What to do with a problem like Paul Gauguin? The 19th-century French master’s radical experiments with color, space, and syncretic symbolism made him a canonical artist. But today, the one that consumes the most oxygen in discussion is not “Gauguin the artist,” but “Gauguin the monster.” Purveyor of primitive fantasies, symbol of French colonialism in… Read More »
“Is London ready for Slave Play?” asks the booking site for the London relocation of Jeremy O’Harris’ drama about race, sexuality, and the psychological legacy of slavery. It’s a good question. Slave Play is Broadway’s most critically acclaimed show in decades (it has received the most Tony nominations ever), but it’s also its most divisive.… Read More »
Jeremy Clarkson, who has done more than the National Farmers Union has ever done in highlighting the plight of its members, now appears to be taking his casual lobbying to yet another trampled sector. “They’re closing at a rate of over a thousand a year,” he wrote in this week’s Sunday Times. “You’d have to… Read More »
As a child, family holidays were often far-flung destinations thanks to my father’s job as a flight attendant for British Airways. We were lucky enough to stay in a luxury hotel near Sydney Harbour, explore the high-rises of Hong Kong and play on the beach in Barbados. But it was a small, down-at-heel cottage in… Read More »
Grandparents who quit their jobs and sold their home to backpack around the world say they “can’t wait” to continue travelling after cancer temporarily halted their adventures. Tina Waddle, 58, and her husband Kevin, 65, decided to quit their careers and follow their dreams when they realized that “the years they will leave behind are… Read More »
Whenever I think of Moldova (which honestly isn’t often), I remember a message a photographer friend sent me a few years ago: “Less than a minute after entering Moldova, I saw three horses and a cart and a goat on a rope. My cell phone told me I was in a ‘Zone D’ around the… Read More »
A visit to the fifth arrondissement of Paris can leave you feeling unusually nostalgic in the current climate. Home to the Sorbonne, student-filled cafés and the all-around hip Rive Gauche, this place is a world away from France, on the brink of change. Also known as the Latin Quarter le cinquième There are retro glamour… Read More »
Barcelona is introducing a blanket ban on Airbnbs in a desperate bid to stop rents rising and attract more young people to return to the city – Emilio Morenatti This writing has been on the wall of Airbnb investors in Spain for a long time. Now they’re feeling the backlash. Within two weeks, the cities… Read More »
For decades, the idea of walking the winding, thyme-scented paths of the sun-scorched Mediterranean islands has captivated Britons and those from Europe’s freezing north. But experts say large areas of Southern Europe have become closed to walking during the hottest months of summer due to rising temperatures caused by global warming. The dangers of extreme… Read More »
Road trips are like Marmite. Many people despise them because they contribute to overtourism and damage the environment without putting much money in the pockets of local businesses. Indeed, in recent years, reactions against vacationing at sea have been harsh. Authorities in Venice, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dubrovnik, Bruges, Mallorca, Maine, Florida, California and Alaska have all… Read More »