Musee d’Orsay Reopens With Masterpieces Intact
by Margaret Kemp We all have favourite museums which, although not visited frequently, deliver the spiritual right stuff, say, in…
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Hisham Matar on Gaddafi, the Libyan Revolution and His Father’s Abduction
Hisham Matar’s first novel had huge political resonance in Libya, but both that and his recent second work are personal,…
ByTyre’s Heritage Under Threat
Tyred Out Joseph Dyke bemoans the fate of the beautiful city of Tyre, damaged both by ancient conquerors and now…
ByThe Bund in Shanghai Revisited
Bund Management The Bund in Shanghai, once among the most cosmopolitan and vibrant streets in the world, has got its…
BySpear's Letters
Spear’s readers respond to the proposed national planning reforms and Spear’s Save Britain’s Historic Landscape Campaign From Chris Brittain, Association…
ByThe Localism Bill's Dangerous Disregard for Local Feeling
Reform the Reforms Britain’s heritage needs to be protected, not harmed for quick bucks. The draft Localism Bill and National…
ByCameron vs the Countryside
Saving Arcadia As part of Spear’s Save Britain’s Historic Landscape campaign, William Cash asks what the countryside is for and…
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Saving Arcadia As part of Spear’s Save Britain’s Historic Landscape campaign, William Cash asks what the countryside is for and…
ByThe Celebrity Baby Nurse
Baby Grand New mother Daisy Prince on the nanny whose celebrity clients, jet-set lifestyle and seen-it-all savoir faire have left…
ByThe Perfect Time to Build Your Own Home
Do Something Constructive With property prices outside London falling and idle contractors eager for work, you can take advantage —…
ByAre Blockbuster Exhibitions Damaging Art?
Queuebism Even if reports of the death of the blockbuster exhibition are somewhat exaggerated, it’s true that galleries are having…
BySon of Pop Ronnie Cutrone
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ByPhilippe Starck on the Death of Good Design
Enough Already! Philippe Starck on why we need less design, not more, and why any design without moral commitment is…
ByFine Whisky, Great Investment
Liquid Gold Looks good, smells good, tastes good — and, if you choose wisely and don’t drink it yourself, can…
ByMarlon Abela on Romanée-Conti
Thirst Things First In his inaugural wine column for Spear’s, cellar dweller Marlon Abela brandishes his corkscrew and sets out…
ByDiscovering Organic Caviar in Spain
¿Quéviar? We’re used to free-range eggs, so why not organic caviar? Douglas Blyde dons his waders for some Spanish roe…
ByFrench Laundry Pop Up at Harrods
What’s Slowly Cookin’, Good-Lookin’? French Laundry überchef and modern master of the vac-pack gourmet snack Thomas Keller pops up at…
ByDressing For a Shoot
Point Blank Nick Foulkes on the benefits of his new-found love of shooting — not least in his wardrobe AS…
BySicily is Threatened by Wind Turbines Too
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ByThe Wizard of Lies
The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust Diana B Henriques Henry Hold & Co/Times Books, 419…
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