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The Dirty Internet
Every revolution has its dissenters. And the more interesting the revolution, the more strident the dissent. More than 150 years…
William Welstead
I’ve known William Welstead ever since he started out as a jeweller about 15 years ago. He’d become interested in…
Moving Pictures
In Hannah and Her Sisters, Woody Allen’s character relates how he hit rock bottom. He botches a suicide attempt and,…
American Ironist
They don’t get more Anglophile than the American playwright and screenwriter Jon Robin Baitz. His favourite writers are Harold Pinter,…
Painting the Town
How do you know if you are living in a city whose fortunes are on the rise? You might have…
Bang for your Bucks
‘Do you shoot much’ asked Edward Walters, manager of the West London Shooting School (1901), the oldest shooting school in…
Cake Expectations
Afternoon tea used to be a fairly sedate affair, where you knew pretty well what you’d get on your cake…
Party Time
‘What happens at Fight Club stays at Fight Club,’ said Brad Pitt to Edward Norton in the cult movie. The same closed-door…
A Barista’s Pupil
It was my idea to do a two-hour course of barista training. I was keen to learn how to finish…
Chelsea Boys
During my teenage years, as a schoolgirl in Belgravia, my friends and I loved Oriel. The imperfect but glorious French…
The Wish List
TREASURE HUNT 01 Chronometro Gondolo rose gold watch with brown alligator strap, £26,100, PATEK PHILIPPE; 02 18ct gold fly fishing…
After Maggie
I first met Alexandra Roach at a Bafta dinner at Dean Street Townhouse thrown by Harvey Weinstein. As I recall,…
An Island of One’s own
Every August, my family and I leave the city and head for our private island. There we spend much of…
Hannah Peel
Hannah Peel is a northern irish singer songwriter. She is listed under ‘alternative’. She describes her music as ‘wonky folk-pop’.…
View from Peru
A couple of years ago I had an exhibition at the MALI Museo de Arte in Lima. On seeing the…
Polo, Anyone?
There’s a moment when the day turns. The sun has gone down, the clonk of mallet on ball has fallen…
Cheaper by the Glass
The gavel struck the block. ‘Sold,’ said the auctioneer, ‘for £40,250.’ The date was Wednesday 8 February, 2012; the place…
An Age in Autumn
There shouldn’t be anything left to say about Roger Federer. The superlatives ought to be exhausted, the eulogies weary, the…
Capital Gains
What’s happening with house prices in London?That depends what you mean by London. Last year prices in the best areas…
Less Muck, more Brass
Staying near Zutphen, Holland, recently, I came across a remarkably untidy Dutch farmer. With his ripped silage bags and rusty…
Members only
Discretion. It’s what private members’ clubs are all about. And money. As a gossip columnist, I don’t have much of…
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall has walked into the room and — nope — my movie-star radar still hasn’t started beeping. I don’t…
The Wish List
BEST OF BRITISH 01 Ministry chronograph in rose gold, £16,950, DENT; 02 ALT1-C, £3,945, BREMONT; 03 Limited-edition rose gold watch…
Pop Fiction
To the West, Chinese literature is a takeaway that comes in two flavours — the ancient classic that offers sage…
A career in sex
Awards ceremonies are big. People love cheering the walk to the podium, love it even more when they’re the ones…
Chris Lilley
The first thing I like about Chris Lilley is his name. He’s not a Jimmy, or a Billy, or even…
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Table Talk with Jeremy King
Jeremy King is behind some of the most iconic restaurants in London, including The Ivy, The Delauney, and Fischers. In this episode, he talks about why he left banking for hospitality...
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