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I HAVE A LONG STANDING LOVE affair with London. It began when I was 16 and has never wavered. London returns my love by always keeping something quirky, unexpected and beautiful in store for me. It is an expensive place, of course, and my...
WAS IT REALLY ten years ago that Britain voted to exit the European Union? The world’s been through so many catastrophic events since the Brexit referendum that it now seems like a distant footnote in the nation’s history. Yes, there were...
WHEN HOLLYWOOD’S spotlight was on Marilyn Monroe, the world saw the dumb blonde bombshell image the movie star was expected to convey. In contrast to Marilyn, the woman behind that persona – born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 – was...
IT’S THE SPIRIT of silly summers. Even just the aroma of Pimm’s No. 1 Cup brings to mind memories of lazy afternoons punting on the River Cam or watching cricket on the village green. No matter if you’ve never rowed in your life or don’t...