The Past is a Foreign Country
A visit to the Viceroy’s House in New Delhi gives Clive Aslet occasion to reflect on the extent to which…
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And the Living is Vamizi
Never heard of it? That’s sort of the point, and only one part of the charm of this discreet gem…
ByBehind the Scenes at the Museum
Anthony Haden-Guest hails the appointment of Jeffrey Deitch — veteran gallerist and canny operator — as director of LA’s Museum…
ByOil Paintings
As the price of crude rises, so does Russian wealth — and they’re spending it on art at the London…
ByHavana Ball
As the finishing touches are applied to another Cuban-accented Boisdale steakhouse, William Sitwell talks whisky and cigars with proprietor Ranald…
ByThat’s My Bag, Baby
Is there any greater honour, any finer form of flattery than having a posh, practical and well-designed bag named after…
ByVisions of Johannes
Listening to his wife perform Brahms transports Andrei Navrozov back to a time when no self-respecting drawing room was complete…
ByIf You Build Them, Will They Come?
Can a string of grand-scale, starchitect-designed museums help the Gulf states shed their reputation as a cultural desert, asks John…
ByCynical, Moi?
Is our brand of democracy worth fighting for? Can married women enjoy sex with their husbands? And does my dog…
ByThat's My Bag, Baby
Is there any greater honour, any finer form of flattery than having a posh, practical and well-designed bag named after…
ByChateau Lafake
Get fobbed off with a pricey bottle of bogus Bordeaux — of which there’s more and more about — and…
ByRiadical Chic
As unlikely as it seems, Marrakech’s most luxurious hotels are intimately bound up with the raging Arab Spring. Josh Spero…
ByThe Spirit Level of Libya
Sophie McBain, Spear’s new staff writer, lived in Libya for two and a half years. Recently returned, she writes about…
ByThe Guest List
How Manhattan Defined American Sophistication – from the Algonquin Round Table to Truman Capote’s Ball Ethan Mordden St Martin’s Press,…
BySisters of Fortune
The First American Heiresses to Take Europe by Storm Jehanne Wake Chatto & Windus, 416pp Review by Peter York After…
BySail the good yacht Anouska Hempel
21 February 2011: This Summer, Dalmatian Destinations adds design doyenne Anouska Hempel’s treasured gulet, BELUGA, to its portfolio of luxury…
ByWe’re All Friends Here
Sure, Facebook is huge — a global phenomenon. But will it be the next Microsoft? Will its great wall be…
ByGstaad Act to Follow
William Cash on the Grand Hotel Park, Dona Bertarelli’s exquisite labour of love, which instantly takes a place at the…
ByPastoral Polish
Swish new properties such as Coworth Park and Lime Wood have redefined the look and feel of the classic English…
BySpecial Edition
Ian Schrager single-handedly created the boutique hotel, so what’s he doing jumping into bed with mass-market Marriott? John Arlidge checks…
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