteenth year at the company, with what’s likely to be many more to come, and…
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The best places to watch the World Cup this summer
With momentum gathering pace for arguably the world’s favourite sporting spectacle, now is the time to guarantee a World Cup…
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Be first past the post with your own horse at Ascot this June
Author: by Chloe Barrow With Ascot fast approaching this June, it may be time to start planning your outfit and…
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Without private finance, plays like mine can’t exist
With fringe theatre, which is an exciting place for a new play such as mine to begin, private sponsorship is…
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Why dating a younger woman soon becomes old hat
GAP YEARS We all know weddings are fun occasions. Or should I perhaps say ‘funny’. Or plain weird in some…
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Our 21st century taxonomy of the new wealthy
A CLASS OF THEIR OWN One of the low on whom assurance sits As a silk hat on a Bradford…
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Inside the green room at the Oxford Literary Festival
Over the past few years, they’ve become a quintessential part of British culture. They come in all shapes, sizes and…
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Favourite novel-to-screen adaptations?
Author: Aoife Moriarty With news that Steven Spielberg is to direct the movie version of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel…
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‘Your collection of books says a lot about you’: meet the creators of the bespoke library
Author: Laura Walkinshaw “You could argue that a hotel should be a home from a home but better,” says Philip…
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BRIC nations, strengthening economically, still aren’t Olympic-fit
Heralded as the next emerging economic powerhouses, the BRIC nations also wear less seemly badges. Brazil was criticised heavily this…
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Alex Matchett says we mustn’t assume financial might necessarily leads to organisational competence, as Brazil’s botched 2016 preparations show Heralded…
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Best crime novels of the past decade
Prepare to be afraid as Spear’s takes a look at the best crime novels of the past decade – from…
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‘I’m the architect of my own destiny’: A day in the life of a rising entrepreneur
My alarm goes off at 7.20am. If something fun happened the night before I’ll hit sleep till 7.45. If not…
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Letter from Paris – the curious story behind a rediscovered Lucio Fontana piercing-painting
It seems that practically every month of late art lovers have been able to rejoice as lost masterpieces have reappeared,…
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Art Review: Durer by Michael Riedel, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
Explaining Michael Riedel’s art is difficult – it’s like entering a particularly winding hedge maze where the hedges are mirrors…
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