Puffer Daddy

Sure, most people who buy tunas like this break them down and sell off their parts to sushi restaurants around the world, but that seems like such a waste. Why buy something this expensive if you can’t show it off? That’s why I’ve been displaying my giant tuna in the entrance hall all spring, in…
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Dolphin Bothering in Dubai

Fans of Barbie, Finding Nemo and those suffering a midlife crisis will find much to admire at Atlantis, The Palm – the Arab city states bonkers pink palace. If you want big, Dubai is happy to oblige. This Ferrari-driving midlife crisis in the desert seems to exist solely to show off the largest this, tallest…
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Sun Never Sets on BA Terminal 5

I bumped into Colonel Sir Timothy Trimley (Retd.-9th Kings Own Lancers) at the Club the other day and he opened by asking me, Do you like cuddles? Curious question, but then, curious chap, the Colonel. He suggested I get my answer straight, now that BA have finally ironed out all the wrinkles and its safe to…
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Shining Happy People: The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

Cognitive dissonance is a discomfort caused by holding conflicting cognitions (e.g., ideas, beliefs, values, emotional reactions) simultaneously. Like admiring David Cameron for his attempts to bring Etonian, bloody-good-chap decency to the pragmatic horrors of governing in a coalition, yet suspecting him of being nefariously on the side of the privileged and ancestrally elite. Tricky. Pop…
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How to Smoke a Cigar, Cuban Style

One of the most pleasing aspects of Havana cigars, for me at any rate, is that they remain, even after nearly two centuries, a very personal product. The Cuban cigar industry still produces twenty-seven different brands, each with its own style and flavour. Every one boasts its own selection of sizes chosen from over seventy…
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Signature Series

While we like elaborate pleasures – we’d hardly put this magazine out if we didn’t – sometimes we have to step back and appreciate a simple joy. Using a fountain pen, for example, particularly one as well-crafted as these. The Breguet pens are particularly desirable, with their satisfying weight and the sort of craftsmanship you’d…
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Aston Martin Rapide – Official Photographs Emerge

With the first customer cars expected in early 2010, Aston Martin have released an official photograph and further details of the new Rapide, their 4 door luxury car. The car was first revealed as a concept at the Detroit Auto Show in 2006 and is looking like being one of ”the” cars for the next…
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Aquariva Gucci

What do you get when you cross two of the most renowned design houses? It’s not a joke: the punchline is a highly desirable, iconic boat for the 21st century. The Riva has long been a symbol of La Dolce Vita, and this modern interpretation maintains the pure Italian elegance and allure you’d expect from…
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