Travel & Culture
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Album of the week: Julia Jacklin – 'The Gem': an album of reinvention and re-emergenceThe Aussie indie songwriter returns with a new album dedicated to her favourite pub
By Craig McLean
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Album of the week: Orville Peck – 'Mule'Mysterious country music star Orville Peck delivers an album of 'brilliant, bracing, bold blast of artistry,' as Craig McLean discovers.
By Craig McLean
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This Italian fashion house has taken inspiration from English gardens for its latest collectionAt Agnona, Stefano Aimone is shaping the fashion house’s present and future as one rooted in design and fabrication that endures
By Felix Bischof
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The fashion set's favourite: This New York hotel has just added a world-class spaAt The Mark, the fashion set’s favourite Manhattan address has just added an Augustinus Bader spa
By Bill Prince
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Album of the week: Bloc Party – 'Anatomy of a Brief Romance'More than two decades after their first album, Bloc Party is back with a masterpiece in storytelling.
By Craig McLean
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St Paul's Cathedral to host contemporary concerts in collaboration with FabricThe two London institutions are joining forces on a four-year programme of live music, kicking off with a performance by The Cinematic Orchestra
By Camille Tenneson
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Album of the week: Paris Paloma – 'The Fatal Flaw'Paris Paloma's second album is 'learned, art-soaked, culture-savvy and assiduously thought-provoking,' as Craig McLean discovers
By Craig McLean
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Book retreats: the rise of literary tourismHow a new kind of tourism appeals to bookworms and solo travellers.
By Camille Tenneson
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September Culture Calendar: What to see, read, watch and do this monthIt’s back to art school for September. What to see, watch and book this month…
By Olivia Cole
