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In town for the Olympics? Tim Atkin, our Wine-List Inspector, says these are the champions, my friends...
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Cartophilia: in a new series, we pore over maps—ancient, modern, lyrical or polemical. Samantha Weinberg begins with a high-tech look at lunar topography...
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A Walk on the Wild Side: For the second in his series of walks, Robert Macfarlane catches a sleeper to the mountains of western Scotland...
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Prosciutto, rosemary, even crab—the latest ice-cream flavours are a long way from vanilla. Christopher Hirst tries them out...
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He makes pavilions from seeds, breathes life into buses, and has just won an award for his Olympic cauldron. Bryan Appleyard meets Thomas Heatherwick, whose quirky style points to a new kind of architecture ...
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A Game, a Gadget and an App: Tom Standage finds a 10-minute version of the property game. Plus a personal trainer on your wrist...
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This Season: Irving Wardle looks forward to Jonathan Pryce's well-timed King Lear, while Isabel Lloyd picks the best of the rest in theatre...
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When is a dress more than a dress? When it becomes a message written in silk, cotton and thread. Veronica Horwell works out what makes some outfits unforgettable, and selects the greatest...
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Found in Translation: Javier Marías's books are now becoming Penguin Modern Classics. Simon Willis picks the best, "A Heart So White"...
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Stove Notes: to make the perfect mayonnaise, Simon Hopkinson insists on a whisk. Don't even think about a food processor...
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