Spending it

This week

  • Blowing it

    'Mad Men' film still

    Good news: the martini, once a staple of American corporate life, is making a comeback thanks to cult TV series Mad Men.

  • Toys

    Lexus LFA

    The LFA is the first Lexus supercar. Described variously as 'bonkers', 'scary' and 'weird', it has been a decade in the making

  • Travel

    Hotel Ranga & Northern Lights, Iceland

    Iceland's Hotel Ranga is the perfect place to see the Northern Lights. Or for a more energetic trip, try a husky safari in Norway's Svalbard.

  • Wine

    Bottle of 2008 Pechstein Forst Riesling wine

    This staggeringly serious wine and contains more beauty within its core than any white Matthew Jukes has tasted this year.

More Spending it

From the archive

  • Blowing it

    Nov 06, 2009

    Barack Obama playing golf © Kent Nishimura via Bloomberg News

    Before becoming president, Barack Obama had barely applied a nine iron to a ball. Now he's always out on the course.

  • Toys

    Nov 13, 2009

    BMW X1

    With the new X1, BMW has created an oddity. But this small SUV for the budget buyer really works.

  • Travel

    Nov 13, 2009

    The Bell at Skenfrith, Monmouthshire

    A former coaching inn turned spa in Yorkshire versus an inn for foodies in some of the most beautiful countryside in Wales.

  • Wine

    Nov 13, 2009

    Bottle of 2005 Lillian red wine

    With juicy blackberry fruit and aromatic spice and seasoning, this beautiful shiraz/mataro is not your typical Aussie red, says Matthew Jukes.