Venice – the city that created opera
In the early 18th century, Venice, a city of some 160,000 inhabitants, boasted seven full-time opera houses. John Julius Norwich looks at the Italian city’s great cultural history
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Wolf of Wall Street becomes Scorsese’s biggest banker
Financial comedy becomes director’s top-grossing film ever, as director reveals early experiment with quaaludes
Polo : The Perfect Business Meeting Place
Businesses discovered long ago that conference rooms and offices do not always provide the most propitious atmospheres for winning new clients or building client relationships. Today, a number of sports and sporting events are used as an alternative. Golf has been a favourite due to the serene atmosphere and the possibility of uninterrupted conversation, at … Read more
Kristin Scott Thomas: ‘I cannot cope with another film’
She’s the go-to actor for elegant despair – but after 20 years, Kristin Scott Thomas is done with movies. She talks shambolic film sets, French mistresses and the joys of saying non
Sandra Bullock: the pain of Gravity
It was a huge technological leap into the unknown – and a physical and psychological challenge for stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Here, she and director Alfonso Cuarón talk about how they made Gravity an Oscar favourite
Need a Batcave? Company of fixers for super-rich ready to oblige
No (legal) request too rich for Quintessentially concierge company for millionaires, now expanding to developing countries