Travel & Culture
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Why the summer blockbuster will always be cooler than your average movie...Air conditioning and the success of cinema are unexpectedly intertwined.
By Simon Mills
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Album of the week: Phoebe Bridgers – 'Lost Weekend'Phoebe Bridgers' much-anticipated third LP is 'an expansive, 16-track wonder', finds Craig McLean
By Craig McLean
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Album of the week: revisiting Primal Scream's 'Vanishing Point' as the band reissue three key recordsAs Primal Scream launch their 'Bunker Trilogy' reissues, Craig McLean revisits the 1997 record that traded Britpop for dub, darkness and glorious disruption
By Craig McLean
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Album of the week: Ariana Grande – 'Petal'After her billion-streamed hits and two blockbuster Wicked movies, Ariana Grande returns with an eighth album that promises rage. Here, our reviewer decides whether she delivers on that promise.
By Craig McLean
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The water of life: How one Roman hotel is promising rejuvenation via an age-old techniqueRevered for its healing effects, Fiuggi water has been taken for centuries. A historic resort adds cutting-edge treatments and fine-tuned cuisine to the mix
By Felix Bischof
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Album of the week: Charli xcx – 'Music, Fashion, Film'After her chart-topping Brat Summer and Wuthering Heights soundtrack, Charli xcx is back with something altogether more mosh-pit worthy.
By Craig McLean
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Album of the week: Tricky – 'Different When It’s Silent'Six years after his last solo album, Tricky returns with 'Different When It's Silent' – a moving, fearless album that transforms grief into his strongest work since 'Maxinquaye'
By Craig McLean
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Are classic cars the new luxury hotel must-have?Driven crazy by sitting still? Good news: a whole host of luxury hotels are adding classic cars to their properties, allowing guests to make the most of their locales via epic road trips and exclusive experiences.
By Delilah Khomo
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Album of the week: Rolling Stones – 'Foreign Tongues'The Rolling Stones' 25th studio album, 'Foreign Tongues', is a swaggering, exhilarating reminder that rock's greatest band still has plenty left to say
By Craig McLean
