The Rock and Roll Mystery Behind the 27 Club
words Al Woods The infamous "27 Club' has been called a deadly rock & roll curse. The phrase coined to describe famous rock stars or celebrities who died suddenly at the age of 27. The deaths were often related to a drug overdose, car accident, suicide, or even...
A weekend in Toulouse, France’s portal to space
Words: Ian Murray Jusqu’ a l’infine...et au-dela! Which, as any French junior space cadet can tell you, means: To Infinity and Beyond! There are a lot of space cadet wannabees in France these days, and not just starry-eyed youngsters. Plenty of ladies who are more of...
Mayfair’s 28-50 – your typical wine bar, or something more?
Words: Chris Zacharia All good wine bars share similarities. And in some ways, 28-50 Maddox St is your classic wine bar. It’s in Mayfair, which is to wine bars what the favela is to Brazilian football. The lights are so beautifully dim, you could probably deal a bit...
Men’s smart casual & how to style it
words Al Woods It’s likely that you’ve been invited to an event where ‘smart casual’ was the dress code. But the line can sometimes become blurred between too formal and too casual, so what should you be wearing? Retailers of CT Shirts, tells us more: [gallery...
The new way to look smart: alternative suits
words Alexa Wang Do you split your wardrobe into dressed-up/work-ready and casual/off-duty? Don’t. The rulebook on how modern men dress for formal events is being rewritten. Now, there’s no need to act on your knee-jerk reaction of reaching for your suit when there’s...
Ice diving and dog sledging – going off-piste in Val d’Arly & Val Thorens
Words: Will Squires I've spent hours trying to cajole my girlfriend into a skiing holiday. As a snow-maniac, I love the mountains, I love the piste, I love snowsports. However, as a novice, my partner was less convinced about the splendours of a skiing holiday than I....
On the trail of Italy’s historic Amalfi coast
I’m standing in Piazza Municipio in Naples. To one side towers the grand Castel Nuovo, an Angevin keep erected in 1279. To the other, a series of tower cranes lift and strain under the weight of heavy concrete sections, lowering them deep into a colossal excavation....
3 reasons why Lisbon is booming
words Al Woods After a few years as the new European home of choice for millennials, it would seem that Berlin’s bubble has burst. While the number of Brits in the city increased by 79% between 2000 and 2016, last year’s Nestpick survey of the best cities for...
Five reasons why you should visit The Photography Show 2018
words Chris Zacharia From selfies to satellite imagery, photography has never been so important to everyday life. As Britain’s biggest industry showcase of the art form, The Photography Show (17-20 March) is the only show which captures its incredible range. Bringing...
UNDO Divergent Film Awards – Calling all misfits and visionaries
words Al Woods UNDO Divergent Film Awards is a bit diffrent to the usual films awards or festivals. They celebrate film that is anything but straight down the line. We're so impressed we've become Media Sponsors for UNDO. They put a call out for Dreamers, Misfits,...
Interview with director Daniel Fitzsimmons on his film ‘Native’
words Paul Risker The independent science fiction psychological drama Native is Daniel Fitzsimmons’s directorial feature debut, for which he was the recipient of the Best New Filmmaker award at the Boston Science Fiction Festival. Looking back on the films journey,...
Alps with added snow: spectacular chalets in Tignes & Morzine
Words: Chris Zacharia How much snow is too much? ‘Here in the Alps, you can never have too much snow’ says my guide, Jean-Louis. ‘But this year is the most we’ve had since 1983. And more is falling’ ...
The Attention Deficit Generation: interview with Mike Pickering
Our generation undeniably has an issue with instant gratification; which has been hugely facilitated with the way that technology has been steadily infiltrating our daily lives since the inception of the internet. From the unbelievably easy availability of getting our...
The future of arts funding in the UK
words Al Woods Are the arts going through a funding crisis? Many people in the sector will question whether there was ever a period when they weren’t, but it’s true that things have been difficult recently. Some major sources of arts funding have begun to dry up at...
‘Self-portrait or selfie? They’re not the same’ – Laura Zalenga
Words: Chris Zacharia Naked torsos, male and female, spill out of a cluster of slate shards like crustaceans crawling from their beds. A knot of limbs, male and female, hirsute and smooth, lie tangled on a bedspread dappled with discs of sunlight. A female silhouette...