‘Paris Syndrome’ Drives Chinese Tourists Away An epidemic is gripping Chinese tourists visiting the French capital: the Paris syndrome. Like their Japanese...
Nightmare at the Picasso Museum On 30 June 1972 Pablo Picasso created his last self-portrait. He had depicted himself many times before, but never...
Spike Jonze satire electrifies New York fashion week for Opening Ceremony Te Versus Versace spring:summer 2015 collection The conundrum facing New York fashion week is this: the pop...
The Fairmont Peace Hotel, Shanghai The-Fairmont-Peace-Hotel When a callow youth I played Elyot, one of two husbands in Noel Coward’s Private...
Three new London hotels combine buzz and beauty London has seen a slew of turbo-hyped hotels come on line this year, with each one offering more than a place to...
The Bvlgari bar, Ritz Carlton Tokyo Now that Cathay Pacific have two daily flights from Hong Kong to Tokyo’s Haneda airport, which...
Christie’s rock stars In December Christie’s will auction the jewellery and couture collections of screen legend Elizabeth...
When it comes to luxury hotels in London the Maybourne Group offers three unique ways to sample the best of everything In the heart of London are three hotels that set a standard for hospitality few can...
A Different Complexion, Laszlo Decades before La Mer, La Prairie and Chantecaille, Erno Laszlo was the most outrageously expensive - and glamorous -...
Jing Yaa Tang makes The Opposite House taste grand China has an astonishingly diverse food culture but it can take courage to try a new restaurant where the rice might be...
Ferran Adrià creates a new recipe for global food Ferran Adrià’s ‘techno-emotional’ cooking changed food forever. But with his famed restaurant no more, the mad...
In London Royal Salute whisky joins hands with the monarchy to protect England’s regal palaces With a thunderous roar cannons from the Honourable Company of Fusiliers gave a regal...
The Mogao Caves unveil a new route to the heart of Chinese culture with a new welcome centre In Northwest China, at the edge of the Gobi desert, a sinuous line of vertiginous cliffs is home to the Mogao...
Son of anarchy, Gérard Rancinan The renowned French photographer Gérard Rancinan explores the barbarism and absurdity of politics, religion and...
Brit Parade, The exhibition Made in Britain The exhibition Made in Britain: Contemporary Art from the British Council Collection 1980 – 2010 was held at the...
