FRANCE'S GREATEST WINE LIST
Tim Atkin visits La Tour d'Argent, a Paris institution. Though it has lost yet another a Michelin star, its wine list remains remarkable ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 | ADD NEW COMMENTTHE MISSION: LEARNING TO DRIVE A TANK
Men are hardwired to love tanks. Will Smith decides to step up his manhood and mount a few ... read more »
WHEN MODS GROW UP
How does one age within a style tribe? In her latest Dress Sense column, Linda Grant writes that the mods and punks still look good, but pity the poor hippies ... read more »
THIS QUARTER'S QUARTERS: A HIGHER SPLASH

Continuing our series on inspiring places to stay, Rebecca Willis dives into hotels with rooftop pools ... read more »
REPASTS: CANVASBACK DUCK

Though canvasback ducks have fallen from favour since Edith Wharton's time, they remain delicious, "with the gamy taste and muscular chew of wild meat," writes Jon Fasman in his latest column about meals in books ... read more »
DRIVING WITH A DOPPELKUPPLUNGSGETRIEBE

Automatics are now so good, gearboxes may soon be history. Paul Markillie is a convert ... read more »
THE CV: DANIEL DAY-LEWIS

He doesn’t take many roles but they tend to be memorable, from an Edwardian prig to a murderous oilman and now a singing film director in "Nine", a new musical from Rob Marshall. Matthew Sweet picks the best ... read more »
RODIN'S SONNETS IN STONE

The stuff of school trips is not often the stuff of romantic weekends too. As part of our Authors on Museums series, Allison Pearson rediscovers the magic of the Musée Rodin ... read more »
FIRESIDE TALES ON THE TELLY

What makes good history television? Andrew Marr, who has personal reasons for asking, considers the best examples ... read more »
DEFINING THE NOUGHTIES

In the second instalment of defining the style of this decade, Nick Coleman talks to the director of the Whitechapel Gallery and Tina Brown, among others ... read more »

