By Sara Bright When Matthieu Blazy first set foot in the couture salon at 31 Rue Cambon – the hallowed Paris address where Gabrielle “Coco”…
By Alexander Stone When a rare 1965 Matchbox Wreck Truck crossed the auction block at Vectis Auctions in Stockton-on-Tees in January 2025, fetching an eye-watering…
By Tessa Nolan When Mark Velvet released “Redline” in July 2023, the track arrived as a two-minute burst of pulsating synths and driving percussion that…
By Sara Bright Sara Bright Marie Skłodowska-Curie died ninety-two years ago. In 2026, she has never been more present. A building she once worked in…
By Sara Bright “Fashion is Art,” proclaimed the Costume Institute. The celebrities, for the most part, heeded the message by becoming walking, sparkly and sometimes…
By Sara Bright Two years ago, Magnus Carlsen was invincible. In a tournament he described as a gruelling marathon of willpower, the Norwegian maestro shook…
By Sara Bright On 12 December 2024, a small, unassuming volume in a faded red leather binding changed hands at Sotheby’s London for £576,000. The…
By Sara Bright When Sue Tilley first trudged up the three flights of stairs to Lucian Freud’s Paddington studio in 1991, she was a benefits…
By Sara Bright Sir Antonio Pappano describes the moment he first raised a baton to the London Symphony Orchestra as though he were recounting a…
By Sara Bright In June 2026, Christophe Leribault stood before the French Senate’s Culture Committee and delivered a verdict that would have been unthinkable a…