The Story of the Greatest Car in the World In 2005, Bugatti launched a car that has single-handedly redefined the notion of a ‘supercar’. It was called the Veyron, was reputed to cost £5 million to build and yet only £1m to buy. It quickly became the most talked about and indeed coveted car of [...]
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The latest must-have book in the DIY/interior/crafty stakes is Design* Sponge at Home by Grace Bonney. This book is attracting a huge amount of interest and it won’t even be published until September. Meanwhile, pre-orders are going ballistic all over the world, and I mean all. Here in Australia, this gorgeous and creative how-to primer with everything from fabric to paint is already shaping up to be the giftbook for crafters and clever would-be interior designers for Christmas.
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‘Pronto! (Ready!), Italians say when they answer the telephone. And ready they are – to talk, laugh, curse, debate, woo, sing, lament. Their native tongue conveys a sense of something coming alive …’ For anyone who has ever travelled to Italy or simply dreams of going there one day, the fantasy of living la dolce [...]
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Alexander McQueen, who was found dead on February 11, 2010 aged 40 after apparently hanging himself, was celebrated as the “bad boy of British fashion” – an aggressively-talented tailor who refused to compromise and was all-the-more lauded as a result – Daily Telegraph, London. Alexander McQueen : Genius of a Generation is a lavishly illustrated [...]
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Amazing Face, Bossypants and the great Zoe Foster Tina Fey face-off: review (of sorts) by Toni Whitmont
While Zoe Foster may be the editor of a beauty website, Tina Fey has been concerned about body image for some time.
No surprise then that she has her own take on beauty, body and all that biz in Bossypants.
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