Saturday 22 November 2008

 

The latest culture as recommended by our staff

Michael Henderson

Michael Henderson suggests


Style and Travel

Years ago I was an enthusiastic patron of Piers Adam’s establishments.

The mad  hatter

The mad hatter

Joseph Connolly reveals a life-long obsession with hats

Spain’s secret kingdoms

Spain’s secret kingdoms

Few tourists see the buildings, birds and flowers of Leon and Burgos, says Simon Courtauld

Climb every mountain

Climb every mountain

Jeremy Clarke tries the high life at the Carlton hotel, St Moritz

Put a brave face on it

Put a brave face on it

It’s official: make-up is recession-proof, says Lindy Woodhead

Arts

Due discretion

During the two previous recessions it was not unknown for Rolls-Royce and Bentley owners to replace their cars covertly.

Glorious gadgets

Glorious gadgets

Is Christmas creeping up on you, unawares? Again? Have you found yourself, even at this late hour, facing a nil-all draw as far as presents bought, and presents asked for, is concerned? Never mind.

Books

Surprising literary ventures

Surprising literary ventures

On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco (1886), by Anton Chekhov

Recent audio books

To some of us solitude may be sitting on a park bench amidst a bustling city.

Style & Travel

The mad  hatter

The mad hatter

Joseph Connolly reveals a life-long obsession with hats

Spain’s secret kingdoms

Spain’s secret kingdoms

Few tourists see the buildings, birds and flowers of Leon and Burgos, says Simon Courtauld

The Spectator Parliamentarian Awards
Spectator Book Club
The Spectator Billabong
In this week's issue

Thank goodness we can have a run on the pound when we need one

Martin Vander Weyer looks ahead to next week’s Pre-Budget Report and reflects on George Osborne’s contentious remarks about the devaluation of sterling. It looks like Gordon Brown is getting away with his borrowing binge — leaving the Tories isolated

Martin Vander Weyer

I loved Oliver Stone’s Bush film — and I know why the critics hated it

The movie W. did not provide the crude anti-Bush agitprop that the reviewers craved, says Rod Liddle. This was precisely its strength: we need to get inside the minds even of those we most deplore

Rod Liddle

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