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On the 200th anniversary of her death, it is increasingly apparaent that for Jane Austen awkwardness is an equaliser which...
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Another theocracy, another fertility crisis. Welcome to Reign. But it is no Handmaid's Tale. Tim Goodman wastes an hour of his...
A list of perfect Florentine jewels by a relative newcomer
James Ferragamo's grandfather Salvatore arrived in Florence by the late 1920s and started his footwear business. Ninety years later, the...
A lake with a certain cachet: Como à go go!
Ever since George Clooney moved into the Villa Oleandra (Image 1 below) and dragged his super-cool pals from Ocean’s 11,...
RR bespoke: The Sweptail is the most expensive car ever made
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The benefits of a regular sex life are numerous
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