An unintended consequence of QE: an art market boom
A LOT TO BE DESIRED Growing, growing, gone! A curious side-effect of the US Federal Reserve’s monetary easing is a…
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National Gallery sending Masterpieces on a Grand Tour
Paintings are, from time to time, called tours de force, but now three masterpieces are being forced to tour. (Groan.)…
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HS2 should speed ahead
Anyone who has been fortunate enough to take the Eurostar will have felt no small wonder at the speed and…
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Monday Minute – 9th September 2013
In this week’s Monday Minute Josh Spero gives us the inside word on the 2013 Spear’s Book Awards and discusses…
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Review: Collecting Art for Love, Money and More by Ethan Wagner and Thea Westreich Wagner
Texts on collecting art tend to the pious (and thus dishonest): one only collects for love! tends to be the…
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Now Sol Kerzner: everybody needs a private island
You really are nobody if you don’t own a private island these days. The latest person to have joined the…
BySitwell Scoffs: French garages and Le Moulin de l’Abbaye
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Guest Recipe: William Drabble’s roast grouse with blackberries and port wine jus
Ingredients 4 young grouse Sauce 100ml olive oil 100g butter 2 shallots peeled and sliced 4 sprigs of thyme 2…
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William Drabble guest-edits Food Friday
William Drabble is executive chef of Seven Park Place at St James’s Hotel & Club, Mayfair and here he talks…
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A wolf in dog’s clothing
As I grew up in a city, we were small-dog people — my first was a Pekinese called Typhoo who…
ByNot bathwater any longer: Moonshine makes a comeback as a luxury spirit
LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE Without quite losing its reputation as illicit hillbilly homebrew, moonshine has led a whisky renaissance, says…
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A wolf in dog's clothing
Before I had a baby, I thought of myself as the consummate dog-lover. Dogs were friends, always excited to see…
ByWhat's the best way to give to the Syrian refugee crisis?
Emergency appeals are a fantastic way of raising large sums of money very quickly. UK donors have shown themselves to…
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Watch: What opera in Beirut tells us about the rest of the Middle East
In today’s Monday Minute (published on Tuesday because of the bank holiday), Josh Spero reflects on what a trip to…
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Monday Minute – 26th August 2013
In this week’s Monday Minute Josh Spero is looking at the opera scene of the Middle East.
ByAlice Water’s quiet slow food revolution
Still Waters Runs Deep For the past 40 years Alice Waters has led a revolutionary campaign to change the way…
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Spear’s herby tabbouleh recipe
Emily Rookwood I use herbs in practically everything I cook — and why wouldn’t you with so many available to…
ByReview: Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life, Tate Britain
The opening ceremony to the 2012 London Olympics depicted a Britain locating and departing from its industrial heritage. Revered and…
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Monday Minute – 19th August 2013
In this week’s Monday Minute Josh Spero is looking at the virtues of War and Lord Ashcroft’s donation of Victoria…
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