Religious hotel frequentation can be as spiritually uplifting as going to Church
‘I do not skate — but then nor do I ski, and that doesn’t stop me deriving great spiritual comfort…
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Food Friday: How to Make the Perfect Whisky Cocktail, The Coquettier
An expert mixologist at The Roof Gardens in Kensington shows us how to create the Coquettier – a modern take…
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Best restaurants in Singapore
Author: Peter Matthews Speak to anyone from Singapore and before long you’ll realise that this is a nation that loves…
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Incredible hybrid supercars
‘Hybrid supercars’ should be an oxymoron. Gas-guzzling V8 engines and the word ‘eco’ have never gone together. But some carmakers…
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McLaren’s exclusive P1 hybrid hypercar
McLaren chairman Ron Dennis emphasised the exclusivity that comes with the P1 when he introduced it at the Geneva Motor…
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Porsche’s plug-in 918 Spyder
Engineers from Porsche’s race car division designed and developed the hybrid 918 Spyder. The car combines racing speed with low-emission…
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The hybrid and limited edition £1 million LaFerrari
A supercar like LaFerrari is the reason why manufacturers invest so much in Formula 1. The new hybrid integrates the…
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Review of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Duchess Theatre
The timing couldn’t be more perfect for this Chichester Festival production directed by Jonathan Church to wow London. Brecht isn’t…
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Television-hating Roald Dahl would turn in his grave at iPad proliferation
Author: Alessandro Tome ‘The amount of unnecessary tension and arguments inspired by iPads is mind-boggling. And by the time you…
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Most expensive book ever sold at auction fetches $14 million
NEW YORK, 26 November 2013 – Tonight at Sotheby’s New York, one of only eleven surviving copies of the Bay…
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Book review of Freaks of Fortune by Jonathan Levy
Levy, Jonathan Freaks of Fortune, The Emerging World of Capitalism and Risk in America Jonathan Levy Harvard University Press EX…
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Book review of The Love-Charm of Bombs by Lara Feigel
The Love-charm of Bombs, Restless Lives in the Second World WarLara FeigelBloomsbury EX LIBRIS Mark Le Fanu on the wartime…
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David Ross’s exhibition covers art from Pop to Brit
Previously unseen and important British country house art collections do not often travel en masse. Maybe the odd picture is…
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David Ross's exhibition covers art from Pop to Brit
‘Pop Art to Britart: Modern Masters from the David Ross Collection’ features Bridget Riley’s dynamic visual waves and the emotionally…
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Festive foodie treats to try in December
December is practically upon us, how that happened I really don’t know but there we are. Diaries are notoriously busy…
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Emily Rookwood enjoys fine autumnal fare at homely Midsummer House
Every now and then I get to venture out of London to eat. My latest day trip required me to…
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Sitwell scoffs at the Opera Tavern in Soho and the River Café on Rainville Road
Ben Tish climbed up through the deep well of cheffydom with the constant helping hand of Jason Atherton. At the…
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Most Expensive Phone in the World
Author: Peter Matthews Customising your iPhone with diamonds or having it plated in gold is the norm for today’s young…
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Most expensive bike in the world
Author: Peter Matthews Ever since Sylvester Howard invented the first motorcycle in 1867, the craze for two wheelers has been…
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Food Friday: Make Simple Seared Swordfish Dish
Xavier Castella, Head Chef of London’s Margaux Restaurant, demonstrates how to make the stunning yet simple Seared Swordfish Dices. Perfect…
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