There are beers for sale in the bathroom, fashion to browse through in the bedroom and porridge-making demonstrations in the kitchen: welcome to the market in a flat... more
Art, music, fashion and film are in the grip of a magnificent obsession. And it's the result, says Candida Balfour, of dissatisfaction with global recession and the status quo... more
Explorer David de Rothschild spoke for the first time today about his mission to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a catamaran made from plastic bottles... more
Not everyone works just for financial gain. Unlike City bankers, many of us are driven by factors other than cash, says Philip Delves Broughton... more
Letter from Silicon Valley: Some of us here are still basking in the glow of President Obama's inauguration speech. We particularly liked the bit where he said: "it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things...who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom."... more
San Francisco may have its Silicon Valley for hi-tech companies but now London has its own, very British, internet hot spot - silicon roundabout... more
A beaming Emma Bunton and tanned Geri Halliwell led the latest Spice Girl reunion as they arrived at San Francisco airport ahead of manager Simon Fuller's wedding... more
8 Degrees of Separation showcased old folkie Vashti Bunyan, plus newer acts Adem, Vetiver. But Juana Molina was the real revelation, says Andre Paine.... more
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