Rumoured to be considering legal action against the producers of the West End play ‘The Duck House’, a political comedy about the expenses scandal, Robert Houston, Member of Parliament is visibly disturbed. “I am deeply disturbed about all the publicity surrounding this so-called ‘play’, and I’m of the firm opinion that the best way to…
Steve Lukather is pissed. To clarify, he’s American and therefore peeved, not inebriated. David Byrne’s in a mardy strop, too. David is also American, but he’s actually Scottish, so if he was pissed, he’d be, well…perfectly happy. So why are these ageing stalwarts of the old ‘recording’ industry both suffering an attack of the gripes?…
It’s obviously a thorny question, made ever more unanswerable by the constantly changing station of men in 21st century life, where brawn is no longer as important as a Twitter account and where having to wait an extraordinarily long time for an Ocado delivery is the closest many of us will come to hunting/gathering our…
Nothing lasts forever. Luckily, one beautiful non-perennial favourite blooms once a year. As you are reading these words (if you hail from LUSSO’s own part of the Northern hemisphere), the days are drawing shorter, pleasingly-jaundiced leaves are gliding down to mulch pavements, morning skies are brushed by strata of smoke and peach strips and, as…
Eleven layers of full racing carbon, all hand-made. The Arai RX-7 RC must be one of the most special helmets ever offered to the motorcycling world. That’s because it can take up to five years for Arai experts to earn the right to create an Arai shell – and only two Arai workers currently have the credentials to make…
Why the high price tag? The principle ingredient of IRISSS (that’s not a typo, it really does have that many sss’s) is Florentine Iris butter, the perfumers equivalent to diamonds. Lush, expressive and costly, the buttery oil is made from iris roots that are harvested, perfectly cleaned, cut, dried and aged for 3 to 5 years,…
Caroline Phillips unearths the 20 people who really matter to the people who really matter. Who celebrities, those in the know and the ultra wealthy have on speed dial… Extracting secrets about services used by the ultra wealthy is like pulling teeth – although the latter will be easy now with the cosmetic dentistry clinic recommendation…
You’re thinking it. ‘Am I now middle-aged?’ Of course you’re not. Or – absolutely you are. How can you tell? Peruse this handy list what I have prepared for your elucidation. You phone a friend at home after 10pm but worry that it might be too late really… You actually phone a friend at home. On…
The last five years of economic turmoil have been hard. Life has changed so much that now, before I imbibe, I have to ask at every reception or press launch if the champagne in my flute is actually prosecco. Yes, I know. There are perfectly fine examples of prosecco. “It’s just Italian champagne!”. Partly true,…
We limeys have a peculiar position to keep up, you know, Barlow. They may laugh at us a bit – the way we talk and the way we dress; our monocles – they may think us cliquey and stand-offish but, by God, they respect us. Your five-to-two is a judge of quality. He knows what…