Travel & Culture
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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
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How a new London crowd are reimagining antique dealing for the contemporary gazeAcross London there's a fresh new wave of antique dealers who are transforming old objects into contemporary artworks via their unique lens.
By Ross Aston
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July Culture Calendar: What to see, read, watch and do this monthFrom escapism via the pages of this month's best books to the heart-pounding new TV series which we're hailing as unmissable, these are our editor's must-do cultural happenings this month.
By Olivia Cole
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As the Montreux Jazz Festival turns 60, a new book celebrates its unique appeal to artists and audiences alikeNow in its sixtieth year, Montreux Jazz Festival is an iconic fixture on the festival scene for any music lover. Here we briefly explore the history that has inspired a beautiful new coffee table book.
By Bill Prince
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Five reasons to head to Le Sud this summerA vineyard walk, a Saint-Tropez family house, a wicker atelier on the Rhône and a small island freshly returned to Bandol: summer stops where the South of France is making room for art and design well outside the gallery walls.
By Reeme Idris
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Album of the week: Madonna – 'Confessions II'Madonna is back in the club with the much-anticipated follow-up to 2005's 'Confessions on a Dance Floor'
By Craig McLean
