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Books / Man’s fraught relationship with nature extends back to prehistory
From the magazineCinema / When is anyone going to properly appreciate what critics have to go through?
From the magazineDolce vita / My teenage Interrailing adventures
From the magazineFinally free range / The joy of rescuing battery hens
From Spectator LifeNew tricks / Why I adopted a retired guide dog
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I’m glad my parents track me
From Spectator LifeMy teenage Interrailing adventures
From the magazineThe wonder of wine from the Mosel
From the magazineIn praise of anachronisms
From Spectator LifeThree bets for the Doncaster St Leger card
From Spectator LifeOnly seven runners are due to line up for the final Classic of the flat season, the Group 1 Betfred St Leger. Unsurprisingly, the small field at Doncaster tomorrow (3.40 p.m.) is dominated by runners trained in Ireland by Co Tipperary maestro Aidan O’Brien. I had not expected to bet in the race but the
The joy of rescuing battery hens
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America’s very unpredictable election
There’s still everything to play for in America’s election
The first presidential debate of 2024 changed history by killing off Joe Biden’s career. The second presidential debate was nowhere near as dramatic, for the simple reason that it did not feature the President. Instead, Kamala Harris, Biden’s Vice President and now the Democratic party’s nominee, stood on stage at the National Constitution Center in
There’s still everything to play for in America’s election
The first presidential debate of 2024 changed history by killing off Joe Biden’s career. The second presidential debate was nowhere near as dramatic, for the simple reason that it did not feature the President. Instead, Kamala Harris, Biden’s Vice President and now the Democratic party’s nominee, stood on stage at the National Constitution Center in
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The problem with Klaus Makela
From the magazineKlaus Makela is kind of a big deal. He’s a pupil of the Finnish conducting guru Jorma Panula – the so-called ‘Yoda of conducting’ – and he’s chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic as well as the Orchestre de Paris. Within the next three years he’s scheduled to take the baton at both the Chicago
Easy-on-the-eye tosh: Netflix’s The Perfect Couple reviewed
From the magazineHow Berlin nearly broke Bowie
From the magazineWhen is anyone going to properly appreciate what critics have to go through?
From the magazineElvis Costello remains the most fascinating songwriter Britain has produced in the past 50 years
From the magazineHow Michael Craig-Martin changed a glass of water into a full-grown oak tree
From the magazineThe rise of soapy, dead-safe drama: The Band Back Together reviewed
From the magazineCartoons
‘‘This year, it’s a choice between heating and Oasis tickets.’’
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‘‘I’ve got tickets to the Tory conference – the fighting’s better.’’
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‘‘Clive has always been a flies-open sort of chap.’’
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