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High life

The unspiritual life is in sad decline (except on Michael Chandris's yacht)

From the immaculately dressed and elegantly tailored to the Hiltons and the Kardiashians

29 August 2015

9:00 AM

29 August 2015

9:00 AM

According to Somerset Maugham, in material terms one must live on the razor edge between poverty and minimal subsistence in order to cultivate the life of the spirit. I’ve always respected Maugham’s wisdom and understanding of human nature, and Larry Darrell, in search of the Tao, is among my favourite fictional characters.

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