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A Lunchtime Legend

Nothing tops a long lunch, so this hallowed, endangered institution must be preserved

It's Not a Sin

A new generation of aromatics and botanicals is taking “dry days” up a notch

Soul Brothers of Funk

The Brand New Heavies: The secrets behind their unique sound

Back to Berlin

Revisiting Berlin as it celebrates 30 years since the collapse of the Wall, Jeffrey Mills finds a vibrant city to fascinate all walks of life

Courting controversy

Prince Andrew’s woes continue a long legacy of men’s misdeeds at the Palace. Alexander Larman charts the history of errant royals

Gangsta Chic

The criminal underworld has always had an exquisite sense of style, and now its dress codes are found in all the best post codes. Harry Mount takes style cues from friends in dark places

Quite the contrary

How might the game of life unfold if it were played with no rules? Libertarians are gasping to find out, and Joy Lo Dico says they’ve got it wrong

The glossy posse & me

Britain’s magazine publishing supremo, Nicholas Coleridge, talks to Paddy Renouf about his new memoir and life amid the A-list

Rum old fashioned

Our resident drinks columnist enjoys the simplicity of the Old Fashioned, elevated and modernised by the new generation of impressive boutique rums

The Boisdale guide to Reggae

Reggae is an intrinsic part of Boisdale's musical life. In this essential guide, Angus Taylor takes you through the artists bringing new energy to Jamaica's music scene

Life on the rocks

Paddy Renouf finds that the best bartenders can mix a drink to match your mood – or lift you out of one with a transcendental trip for the tastebuds

No Fly Zone

If hell is other people, air travel has become a descent into the seventh circle. Nick Ferrari holds his nose and steps aboard

All hail the King!

By the 1960s and still a young man, Elvis’s career was in freefall. Jonathan Wingate explains how, fifty years ago this month, the singer pulled off the greatest comeback in music history

The art of selling

Jean-Davide Malat, art-world boulevardier and adviser to the A-list, will go to any lengths to uncover the next big thing, finds Andy Jones

A certain idea of Gaulle

Bruce Anderson looks at the life of the titanic figure who reshaped France – yet who found it difficult to be French

Remembering Aretha

More than any other singer, Aretha Franklin epitomised soul music in its purest form, effortlessly blurring the boundaries between rhythm & blues and gospel. Jonathan Wingate looks back on the extraordinary life of the Queen of Soul

The sublime society of beef steaks

Count Nicolai Tolstoy-Miloslavsky tells a colourful story of the demise and rebirth of the Sublime Society of Beef Steaks whose members have been meeting at Boisdale of Belgravia for over a decade

Money and Maharajas

By William Dalrymple

A rollicking read and cautionary tale, William Dalrymple’s new book tells the story of the mighty East India Company, and how it took control of one of the world’s most magnificent empires

The Lowdown with Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson reflects on the life lessons from his 40 year career

Miami Dining

By Hugo Campbell-Dayvs

In the world’s most glamorous winter sun destination, man-about town Hugo Campbell-Dayvs hunts out the places to dine in style

Meeting the Spielberg of Cigars

By Nick Hammond

Nick Hammond, author of new book Around the World in 80 Cigars, recalls an encounter with the man who put New World tobacco on the map

All That Sparkles

By Ed Cumming

Business is booming for makers of English sparkling wines. Ed Cumming heads to the South Downs to visit one of the nascent industry’s most exciting prospects, fizzing with ideas

1969, The Year that Rocked

By Jonathan Wingate

Fifty years ago, rock music saw off the Sixties with an unmatched succession of classic albums and seminal moments. Johnathan Wingate delves into the dark madness of 1969, and its culmination with an epoch-making farewell from a recording studio by a zebra crossing in St John’s Wood...

The Power of Pop

By Rob Crossan

Thirty years after it soundtracked the fall of the Berlin Wall, pop music is still able to agitate and provoke