60 Seconds With… Fashion guru and placemaker Yasmin Jones-Henry September 14, 2021 Yasmin Jones-Henry works in the space where fashion meets finance, and where culture meets commerce. She has made her name describing the crucial role culture can play for the new generation of investors, and putting forward the business case for diversity in the fashion and culture sectors. Through her work with Futurecity, a ‘placemaking agency’, [...]
Why there has never been a better time to be a young chef September 13, 2021 I spent a lot of time in our City restaurants last week and it finally felt like finally the City was coming back to life. Coq d’Argent, 14 Hills and Madison were all packed. It was warm and sunny and the recovery from Covid in central London seemed to be getting into gear. But behind [...]
Invest in antique silver and fine jewellery September 13, 2021 | Sponsored World-famous international silver dealer Koopman Rare Art has opened a new gallery at 12 Dover Street, Mayfair, focusing on top-quality English silver from the 18th and 19th centuries. This long-established company has built some of the most significant collections of the past 70 years and now also specialises in 20th-century fine jewellery, alongside an extensive [...]
Malta: A destination that’s impossible to forget September 13, 2021 | Sponsored There are some destinations in the world that really sink beneath the skin of its travellers, weaving a spell that remains cast forever. Malta, the captivating Mediterranean Island otherwise known as the land of honey, is one of them. For centuries, it was the site of skirmishes between civilisations including the Phoenicians, the Byzantines and [...]
Malta: The adventure seekers paradise September 13, 2021 | Sponsored There are few countries in the world that maintain an air of mystery; that harbour secrets beneath the surface. But of those remaining, the Mediterranean Island of Malta is surely one of them. Perhaps known primarily for its spectacular historic sights that are woven together by a network of nectar-shaded streets, what many fail to [...]
Taste the mouth-watering melting pot of Maltese cuisine September 13, 2021 | Sponsored Of all the freedoms we’ve lost over the course of the past year and a half, it’s perhaps the ability to roam that’s proven one of the most challenging. As humans, our instinct to seek out new places and experiences is inherent, so it’s unsurprising that stagnancy sinks deep into the bones. But now that [...]
The Memory of Water at Hampstead Theatre review September 10, 2021 Some plays seem to never age, maintaining the feeling of newness and revelation in each subsequent staging. Recent productions of Under Milk Wood and The Dumb Waiter spring to mind, conjuring such a stark sense of otherness that they feel forever young. Others become period pieces before the ink dries on the script, such as [...]
Opportunity International exhibition is both harrowing and hopeful September 10, 2021 Tucked away in the secluded Southwood Garden of St James’s Church, just off Piccadilly, you will find a new outdoor photography exhibition hosted by the charity Opportunity International. It consists of a series of large, freestanding portraits of Ugandan refugees taken by the award-winning photographer Kate Holt. Each one comes with a harrowing story: artist [...]
Copshop movie review – a below par Dad Thriller September 10, 2021 It’s been a while since a Joe Carnahan movie has graced the big screen. The filmmaker brought who brough us Smokin’ Aces, The A-Team, and The Grey has been missing from the director’s chair for seven years following issues surrounding the release of 2014’s Stretch. After making March’s Boss Level for streaming service Hulu, he’s [...]
Shearing in the right direction: The haircut in a post-Covid world September 10, 2021 We need to start with a disclaimer, or maybe it’s a caveat; perhaps even an apologia. This column is entirely dedicated to men’s hair. That’s partly because I am, well, a man, and partly (in connection with that) I know little to nothing of the murky and rebarbative world of women’s hairdressing. I know it’s [...]
