I enjoy staying in New York City on three-day weekends because everything seems to empty out and the spots that usually require the Armani couture attire with super model company tend to relax their velvet rope standards. more >>
Don't worry if you've lost the new music plot again. HITC Life's resident reader-writer-muso, Lucho Payne, will get you up to speed with reviews of Kasabian, Gossip, The Dead Weather, Muse, and Mumford & Sons. more >>
When I first read Alain de Botton (The Art of Travel), I was almost jealous. It never occurred to me to write about why so many elements of travel hold such allure, such promise, and cause such deceptively seductive grass-is-greener syndrome. more >>
There is a ripple of excitement every time a new play by David Hare is out. It's the yearning for the wise man of the left to yet again show up the devils of this world for what they really are. more >>
Escape the great unwashed in flight, or in the Caribbean. Or join them for drinks, mussels and beer. Just be sure to leave a tip.
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I couldn’t resist a production that superbly combines my two favorite subjects: financial markets and scandals. more >>
W11, Dorset, The Southbank, WC1B and, yes, Africa. more >>
