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Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition Daniel Okrent Scribner, 480 pages Reviewed by Mark Le Fanu Buy Last…
ByLast Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition Daniel Okrent Scribner, 480 pages Reviewed by Mark Le Fanu Buy Last…
ByIndo-Finer The three nations at the heart of Indochina have each put decades of strife behind them, with tourism playing…
ByVery Niz The majesty of one of Hyderabad’s great palaces was in danger of being lost for ever, says Bridget…
ByCultural Shifts Anthony Downey, editor of new culture venture Ibraaz Publishing, describes how the project evolved against a backdrop of…
ByEven knowing that Muammar Gaddafi’s death was not an improbable outcome of the final military battle for Sirte, when it…
ByNever let your kids’ school interfere with their education — especially not their sex education, says Alessandro Tomé YOU HAVE…
ByThey have set up camp by the steps of St Paul’s to protest about, well, everything from capitalism to cuts.…
ByThey have set up camp by the steps of St Paul’s to protest about, well, everything from capitalism to cuts.…
ByMelinda Hughes has enjoyed plenty of fine wines in her time – but she couldn’t tell a Gewurztraminer from a…
ByEmily Rookwood enjoys being bent out of joint when she goes to one of Mark Hix’s carving masterclasses CARVING THE…
ByFEW HOLIDAYS CAN be as spectacular as an African safari, but pick the wrong destination and you may be more…
BySpear’s staff writer Sophie McBain spent nearly three years in Tripoli and here she writes about what she thinks Libya’s…
BySpear’s staff writer Sophie McBain spent nearly three years in Tripoli and here she writes about what she thinks Libya’s…
ByAs part of Spear’s Save Britain’s Historic Landscape Campaign, we encourage readers to sign this petition (click on link to…
ByPoets, academics and residents have launched an attempt to win world heritage status for an English village beloved of TS…
ByWhen Spear’s hosted a debate on what makes a masterpiece, none of the participants could agree. Ivan Lindsay was there…
ByWind farms threaten to despoil the landscape north of the border too. Here, John Cromartie writes about the misconceptions and…
ByMy advice to women about to have their first baby? Ignore everybody’s advice — and watch out for men who…
ByThough modest and unassuming, Nuffield Place, lately acquired by the National Trust, provides a fascinating insight into the life and…
ByNick Foulkes on how the wheels came off his posh-car fetish and why his dream ride is now a Moke…
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