James Haldane

Reinventing the Art Car: The ‘Pop Art’ McLaren F1 Photography by Alex Penfold T he McLaren F1 GTR chassis No. 10R is striking for its immediacy: a blood-red body set against yellow wheels and the oversized “GTR” script derived from Gordon Murray’s own han... See more

O wning dozens of newspapers and an art collection said to be worth billions, the late Kenneth Thomson was the archetypal media baron—a literal one: His father, Roy Thomson, received a hereditary peerage in 1964. Art was one way the famously private magna... See more

T he Scotch whisky market as we understand it today is a relatively recent construct. The hierarchy of distillery names, the focus on age statements—12, 18, 25, 30 years—and the cultivation of distinct house styles are, in historical terms, only a few dec... See more

Passport of the Rogers’ late son, Bo, who died in 2011 of a seizure; at his funeral, guests were given toy planes marked with his name, reflecting his love of aircraft. W hen I wake up in the morning and walk downstairs, I pass a drawing by Cy Twombly and... See more

Bulgari Pavilion, Giardini della Biennale. Photo: T-Space. Courtesy of Bulgari. A t Venice this year, the Biennale feels less like an exhibition than a tuning fork. Strike it anywhere in the city and the vibration travels—through national pavilions, libra... See more