Stringent Admissions Criteria for New York Nurseries
Admission: Impossible Bribery, deceit, cynical subterfuge and outright lies… Is there anything socially self-conscious New York parents won’t do to…
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Cartagena’s Book Festival
A La Cartagena Clive Aslet turns over a new leaf and visits Cartagena, the historic but decidedly cool Colombian city…
ByIntroducing Masterpiece London 2012
Masterstroke! Painstakingly curated, conveniently located and deliciously catered — what’s not to love about the Masterpiece London art fair, asks…
ByHow Can You Enjoy All the Benefits of A Private Jet, Without Owning One?
Hasta La Vista, Baby The world looks so much nicer from a private plane, but owning one is such a…
ByAlia Al-Senussi and Kenny Schachter on Young Patron-Collectors
Crazy Sexy Cool Alia al-Senussi and Kenny Schachter on the marriage made in art-fair heaven between high-end limited-edition design and…
ByBentley’s First 4×4 And the Rise of the High-End SUV
Look Who’s Torquin’ First Range Rover, then Mercedes, Porsche and now Bentley — the high-end 4×4 is the car that…
ByInside the Restaurant Rekondo Wine Cellars with ‘Le Fou Des Vins’
Drop Everything Txomin Rekondo has a pleasant little casería near San Sebastian that you’ve probably never heard of. He also…
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Lotions, Potions and Finding the Perfect Washbag
Fop Gear What is a globetrotting old peacock to do with all his oceans of anti-ageing lotions and stacks of…
ByPitti Immagine’s Taste of Florence
All the Fare of the Fair In Italy conspicuous consumption has become an offence punishable by law — unless it…
ByPitti Immagine's Taste of Florence
All the Fare of the Fair In Italy conspicuous consumption has become an offence punishable by law unless it takes…
ByAnthony Haden-Guest Throws a Star-Filled Benefit…For Himself
Anthony Haden-Guest hit a bum note when his lifetime’s possessions were given away — so he called on a few…
BySam Leith Goes Book to the Future
In his first column for Spear’s, Sam Leith remembers when a book used to be just paper, ink and glue.…
ByKenny Schachter Reports from ART Hong Kong
I MADE MY first trip to Hong Kong to visit ART HK 12, the 5th iteration of the fair, recently…
ByAn HNW ABC: NOP
The fifth instalment of our lexicographical endeavour, a dictionary for the super-wealthy Names: These are very important for setting the…
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I’m Not An Extremist Really, Just a Traditionalist
Alessandro Tomé isn’t a political extremist, surely? He has a liberal approach to hanging and flogging liberal amounts of it……
ByPrime Minister’s Letter to William Cash
David Cameron wrote to William Cash after Spear’s Save Britain’s Historic Landscape campaign to thank him for his work and…
ByFrom William Cash: NPPF Revised but Heritage Protection Bill Needed
While the revised National Planning Policy Framework is a huge improvement on the original draft, Planning minister Greg Clark remains…
ByART HK sells well, to be replaced with Art Basel Hong Kong in 2013
Hong Kong, 21 May 2012 – Good sales were reported at the fifth and last edition of ART HK. The…
ByEducation Special Leader: An Unfeasible Future
What is the purpose of education? You can extract a reasonable, complex explanation from among the platitudes and pragmatism: a…
ByYoung Masters Art Prize 2012 Exhibition
Previous winners of the Young Masters Art prize including Ghost of a Dream will be featured in a fundraising exhibition…
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