The Life

The Life is a BusinessDesk section for people with an appetite for living well, who like to celebrate the good things in life – whether that’s investing in your health and wellness or a weekend at a lodge.

My Net Worth: Kristen Lunman, CEO of Hatch
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My Net Worth: Kristen Lunman, CEO of Hatch

Welcome to My Net Worth, our regular column on the lives and motivations of our country’s top business, legal and political people, in their own words.

Dan Brunskill 10 Jul 2022
The six best books for understanding Italy
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The six best books for understanding Italy

The Economist's Rome correspondent, John Hooper, on the six books that serve as the best guide to a country that can be infuriatingly difficult to understand.

The Economist 10 Jul 2022
Buy now, drink later: how to cellar wine
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Buy now, drink later: how to cellar wine

We're becoming a nation of wine hoarders but many of us don't know what to cellar. Here are some tips.

Bob Campbell MW 10 Jul 2022
Review: Observatory Hotel, Christchurch – a star is born
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Review: Observatory Hotel, Christchurch – a star is born

The newly opened Observatory Hotel is a place where life meets art.

Brent Melville 03 Jul 2022