Art dealers, the forgotten makers of art history
About three years ago I was talking with the art dealer Irving Blum in London. He was venting. Blum has…
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Book review of The Everything Store by Brad Stone
The Everything Store, Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon Brad Stone EX LIBRIS Amazon know what sorts of things…
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Rarest stamp in the world expected to sell for $10 million at Sotheby’s
Author: Aoife Moriarty It’s every collector’s dream: owning a stamp so unique that it is the only one of its…
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The future of radio stations lies outside the wireless
Radio has been under threat for years from MP3 players, online streaming, paid-for services and illegal downloading. The numbers of…
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Le Caprice Jazz Sessions are oh so smooth
Even without actual jazz, Le Caprice has a jazzy vibe – it’s the black and white décor, the Bailey photographs…
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Review: Ancient Lives New Discoveries, British Museum
A morgue has never looked more attractive. The Ancient Lives New Discoveries exhibition that opened at the British Museum last…
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Unique John Lennon drawings and manuscripts go for auction
Author: Aoife Moriarty Sotheby’s New York is to sell 89 lots of illustrations and manuscripts used in Lennon’s books In…
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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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