The Good Life
General
Billionaires bounce back
The new Forbes World's Billionaires List has been released and it shows that there are nearly a quarter more biilionaires this year than last (1,011 against 793) and that their average net worth has increased by $500m to $3.5bn.
Judging a book by its cover
Uch, bookbinding. It's all hideous marbled covers and yellowing pages and stumpy spines, isn't it? Well, for centuries you would have been correct, but now Prometheus Bound Books is making binding beautiful. And not just beautiful, but personal
Sounds Better Than Ever
You may often hear that you look like a million dollars (at least, I hope you do), but you rarely hear that something sounds like a million dollars. That may be about to change with Aesthesis’s Gramophone Speakers – not least because they cost £54,500 and there will only be one hundred pairs in existence.
Travel
The Patient English
From cabbies who wait to see you home safely to partygoers who revel through the...
From cabbies who wait to see you home safely to partygoers who revel through the night, London has the edge on New York in so many ways, says Daisy Prince
Bull's Eye!
Bovey Castle is just the spot for twanging a bow, swinging a club and generally...
Bovey Castle is just the spot for twanging a bow, swinging a club and generally relaxing in high country-house style, says Penelope Bennett
Still De Trop After All This Time
Just when you think St Tropez has overstayed its welcome, it surprises you, says Alan...
Just when you think St Tropez has overstayed its welcome, it surprises you, says Alan Page, founder of Beachcomber property finders
Private View
Had the lights gone out in the shocking pink pavilion, the star wattage could have kept it glowing all night.
Food & Wine
The Discriminator Dines Out
I wonder if there is a correlation between Chinese food and recession
Mixing with the Right Crowd
Spear’s discovers the art of Tiffing, which brings together chefs and bartenders to produce a marriage of sumptuous convenience for the palate
Best Case Scenario
David Campbell and Esme Johnstone have used their love of fine wines to become online entrepreneurs, as Kimberly Jordan discovers
Motoring
Times: Hedgies sue Porsche over VW 'lies'
American hedge fund managers sued Porsche and two of its former top managers yesterday for more than $1 billion (£620 million), in what may be one of the biggest damages claims ever received by a German company.
Best of British
The desire is in the detail, finds Zain Alatas, as a fleet of Bentleys ferry him around London
Survival of the Fastest
McLaren supremo Ron Dennis talks to William Cash about money, motivation, marriage and 25 years at the top of the F1 game
Books
Madness Under the Royal Palms
Laurence Leamer
Life in Palm Beach, writes Laurence Leamer, ‘is like an elaborate costume party in which one can wear whatever outfit one wants as long as the mask never falls. For over a century, people have come to the exclusive community to reinvent themselves by cloaking themselves in the illusions of wealth. They often build second acts so unrelated to the first that their biographies are like two different lives mysteriously attached to each other.’
Lords of Finance
Liaquat Ahamed
Too many financial history books lack pace, often mired by an overly scholastic approach. Liaquat Ahamed’s magisterial study is not only a compelling exception, but also perfectly-timed as we find ourselves living again in the shadows of a major financial crisis.
Nowhere Man
David Yarrow
David Yarrow has taken his camera around the world and published the results in his book Nowhere. Here is a portfolio of his best shots
HNW Events
Ana Mendieta
19 February 2010
Beer Investment Evening
25 February 2010
Mat Collishaw
26 February 2010
Richard Hamilton
03 March 2010
The Diary
David Linley
17 Dec 2009
Anthony Haden-Guest
14 Sep 2009
Caroline Michel
13 May 2009
Andrew Roberts
24 Feb 2009
Victoria Aitken
08 Jan 2009
