Jonathan Ray on Rioja: ‘The quality level has soared recently’
Rioja’s reds are getting better and better – and you can tuck in as soon as you buy a bottle,…
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How did books become so utterly worthless?
They’ve shaped our world and we still couldn’t do without them – so why on earth are books so hard…
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‘Bring back the real fast times, dude!’ – Alessandro Tomé on influencers
Social media influencers have a bizarre amount of power over their followers – at least until they end up on…
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Donald Sultan swings again at the Huxley-Parlour Gallery
Donald Sultan was a huge noise in the New York art scene in the late Seventies and Eighties, now a…
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Curator Q&A: Jay Rutland on new exhibition Between the Lines
Arun Kakar speaks to the Maddox gallery’s creative director Jay Rutland about how he put together its latest star-studded and…
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Tom Davies: going bespoke with the ‘dynamo’ of spectacles
Visionary designer Tom Davies knows exactly what style of glasses will suit each customer – even an editor with asymmetric…
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WEEKEND IN… Munich
Modernity and tradition are strangely comfortable bedfellows in Germany’s second city, writes Arun Kakar A bierkeller is never too far…
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Ayesha Vardag interview: meet the UK’s most controversial family lawyer
Christopher Jackson meets the woman who has dropped a grenade in the world of family law Of how many professions…
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Floral by Lima review: ‘Positively merry and altogether congenial’
Arun Kakar heads to one of London’s stand-out Peruvian restaurants and is taken on a breathless tour of different flavours…
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Elizabeth Day on miscarriages, mixed feelings and millennials – Spear’s interview
Elizabeth Day has tasted success as a journalist and novelist – but it’s failure that has inspired her latest work,…
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Sublime and ridiculous: the ‘madcap magic’ of Britain’s Ariel Atom
The lightweight, super-fast and madly enjoyable Ariel Atom 4 epitomises the very best of British eccentricity, writes Mark Walton OK,…
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Dolfin powers up with Falcon acquisition
The London wealth management boutique is makes new headway with the acquisition of Falcon private bank amid raft of impressive…
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Calm in a crisis: meet Boodle Hatfield’s dream team
Boodle Hatfield’s James Ferguson and Emily Brand explain why the breadth and depth of expertise sets their family team apart…
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BMW X7 review: bold new flagship SUV surprises
Mammoth 4×4 hides its size well from behind the wheel, writes Gareth Herincx If ever there was an automotive equivalent…
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Inside the Taj Exotica: a ‘Maldivian classic’ – Spear’s Travel
The Maldives has few untouched islands left. Can one of its first luxury resorts still be one of its very…
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Divorce 101: Why the breadwinner-homemaker ideals need to go
Calls for the use of the gendered terms to be revised are intensifying, writes barrister Kate Van Rol With English…
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Sir Tim Laurence: ‘There is still a lack of clarity amongst people about exactly what English Heritage is’
England’s historic environment is a cherished jewel, but the charity protecting it doesn’t get the sort of public support you’d…
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PPFM – What to See, Sample and do in June
Pinch Punch First of the Month: Five things to see, spend and do over the next 30 days. Edited by…
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Akira Kensington review: ‘delicious beyond expectation’
Christopher Jackson beats Evgeny Lebedev to the best table at Akira off Kensington High Street Akira is found on Kensington…
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Mosimann’s review: ‘I have never enjoyed beef cheeks quite like it’
Ronel Lehmann heads to Belgravia establishment Mosimann’s and finds plenty to smile about You know that feeling when you are…
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