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An intelligent mix of culture, food, style and property, plus where to go and what to see.

The rise of ridiculous doctorates

From Spectator Life

To a certain extent, all doctoral theses are a bit ridiculous – and therein lies their genius. I am allowed to say this because I spent four years of my life researching French Catholicism’s engagement with the first world war for my doctoral thesis, which I nattily entitled Calvary or Catastrophe? Back then, I was

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Rebecca Reid

The sheer joy of nighties

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The Ultras

Britain’s Islamo-socialist alliance

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The good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.

The staggering beauty of Fra Angelico

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In 1982, Pope John Paul II surprised a few people by beatifying Fra Angelico, the 15th-century Dominican friar from near Fiesole. It’s not clear why he put Beato Angelico on the road to sainthood, given that the artist didn’t perform any miracles. And yet, after spending a few hours immersed in his works, which are

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Wilbur

‘‘Oui, Monsieur President, we’re putting our best man on ze case.’’

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Wilbur

‘‘I want the credit for this!’’

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