Travel & Culture
- The Guardian
Secret Things/Everyone Keeps Me review – Pam Tanowitz’s steps cast a spell
The American choreographer showcases three works with the Royal Ballet, the newest of which examines the idealism and corporeality of womanhood
- The Guardian
Could two busy homeworkers swap an empty nest for a room in Venice?
We decided to ‘work from home’ in a tiny studio apartment in the heart of the beautiful Italian city. Would we live to tell the tale?
- The Telegraph
Holst’s The Planets, reimagined for the organ, plus the best of February’s classical concerts
Holst’s Planets suite is perhaps the most popular British orchestral piece ever written, and yet it never seems hackneyed. The eternal human fascination with the planets serves to keep it fresh, as does the music’s own undoubted genius.
- The Guardian
Head Over Heels review – Elizabethan romance meets Go-Go’s jukebox musical
This improbable mashup of Philip Sidney’s Arcadia and the pioneering LA rock band has plenty of rhythm but little dramatic jeopardy
- The Guardian
Blueprints for a dream: the new age of virtual architecture
Aspiring architects are using social media, AI and digital technology to showcase their fantastical creations to the full
- The Guardian
‘Terrifying’ cuts are killing creativity in UK arts, warns multiple Oscar winner
Sandy Powell, who will be made a Bafta fellow this month, fears that a cash-starved fringe scene is stifling artistic risks
The GuardianRhodes less travelled: finding peace on the Greek island
Away from the tourist hotspots, this popular Aegean island still has plenty of magic
- The Telegraph
Is winter glamping really a good idea?
The last time I visited the Lake District was a hot August bank holiday weekend and I thought I might die. The roads – I assume they were supposed to be roads – were a slough of crawling motorhomes, badly parked cars, cyclists, hikers, dawdlers, dogs and squirrels. I did finally make it to my destination in one piece. My nerves and wing mirror did not.
- The Guardian
The week in classical: Tannhäuser; Isata Kanneh-Mason & Maxwell Quartet; Gesualdo Six: Secret Byrd
Majestic Lise Davidsen and Gerald Finley carry the Royal Opera’s illness-hit Wagner revival; Isata Kanneh-Mason and co shine; and in the shadows with William Byrd
- The Guardian
10 of Ireland’s most charming villages
Some of the quirkiest, most picturesque villages are nestled in the outer reaches of the Irish countryside, which has helped preserve their character
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‘There’s a savage beauty to the place’: the dark mystery of Ireland’s Connemara region
The setting for Kathleen MacMahon’s new novel, The Home Scar, is a haunting expanse of lakes, bogs, heathland and mountains in County Galway
- HuffPost UK
These Are The Most Toddler-Friendly Holiday Destinations (According To Parents)
Can you guess which place tops the list?
- Evening Standard
Monkey Island Estate, Bray: this Berkshire bolthole delivers on decadence
Steeped in history and surrounded by nature, Monkey Island Estate is the perfect antidote to London burnout
- Evening Standard
The King’s Arms, Dorchester: a charming escape two hours from London
A charming retreat in the heart of ‘Thomas Hardy’ country, Sabrina Russello tries out Dorchester’s historic King’s Arms hotel
- The Guardian
Kit Hesketh-Harvey obituary
Writer, broadcaster, and half of the renowned cabaret act Kit and the Widow
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Vicky Featherstone to step down as artistic director of Royal Court
Featherstone is latest high-profile figure to leave a major theatre in recent months
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Man attempts trip to Sydney, Australia – and ends up in Sidney, Montana
‘I saw a mountaintop covered in white snow. At that point, I knew I was in trouble,’ says Kingsley Burnett, who mixed up airport codes
- Evening Standard
Penny Williamsburg: calm in the heart of Brooklyn’s hottest neighbourhood
An arty hotel with a homely apartment feel, just minutes from the heart of Brooklyn’s buzz, says Claire Cohen
- The Telegraph
I was a Dubai doubter – but found things there to love
Some marriages are made in heaven, others in the land of square pegs and round holes, of chalk and cheese. Dubai and me – that’s us.
- Evening Standard
‘The world’s most sustainable ski trip’ — from London to the Swiss Alps
Can a holiday on the slopes ever be environmentally-friendly? Anna Hughes, director of Flight Free UK, travels to Switzerland to find out
- Evening Standard
The Ritz-Carlton, Abama, Tenerife: five-star gourmet elegance in the style of a Moroccan citadel
The 400-acre resort features two Michelin-star restaurants and has become a hit with well-heeled Brits looking for a luxurious dose of reliable winter sun. Katie Strick checks in
- The Guardian
March of the robots: how biometric tech could kill off paper passports
Border Force boss says advances in biometrics and data security have made passports redundant – be they blue or red
- The Guardian
Un-macho abstraction, a Venice Lion and questions of queerness – the week in art
The female heroes of abstract expressionism, Sonia Boyce in Margate and an unsettling ruling at Tate Modern – all in your weekly dispatch
- The Guardian
James Gunn’s plans for DC are brave, bold and bereft of Batfleck – apparently
Can the film-maker revolutionise DC with a slate of five movies, with new and old actors, that will interconnect superhero stories?
- The Telegraph
20 of the best walking holidays for 2023
Slow travel, wellness travel, green travel, flight-free travel, sustainable travel, authentic travel – so many buzzwords, so many seemingly disparate themes. Yet you could cover all those bases in one fell – or, rather, fells – swoop. Just take a hike.
- The Telegraph
The Swiss polo tournament for the super-rich – where the energy crisis doesn't seem to exist
“To become a millionaire in snow polo, you have to be a billionaire first,” Katja Grauwiler said as we entered the VIP viewing area of the 2023 Snow Polo World Cup in St Moritz. In the sloping stands, well-heeled – or should I say well-furred – guests quaffed glasses of Perrier Jouet as they politely cheered on teams playing against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains.