The chronograph, the most popular 'complicated' watch for men, has been reborn
Its stopwatch function may no longer be needed in the digital age, but the chronograph remains as popular as ever,…
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Oman’s Royal Opera House is the envy of its neighbours
Despite the formal atmosphere in Muscat’s palatial Royal Opera House, glamorous girls in their teens and twenties swoon and sway…
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Amy Guttman reports from Muscat, where a grand opera house has attracted top-class music and boosted tourism in the Gulf…
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Wallace Collection’s future of museums debate fails to look to the long-term
For a discussion supposedly about museums in the 21st century, the panellists and questioners at the Wallace Collection last night…
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Review: Inventing Impressionism at the National Gallery
The last time Paul Durand-Ruel held court in London’s art scene he hosted the biggest Impressionist exhibition in history. His…
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Review: Chekhov, Uncle Vanya, West Yorkshire Playhouse
To the West Yorkshire Playhouse for a newly ‘recycled’ version of Uncle Vanya – set in a forest of telegraph…
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The simple smoothie has the power to make a big breakfast
As the days are getting longer and very slightly warmer, porridge appeals to me less and less in the morning.…
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Restaurant Review: Medcalf & Medcalf Traiteur
This week I found out two dreadful pieces of news: Giorgio Ravelli has left The Ten Bells and The Greenman…
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One Lombard Street’s Goose Box offers perfect meals for time-poor City-boys
The London food scene is fast reaching saturation point. With so many restaurants – and good ones at that –…
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Vacuum-packed, expensive food you’ve had to cook yourself has never tasted so good, says Emily Rookwood The London food scene…
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How Art Basel Miami Beach came to town – and other Floridian stories
It was early December and I was in a cab, inching through Miami’s Wynwood Art District. Art Basel Miami Beach…
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In Palm Beach, facelifts and Spanish facades vie for attention
There are fictional utopias and paradise gardens, like Shangri-La, where people hardly age and the azaleas are always in bloom.…
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The UK’s heritage buildings need commercial nous to survive and thrive
There was an article which appeared in last month’s Telegraph, written by Harry Mount, focusing on the work of the…
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Inside the Ringstrasse: Vienna’s gilded circuit of palaces
I had people suddenly standing in my room. Someone came in with a bright American accent, asking, “What was this…
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The country’s best loved landmarks won’t stay in mint condition without generating revenue – but there’s no denying the challenges,…
ByInside the Ringstrasse: Vienna's gilded circuit of palaces
Vienna’s Ringstrasse ’ a circuit of palaces ’ remains a sight to behold. Jo Caird explores the architectural legacy of…
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Review: Sculpture Victorious at Tate Britain & The John Scott Collection at the Fine Art Society
There’s an elephant in the room at Tate Britain’s latest show. It was made of lead and tin-glazed earthenware by…
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British politicians already know all the tricks in House of Cards
For any House of Cards fan, the weekend just gone was like manna from heaven, as if Doug Stamper had…
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Eat pies to save lives
Next week is British Pie Week, celebrating all that is hearty and pastry wrapped in British society. While I don’t…
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Restaurant review: Blixen, Spitalfields
Categorically not a reindeer, Blixen is a new European brasserie in Spitalfields. So new, in fact, that it still smelt…
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