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Art & Crime/Stefan Koldehoff and Tobias Timm

Art & Crime is an account of looters, forgers, and fraudsters in the art world by two German journalists. They concentrate on Germany, though a small player in the art market. In 2018 the global art market was valued at $67 billion of which Germany only represented 1%. The book begins with the [...]

February 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

Saracens 19 Harlequins 10

In appalling conditions of high wind, sleeting rain and cold Harlequins slipped to their third consecutive defeat. It would be wrong to blame this on their England absentees for two reasons. Quins were let down by their established  players like Andre Esterhuizen who has lost his dynamism and [...]

February 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

7 Days in Venice/Gianmaria Dona dalle Rose

I have now finished Gianmaria Dona’s guide to Venice. Although it is just 133 pages this is something of a feat as it is written in Italian – an English translation is in course of being published. Gianmaria is well-qualified to write such a guide as he is Venetian and his family one of [...]

February 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard /The Royal Crescent and Bath experience.

After my third visit the Royal Crescent remains one of mt favourite hotels in the world. It’s immediate location in the Crescent itself is a great plus but the welcome, service, room and garden all add to the enjoyment. My only criticisms would be the muzak in the dining room and its [...]

January 30, 2022 // 0 Comments

Bath 21 Harlequins 17

The come-back kings did not come back but were bested on a cold windy night by a superior dogged Bath side. Derek Williams sat with us and warned in advance that, whilst Bath may only have just the one win to date (v Worcester Warriors), they would fancy another against the London toffs. Because of [...]

January 29, 2022 // 0 Comments

Bath Times

Team Rust has gone to Bath for a cultural and sporting trip. Most of us are billeted in the Royal Crescent Hotel The train journey illustrated the difference between various  networks. Southern Rail – or Fail as we call it – had old dirty stock for the first leg from Brighton to [...]

January 28, 2022 // 0 Comments

The decline and fall of Marks and Spencer

Many conventional reasons are given to explain the decline of Marks and Spencer – their failure to adapt to the digital age;  the dowdiness of their womenswear; the arrival of new kids on the block like Primark, New Look and Boohoo; the reduction in value of their high street sites; and a [...]

January 27, 2022 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard/Gravetye Manor

This was my second visit to Gravetye Manor, a former baronial-style hall near East Grinstead, with exquisite gardens that was converted into a hotel in 2005. It’s more of a summer place to enjoy the formal walled garden and the expansive grounds by a lake. The dining room is set in a conservatory [...]

January 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

There are two sides to every situation, including life

Regular readers will be aware of The Rust‘s mission statement and purpose – i.e. watching, reviewing and analysing events in the 21st Century world from the perspective of those of us who are slightly beyond the first flush of youth. One of the fundamental challenges of the human condition [...]

January 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard/Noble Rot and Regency Brighton

I returned to Noble Rot in the week for lunch. It’s located in Greek St Soho – a quarter much changed in the last 20 years. Noble Rot had a reasonably-priced fixed price menu but, as I wanted the roasted chicken with morels au sauce jaune, I went a la carte. I invited an old and elegant [...]

January 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

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