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 best road bikes
The benefits of cycling are plentiful: from getting your daily exercise; breathing in some (semi) fresh air; saving your pennies;…
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Need the best wines to go with curries or Chinese food? Here they are
VINTAGE PARTNERSHIPS Unless you are a drunk, or a lush, or whatever epithet civilised people mutter behind my back, you…
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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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Furniture for the high flyers
Author: Romy van den Broeke Based in Bath, Fallen Furniture is a design workshop run by two brothers. They reuse…
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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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Ex Stirling Moss 1954 300 SL ‘Gullwing’ Coupe for sale at Mercedes-Benz auction
Author: Aoife Moriarty The car was driven by Moss during course reconnaissance for his 1955 victory in the legendary 1,000…
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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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Aerofex unveil Star Wars inspired hoverbike
Author: Romy van den Broeke Not only can it hold two passengers, float 10ft and travel at 45mph; the Aero-X…
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Virginie T champagne has Taittinger heritage if not taste
Virginie Taittinger’s champagne may not be noteworthy, but her ambition certainly is. Over a reasonably bland glass of Virginie T,…
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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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Want an authentic African safari? Head to Abu Dhabi
OUT OF ARABIA The Emirates, notably Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ras al Khaimah, are the oddest experiment global tourism has…
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Bond, Britannia and Britpop at The London Cabaret Club
Author: Romy van den Broeke Founded by Evelina Girling and Doni Fierro, the cabaret club is a place where dim…
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Dine out with the (Michelin) stars at Cannes
All eyes this week are on Cannes this week and the beautiful people strutting around in science-defying dresses. It therefore…
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Blended whisky tasting at the Connaught reforms a staunch purist
As a whisky fan I hold a natural conflict within me. Although welcoming of the liberal mindedness a dram or…
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Luscious Ritz cocktail’s name is Tallulah
They don’t make movie stars like they used to — and they probably only ever made one like Tallulah Bankhead.…
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Top cookery books to inspire you this bank holiday weekend
It has been a while since I last looked over new additions to my kitchen bookshelf, however, this week has…
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Celebrate Fathers’ Day at Le Caprice
Fathers’ Day – coming up on Sunday 15 June – is a much harder ask for children than Mothers’ Day.…
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