‘In essence, you are sitting on a live rocket’ – flying the Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros
Thanks to the classic L-39 Albatros from the Cold War era, modern flying enthusiasts can enjoy that Top Gun feeling,…
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Perhaps Covid-19 will help to bring out the best in humanity
We always have choices if we want to make them – perhaps Covid-19 will help to bring out the best…
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Brunello Cucinelli’s new London boutique is clothed in history
The historic building on New Bond Street is a perfect fit for the Italian aesthete, writes Ellen Lister Beauty is…
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Patek Philippe returns with the ‘Ref 6007A Calatrava’
After a lengthy hiatus, watch behemoth Patek Philippe has released a new limited edition watch with a unique design. Horologists…
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Onboard Lady Moura: The world’s first superyacht
The 104-metre Lady Moura blazed a trail for superyachts back in 1990, and now her owner has put her on…
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Here’s how to buy the best wine for drinking at home
It’s important to stock your home with just the right wines for the current situation, says Johnny Ray One thing…
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Why Lucknam Park is my ideal lockdown destination
A flight of fancy to Lucknam Park gives our columnist pause for thought There’s a certain irony to lockdown. Just…
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‘Football is now in serious trouble’
After a lost summer of sport, things will never be the same again – and in football’s case they shouldn’t…
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How the Habsburg dynasty stayed so powerful for so long
A history of the Habsburg family – one of Europe’s great dynasties – reveals the machinations required to keep a…
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Collars, cuffs, shirts & sleeves – Emma Willis’s world of bespoke shirting
Spear’s steps into the world of bespoke shirting with the help of Jermyn Street’s Emma Willis At the St James’s…
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This is a time for reflection, not ‘revenge spending’
Talk of ‘revenge spending’ shows that Wordsworth’s warning that in ‘getting and spending, we lay waste our powers’ has never…
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What might society look like after coronavirus?
The coronavirus pandemic could yield a range of societal impacts. Here are some of the legacies it could leave. Coronavirus…
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Hedgehog: What’s in a handbag?
Is it time to be bullish on Birkin’s? Investors might have good reason to think so… Market turmoil has left…
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What are the challenges of an increasing human lifespan? These experts explain
We are living longer than ever before. The 100-year-life is no longer the stuff of science fiction. But what does…
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An elemental wine and spiritual restorative
Wine has never seemed more superfluous as an edifice, a vast palace of fussiness; yet its essence, as not just…
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Introducing ‘art for the digital age’
As most physical venues remain shut around the world, Spear’s hears from Rob Anders, co-founder of Niio, a digital art…
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Christie’s to stream landmark ‘global’ sale from four cities
After the cancellation of its flagship New York summer sale, Christie’s is debuting an exciting new auction concept New York,…
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Rothschild & Co logs record Q1 wealth and asset management revenues
But the group saw AUM slump and says that it expects revenues to fall across all aspects of the business…
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Data shows wine investors have cause for cheer, despite coronavirus crisis
Businesses and the financial markets might have suffered in recent months, but data from BI Wines and Spirits shows the…
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67 Pall Mall launches virtual membership
The wine lover’s paradise is offering non-members a chance to skip the real-life waiting list and join tastings via Zoom…
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