Rowan Moore: the best architecture of 2015
From dumb towers to cool interventions, 2015 saw the gap widen between the big and brainless and the small and thoughtful
Reviews
Laura Cumming: the best art of 2015
It was a wonderful year, as Goya’s extraordinary portraits got together, Ai Weiwei broke free and Eric Ravilious took us to the skies
Drink: go yo-ho-ho with a bottle of high street rum
Rum is dark and seductive as the most handsome of pirates. So unleash your inner Jack Sparrow when you next go shopping
Art Basel Miami Beach review – art and commerce collide by the sea
It’s the western hemisphere’s biggest and most ostentatious art fair, and if you can get past the bling there are gems to be seen, many hailing from Latin America
Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery is a grown-up gem that shows he’s sobered with age
Caruso St John architects have conjured an immaculate new home for the art prankster’s collection in an unlikely south London setting – and there’s not a diamond skull or formaldehyde animal in sight
Five of the best smartwatches for 2015
From the Apple Watch, the Pebble Time and a raft of Google Android Wear watches, there are a lot to choose from. Here are the five best.