Left to rot: the new global effort to preserve lost monuments
From a railway run by children in Ljubljana to brutalist monuments in the Balkans, the Nonument Group maps abandoned 20th-century architecture
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Japan’s rarest and most valuable whiskey collection expected to fetch millions
The World’s Most Valuable and Rarest Japanese Whisky Collection. Hanyu Ichiro’s Full Card Series is a rare Japanese Whisky Collection to be Sold at Auction. The 54 bottles of Scotch- style malt whiskey are expected to fetch anything up to $750,000 at Bonhams Fine & Rare Wine and Whisky auction in Hong Kong. … Read more
Tips for looking classy while being thrifty
Seeing a stunning brand dress in your favorite store selling at a discount can be tempting. In such a situation, you may find yourself grabbing it and heading out to checkout without caring whether it’s too big or small. But did you know that you can buy stylish and quality looking clothing … Read more
Yogi Berra’s baseball bat and a $17,500 typewriter: a visit to the auction of Philip Roth’s estate
The great American novelist died last year – and a huge stash of personal effects went on sale last week. J Oliver Conroy went along
One hell of a city: how Birmingham embraced its heavy metal legacy
A new exhibition about Black Sabbath finally cements the Midlands’ reputation as the home of a global musical phenomenon
How to create the ultimate sports hangout
Sport represents big business across the globe, especially when you consider the current trend for audiences gambling in real-time and accessing in-play markets. A staggering 86.4% of boxing fans regularly wager whilst watching their favourite sport, for example, with this number rising to 97.4% for horse racing enthusiasts. Whether you want a place … Read more