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The time is right for an Erté revival – a new hero for our gender-anxious times
Erté was destined for the imperial navy. Failing that, the army. His father and uncle had been navy men. There…
One good thing about bank closures: they could give the Co-op a new job
Many thanks to the stampede of readers who sent news of bank branch closures. There’s certainly a national pattern, and…
Remembering Alexander Chancellor: the man who saved The Spectator
Remembering Alexander Chancellor, the man who revitalised The Spectator
Nothing sacrilegious about this British Library Punk show, says Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols
There have been many punk exhibitions over the years so I can’t help but chuckle at the ‘experts’ who are…
Too grand for the Queen Mother: my strange life at Country Life
The remarkable life and times of Country Life
Spectator letters: Silence in Scotland, the man who predicted the election result, and what to do with hair clippings
Scotland’s silent majority Sir: Hugo Rifkind’s article (‘Scotland’s nasty party’, 9 May) is a first for the media. It expresses…
Nicky Haslam’s diary: Marie-Anna Berta Felicie Johanna Ghislaine Theodora Huberta Georgina Helene Genoveva and other big names
I was once bundled into a police car in Palm Springs to explain why I didn’t have snow-tyres on my…
The perils of being a posh boy on the telly
There’s nothing like getting your face on the telly to turn you into a narcissist overnight
David Frum’s diary: When Hamas shoots at Israel, they’re shooting at my kid
Wellington, Ontario A British visitor to this village might be disoriented by the flags. They look almost exactly like the…
George Osborne’s cynical grab for northern votes (and why I’m for it)
When John Prescott used to wax garrulous about a ‘superhighway’ from Hull to Liverpool, everyone assumed it was a wheeze…
'Diana Vreeland', by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart - review
Over 80 and almost blind, Diana Vreeland was wheeled around a forthcoming costume exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, issuing instructions…
Memo for Prince Alwaweed bin Talal – here’s how you handle Forbes
I feel a twinge of pity for Prince Alwaleed bin Talal — and it’s not often you can say that…
Living the music
I used to read NME when I was young. Of course I did. I was obsessed by pop music in…
Funny old world
The most remarkable thing about this book is that it should have been published at all. No one could have…
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