Travel & Culture
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Album of the Week: James Blake – 'Trying Times'
After a decade in Los Angeles, the Mercury Prize winner is back in the UK – and sounding newly liberated
By Craig McLean
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6 properties giving guesthouses a good name
Guesthouses have always existed in the gap between glossy hotel and house rental. A new generation is reshaping the format, turning private homes, studios and townhouses into places where guests step briefly into someone else’s world
By Reemé Idris
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Album of the week: Harry Styles – 'Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally'
In restless times, Harry Styles makes the case for the dancefloor
By Craig McLean
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Your March cultural calendar
Things to book, watch, read and do as spring arrives
By Olivia Cole
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Tracey Emin and Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern: art forged from the personal
A brace of London shows highlight the bravery that unites Frida Kahlo and Tracey Emin
By Emily Steer
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In LA, a new retail platform offers a viable alternative to Amazon
Anthony Abaci and Nic Clar’s new Echo Park-based start-up shines a light on local jewellery, skincare and other one-of-a-kind gifts – and delivers them fast to your door
By Kevin EG Perry
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Four creatives on how to travel well
From memorable hotels to dream last suppers, four intrepid explorers share their travel picks
By Delilah Khomo
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The first Orient Express hotel opens in Rome
For those planning a Roman holiday, the first stop should be Orient Express La Minerva
By Bill Prince
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Sense Check Q&A: Designer Veronica Ditting on the sights and smells that move her
Award-winning Creative Director and Designer Veronica Ditting works with views of London's Barbican complex and is in her ‘cashmere phase’
By Felix Bischof
