The Night Watch of Lausanne stands guard after centuries…
words Julie Clerget Lausanne is one of seven European cities in which the mission of the night watch has been maintained without interruption since the Middle Ages. Initially in charge of keeping watch over the town and alerting citizens in case of fires by sounding...
Shoot by iEve & Rodrigo Crazy Hynas: Chola style in Tijuana
Shooting from the hip for the chola girls, Mexican photography duo iEve & Rodrigo conjure a subversive and feminine fierceness straight from the border town of Tijuana in their new fashion series. Epitomised by big gold hoop earrings, brand name underwear, baggy...
Wazen Restaurant – a neighbourhood Japanese restaurant finally hits London
words Chris Zacharia So it’s come to this: London finally has a neighbourhood Japanese restaurant. Housed in a former boozer near the Gray’s Inn Road, Wazen serves as a fine example of London’s foodie revolution: cultures and cuisines merrily colliding, and in this...
Alain Resnais inspired Fashion Photography – Je t’aime Je t’aime:
Taking its inspiration from 1968 film 'Je t'aime, Je t'aime' by Alain Resnais, this fragmented, joyous fashion photography series by photographer Taner Tumkaya comprises stitched together scenes, apparently unconnected. The imagery flickers at the edges and in the...
Farewell, Hans Gruber – A tribute to Alan Rickman
'Farewell, Hans Gruber - A tribute to Alan Rickman' by Chris Townsend Thursday brought with it the regrettable news that much-beloved actor Alan Rickman has died. He is, after David Bowie, the second 69-year old British institution to be taken by cancer within a week....
Straight Outta Syria – Refugee kids use rap to tell their story
“We used to run when we were crossing the street so they (Snipers) wouldn’t hit us.” These are the words of Abdulrahman, aged 12, describing his everyday life in war-torn Syria. I can’t imagine just how frightening it must be living in certain parts of Syria. Imagine...
Self Styled: Stylists need not apply! Anthony Lycett Paris show
There is a notable absence of one ubiquitous figure in the images of fashion photographer, Anthony Lycett, that are appearing in his solo Paris exhibition at Galerie Isabelle Gounod. There is no stylist. The portraits in Self Styled capture the avant-garde, the...
Greenhouse at B&H – A Game Banquet in a truly verdant setting
B&H Buildings, which stands for for Bourne and Hollingsworth, describes itself as a ‘Modern All-day Brasserie and Bar in Clerkenwell.’ Nothing gets me fired up like a modern all-day brasserie. I see it as the Keanu Reeves of restaurant descriptions: unbelievably...
We are all Star Men (and Women) now – The David Bowie legacy
I was taken aback at just how upset I was on hearing that David Bowie had died. I felt a physical sense of loss and my emotions have been all over the place. Yes he was a major influential music figure but why was I so upset? This was after all a man I had never met...
New film Trumbo stars Bryan Cranston in McCarthy witch hunt era US
Trumbo Film Feature by Bojana Duric It’s all about the commies and the scandalous Hollywood blacklist in this biographical drama. Bryan Cranston stars as Dalton Trumbo in Jay Roach’s film Trumbo. The plot follows the story of how the academy-award winning screenwriter...
Punk in Translation: Exhibition of Japanese Punk Scene
Japanese leather initiative Leather Japan has collaborated with avant-garde hard core punk-craft team, Blackmeans, to create the exhibition Punk in Translation that opened at the Horse Hospital, London yesterday. Produced by Harris Elliott – co-creator of the widely...
Awkward: Flaunt your flaws with SS16 menswear checks and drapes
Feeling awkward in social exchanges? Then you are part of a new group of millennials who acknowledge and own their awkwardness. So re-claim all those self-deprecating terms and flaunt your flaws. Because Awkward is of course the new, well, thing to be. Awkward is the...
The Gate Vegetarian Restaurant – Enough to turn a carnivore meat-free?
Nestled within prancing distance of Sadler’s Wells is The Gate Vegetarian Restaurant. Serving a menu that somehow manages to cater to every possible dietary regimen (vegan, gluten-free and nut-free options abound) whilst simultaneously promising a lavish dinning...
The Get Down: Trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s first TV drama
Check out the first trailer from Netflix offering a sneak preview of The Get Down, film-maker Baz Luhrmann's music-driven drama series that blends disco, punk and hip-hop to tell the story of a group of kids in New York in the late 1970s. The series stars Shameik...
The Hungry Donkey: Independent modern Greek restaurant in Aldgate East
You could call Greek food many things, but rarely is it ever complicated. Greek cuisine is laid-back. You won’t find many references to jus or specialist cooking apparatus. Fork, farm and fishing rod provide fodder for the oven or grill, and a smattering of herbs,...