Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Jane Austen and a steep learning curve on Box Hill
MARKING 200 YEARS since the death of the great Jane Austen, a hotel at the foot of the famous hill which plays a pivotal part in her novel Persuasion has come up with a novel walking tour. The Mercure Box Hill Burford Bridge Hotel, to give the establishment its new title (it used to be […]
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Can art transform base ideas into gold?
Koons, Hirst, underwater sculpture parks and other deep sea monsters
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Gipsy Kings and Dire Straits head back to Egypt for Soma Bay music festival
A year ago I booked a trip to Egypt’s Red Sea Riviera with two objectives: to escape January and find out why the newly formed Dire Straits Experience was kicking off its World Tour in Hurghada, No sooner had I booked a week at the misnamed Makadi Spa hotel (there being no spa) than the […]
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Less is more on the island of Menorca
As a punishment for its lack of support, General Franco vowed that Menorca would get no funds for tourism. Thanks to the lack of mass market packages, the island has got the last laugh. Leeds-born Colin Guanaria came to the island 21 years ago with his wife Margaret. They liked it so much they decided […]
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Why less is more on the island of Menorca
As a punishment for its lack of support, General Franco vowed that Menorca would get no funds for tourism. Thanks to the lack of mass market packages, the island has got the last laugh. Leeds-born Colin Guanaria came to the island 21 years ago with his wife Margaret. They liked it so much they decided […]
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Why is this 15th century work of art cracking up?
Museum brings science to the art of restoration
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How art is used to sell luxury homes
Designers are hiring works to sell luxury property
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Mind the generation gap
Are you ballistic about Brexit? In turmoil over Trump? Incandescent about our Conservative / conservative country? Are you searching for a scapegoat? Look no further – the elderly are to blame.
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Sony exec claims Michael Jackson’s ‘image and likeness’ worth less than a second-hand car
Courtroom thriller unfolds over Jackson Estate.
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Corrupt court in India sentences Brit for manslaughter
The disappearance of a boy and the scapegoating of a revered charity worker exposes the extent of state corruption in India.
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