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All the Fare of the Fair In Italy conspicuous consumption has become an offence punishable by law — unless it…
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All the Fare of the Fair In Italy conspicuous consumption has become an offence punishable by law unless it takes…
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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
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ByAn HNW ABC: NOP
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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…
ByAshenden Found: On the Trail of a Missing Somerset Maugham Book
Nigel West dons his dark glasses and fedora and heads to the Hotel d’Angleterre in Geneva, where Somerset Maugham stayed…
ByEwan Venters: The Big Cheese at Selfridges’ Food Hall
William Sitwell meets Ewan Venters, who, as the big cheese at Selfridges’ hallowed food hall, may well be the most…
ByShould You Follow The Trend of Drinking Young, Precocious Wines?
Hot off the Press Youth today! Precocious, confident, full of attitude, right up there in your face… Never mind the…
ByAbu Dhabi’s Gourmet Food Festival Didn’t Leave a Good Taste
Taking to his bed after eating too-rich food during a culinary festival in Abu Dhabi gives Jason Cowley occasion to…
ByCalmer, Easier, Happier Parenting
Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting Noel Janis-Norton Hodder and Stoughton Raising children can be trickier than managing money for high net…
ByYoung Masters Prize: Watch Judge Adam Dant Talk About the Prize
THE YOUNG MASTERS Art Prize, a not-for-profit initiative launched by respected gallerist Cynthia Corbett in 2009, recognises emerging artists who…
ByThe Story Behind the Royal Collection
One is Remarkably Eclectic Ivan Lindsay on the story behind the Royal Collection — not only the finest private accumulation…
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