2017 in review: Andrew Clement’s top 10 classical CDs
From some delightful Debussy to a bewitching Berlioz opera, via a scintillating set of Schubert sonatas, here are the recordings that stood out this year
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The best thing I ate in 2017
From Jamie Oliver to Nadiya Hussain, a star cast select their highlights of the year: roast pork in Tahiti, poached brain in Paris, crisps in Cambridgeshire …
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Model Adriana Lima has sparked a debate over what kinds of underwear can ‘empower’ the wearer
The top 10 architecture and design events of 2017
It was a year that celebrated new dawns. From plywood to postmodernism, from the return of council housing to a Cornish art gallery, our critic picks his highlights