Historical sites are being restored by private-sector funding – and that isn’t a bad thing
As more and more historical monuments and buildings are receiving funding for repairs and rejuvenation efforts from the private-sector, critics…
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Chef Judy Joo on her journey from Wall Street to one of London’s top chefs
Judy Joo’s career has taken her from Wall Street to some of London’s top kitchens. As she launches a new…
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Inside the blue bond boom: Why it’s time to invest in the world’s oceans
Ahead of COP26, as the potential for marine habitats – and ‘blue bonds’ – to play a major role in…
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Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari Cox on working together and the lives of the Uber rich
Spear’s caught up with actors Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari Cox over Zoom to talk working together, Succession and the…
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‘It becomes something more than a book’ – Inside the £16,500 Sistine Chapel publication
The majesty and detail of the Sistine Chapel is captured in a painstakingly produced triptych of books It may be…
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Rickie Lee Jones – The Spear’s Midas interview
Singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones has amassed a wealth of stories – not to mention fossils and bones – during a…
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The best restaurants in Seoul for elevated Korean cuisine
From our partners: Seoul’s fine dining scene reinvents tradition with extraordinary results. By Irenie Forshaw From the explosion of K-pop,…
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The NFT boom: What art market collectors and investors need to know
The $69 million sale of an NFT at a Christie’s auction in March made headlines around the world. For art…
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How the Roman emperors understood the ‘camera lie’
The Roman emperors were generally very adept at making the ancient equivalent of the camera lie: The psychology is straightforward…
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Film producer Fernando Sulichin on interviewing powerful figures and post-Covid theatregoing
Fernando Sulichin is no stranger to powerful names. The Argentine film producer has worked on films about the likes of…
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Why Zoom couldn’t kill the business card
As we return to the office and establish a ‘new normal’ of workplace etiquette, don’t underestimate the power of the…
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Life is to be enjoyed rather than endured. Part of that is being able to wear a seasonally specific shirt
Life is to be enjoyed rather than endured and part of that enjoyment is being able to wear a seasonally…
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Brasserie of Light restaurant review: ‘Straddling the line between trendy and classic’
Selfridges’ Martin Brudnizki-designed, Damien Hirst-adorned brasserie is an ideal spot for instagrammers and fine-diners alike Selfridges in 2021 is a…
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LSE director Baroness Minouche Shafik: ‘Changes in attitudes opens the possibility of rethinking the social contract’
Baroness Minouche Shafik, director of the London School of Economics, on our broken social contract I started thinking about the…
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Accelerated aging of whisky: Just because you can, it doesn’t mean you should
New technology that accelerates the aging of whisky shows us that just because you can do something, it doesn’t mean…
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Sean Bean – The Spear’s Midas interview
Actor Sean Bean on his first pay cheque, blockbuster roles, and how his love of nature blossomed over lockdown How…
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Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland, on her new podcast, how to use one’s title – and ‘things that go bump in the night’
Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland, on her new podcast, how to use one’s title – and ‘things that go bump…
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Bobbi Brown’s Endless influence
Bobbi Brown on her new venture Jones Road Beauty, and working with street artist Endless Bobbi Brown’s New Jersey annex/studio…
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Robert Amsterdam: What Google searches and headlines won’t tell you about the reality of geopolitics
Recent readings have indicated to me that it is essential to embrace nuance in global affairs and acknowledge that not…
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Jason Cowley: Why Pep Guardiola remains a consumate conductor
The tactics (and wardrobe) may have changed, but Pep Guardiola remains a consummate conductor In May 2011 I was at…
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