A Cabinet of Wonders at Palazzo Grimani, Venice — where narwhal tusks sit alongside old masters
This grand assemblage of exotic finery is, in fact, a fantasy, brought together by the curator Thierry Morel in A Cabinet of ...
Federal Reserve’s flip-flops risk undermining US exceptionalism
The writer is president of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and an adviser to Allianz and Gramercy “We don’t guess, we don’t ...
What luxury is telling us
The “lipstick index,” a term coined by beauty titan Leonard Lauder, posits that when purchases of small luxury items like a ...
From Roger Moore with Love TV review — fittingly slick tribute to the suave Bond star
Documentary traces how a working-class boy from south London turned himself into a global icon of British charm ...
How to do Hogmanay in Edinburgh
The Scottish capital’s New Year celebrations are wild but can be overwhelming. Enjoy them to the full with a little strategic planning ...
Martin Wolf interviews Christine Lagarde: Whither Europe?
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, gives her assessment of the past few turbulent years of monetary policy and explains what she thinks Europe needs to do next if it is to ...
Year in a word: Memecoin
But it gets much, much sillier. Breakthrough memecoin stars of 2024 include Moo Deng, based on a Thai pygmy hippo; PNUT — a nod to a euthanised squirrel beloved of the US rightwing, and Hawk Tuah, ...
The disinformation storm is now hitting companies harder
Governments have long complained about disinformation undermining elections, inciting unrest and deepening societal divides. Businesses are now in the crosshairs, too. “Over the last couple of years, ...