Start the countdown to Christmas with these 50 luxury advent calendars

There will be many happy faces in the lead-up to Christmas with this selection – and you may as well grab an extra one for yourself, too. It is Christmas, after all… Your dream advent calendar’s right here. Extravagant beauty boxes, kid-friendly toy sets and, of course, classic chocolate creations – they’re all here in … Read more

The commodification of Frida Kahlo: are we losing the artist under the kitsch?

As a new exhibition of Kahlo’s photographs opens, Jenny Valentish looks at the merchandise bearing the artist’s image and wonders if we’ve missed the point