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Essays, anecdotes, confessions, recommendations, pictures, recipes and advice from the Gentleman’s Journal Clubhouse

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A Slim Aarons photo of two people jet-skiing outside the Carlton Cannes hotel front and beach club
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Inside the Carlton Cannes, the jewel of the Côte d’Azur

Revered by film stars and presidents for over a century, the recently renovated hotel blends Belle Époque joie de vivre with impeccable craftsmanship and contemporary grandeur

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Will Martyr piece "Back to where we started" depicting a woman in a pool wearing a large red and white stripe hat
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A World Elsewhere: the meanings behind Will Martyr’s paintings

Here, the artist explores a selection of works exhibited in his recent show at Maddox Gallery

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Fortune favours the brave — Tim Warrillow

Tim Warrillow - co-founder and CEO of Fever-Tree

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"In few sports is your day’s play brought to such a crushing conclusion with a moment’s lapse in concentration."

Seen in: How is acting like cricket?

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The curious tale of a Rolex “Single Red” Sea Dweller

Tom Bolt staked his rare Ferrari on this watch — but was the 1968 Rolex the remarkable timepiece he thought it was?

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Francis Bourgeois leaning out of train door
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Francis Bourgeois on why he spots trains

“The main stimuli from the railway for me are the sounds: screeching rails, vibrating metal, groaning traction motors...”

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Carlton Banks, from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, wearing a jumper over shoulders
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Armless fun: The rise, fall and rise of the ‘jumper over shoulders’ look

Shouldering the load

Will Martyr piece "Back to where we started" depicting a woman in a pool wearing a large red and white stripe hat
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A World Elsewhere: the meanings behind Will Martyr’s paintings

Here, the artist explores a selection of works exhibited in his recent show at Maddox Gallery

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Photographer Laurent Laporte’s visual notebook

From Paris to California, by way of Tokyo...

Francis Bourgeois leaning out of train door
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Francis Bourgeois on why he spots trains

“The main stimuli from the railway for me are the sounds: screeching rails, vibrating metal, groaning traction motors...”

Carlton Banks, from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, wearing a jumper over shoulders
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Armless fun: The rise, fall and rise of the ‘jumper over shoulders’ look

Shouldering the load

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Giles Coren on what he truly thinks about caviar bumps, foie gras and… Giles Coren

“I’ve either made the most of a fairly meagre talent, or I’ve wasted a huge one. And I can’t tell which”

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The king is dead, long live the king: Roger Federer’s eternal final minutes

“Every shot Roger played, every move he made, was elegant, gorgeous and exciting. He was never boring, not for a moment”

A Slim Aarons photo of two people jet-skiing outside the Carlton Cannes hotel front and beach club
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Inside the Carlton Cannes, the jewel of the Côte d’Azur

Revered by film stars and presidents for over a century, the recently renovated hotel blends Belle Époque joie de vivre with impeccable craftsmanship and contemporary grandeur

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Mark Ronson on creativity and how to become a music producer

“The most important thing you can do is listen...”

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The desktop detritus of Nick Sullivan

Esquire USA’s Creative Director talks us through the mess on his desk

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The art of the menu, a visual history

I'll have what they're having...

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The tequila trend: charting the rise of a new drinks bore

“In recent years, tequila has shaken off any lingering student-night-shot connotations to become the global fashion crowd’s tipple of choice…”

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Guillaume Bonn captures the cameras of his heroes

In the iconic documentary photographer’s latest series, Shooters & Explorers, Guillaume Bonn laments a lost world…