Aboard the world’s largest Viking Ship sailing in modern times

Bringing the Viking age of exploration to life in today’s age, Draken Harald Hårfagre is the world´s largest Viking ship sailing in modern times. The major sail maneuvers are the main reason why Draken needs a crew of about 34 people. The Vikings were accomplished navigators, artisans, traders and story tellers, but their greatest triumph … Read more

Whole lotta debt: can Gibson guitars strike a chord again?

The guitar-maker favoured by everyone from Jimmy Page to Johnny Marr has filed for bankruptcy. But with old models fetching up to £200,000, the firm should still be able to trade on its reputation

Escheatment: Maltese Cat Book Series. Part V. Chapter 9 & 10

Maltese Cat is back with ESCHEATMENT Chapter 9 and 10. Book 1 in the Maltese Cat Book Series entitled Escheatment continues with Chapter 9 and Chapter 10. Read Chapters 1 & 2 here, Chapters 3 & 4, and Chapters 5 & 6, Chapters 7 & 8.   ESCHEATMENT Chapter 9 & 10 Chapter 9 IPO Idea with the Zapp Kids The kids were laughing … Read more

2018 MonteNapoleone Yacht Club is once again linking fashion and luxury with the nautical world

The MonteNapoleone Yacht Club is Milan’s premier gathering of high-profile names from the worlds of yachting and luxury. Via Monte Napoleone, also spelled Via Montenapoleone, is an upscale shopping street in Milan, Italy and Europe’s most expensive street (2018). It is famous for its ready-to-wear fashion and jewelry shops. It is the most important street … Read more

‘A pool in the basement is a clear marker of wealth’: how the super-rich are digging down

In London’s richest boroughs vast subterranean enclaves are being carved out over several floors to house cars, wine, saunas and private nightclubs. How did underground living – once associated with poverty and disease – become an investment scheme for the uber-wealthy?

‘Vogue was my escape hatch!’ André Leon Talley on Warhol, Wintour and weight interventions

After a poor childhood, he became editor-at-large at US Vogue. He talks about racism in fashion, why he stopped reading British Vogue, his new documentary – and dressing Melania Trump