Travel & Culture
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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
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How Lucian Freud learned to think on paper
Focusing on works on paper rarely seen in the UK, ‘Drawing Into Painting’ at the National Portrait Gallery reveals the artist’s obsessive draftsmanship – and the emotional labour behind his most famous portraits
By Emily Steer
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How to do the Winter Olympics in the Dolomites
As Le Corbusier once said: "There are mountains, and then there are the Dolomites – the most beautiful construction in the world"
By Simon Mills
