Farewell notebook
So we are all going to have to pay for fatties to have stomach bands and bypasses, are we? It…
Transformations
South Kensington is teeming with butterflies at the moment, or at least the specially constructed tropical enclosure at the Natural…
All the fun of the fair
The Works on Paper annual fair runs from 6 to 9 February at the Science Museum. Its name is a…
A connoisseur’s eye
Alec Cobbe is a designer, painter, musician, picture restorer and collector, and has recently donated drawings, photographs and other archives…
Eye witness
If you want to buy a picture or a piece of sculpture and have lots of money or not very…
Pearl appeal
‘Women spend more money on their ears in pearl earrings than on any other part of their person.’ So said…











