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.

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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.