What’s influencing the latest food trends of 2017
What are going to be the latest food trends that really take off in 2017? Only time will tell because fads are almost impossible to predict. Who could have guessed that the cronut, rainbow bagels or wonky vegetables would all hit it big in recent years? What we can...
Letters from Baghdad – The incredible Gertrude of Arabia
Letters from Baghdad - The extraordinary life of Gertrude of Arabia - words Alan Woods Letters from Baghdad tells the extraordinary story of Gertrude Bell - Gertrude of Arabia - the pioneering English writer, adventurer, archaeologist, diplomat and spy. She has been...
You can keep your miniature umbrellas and silly names. The real advantage that cocktails have over other drinks is customisation. Unlike a pint of beer or a glass of wine, you can add your own unique twist to a cocktail. Try adding a slice of cucumber or a dash of...
You can keep your miniature umbrellas and silly names. The real advantage that cocktails have over other drinks is customisation. Unlike a pint of beer or a glass of wine, you can add your own unique twist to a cocktail. Try adding a slice of cucumber or a dash of...
You can keep your miniature umbrellas and silly names. The real advantage that cocktails have over other drinks is customisation. Unlike a pint of beer or a glass of wine, you can add your own unique twist to a cocktail. Try adding a slice of cucumber or a dash of...
You can keep your miniature umbrellas and silly names. The real advantage that cocktails have over other drinks is customisation. Unlike a pint of beer or a glass of wine, you can add your own unique twist to a cocktail. Try adding a slice of cucumber or a dash of...
You can keep your miniature umbrellas and silly names. The real advantage that cocktails have over other drinks is customisation. Unlike a pint of beer or a glass of wine, you can add your own unique twist to a cocktail. Try adding a slice of cucumber or a dash of...
You can keep your miniature umbrellas and silly names. The real advantage that cocktails have over other drinks is customisation. Unlike a pint of beer or a glass of wine, you can add your own unique twist to a cocktail. Try adding a slice of cucumber or a dash of...
Kazem Hakimi: Portraits from a Chip Shop
Kazem Hakimi: Portraits from a Chip Shop - words Al Wokowsky Kazem Hakimi has been taking photographs for the past 30 years and is week known in his East Oxford community. He also happens to own a local chip shop and has been photographing his customers for the last 2...
Fassbinder retrospective at the BFI present Fear Eats the Soul
Fassbinder retrospective at the BFI present Fear Eats the Soul - words Tim Robey Now that Fear Eats the Soul (1974), by the redoubtable Rainer Werner Fassbinder, has made it on to BFI Player+, it’s possible to double-feature this masterwork of New German Cinema with...
64 Bits Exhibition – A journey into the Web’s lost past
Think back and you might remember when Apple computers looked like bright plastic bubbles or when webcams had wires or maybe even floppy discs. If you can remember, then you need to catch the 64 bits Exhibition! But what you’re less likely to recall is Susan Kare, the...
Great book review guide: How to write a book review
Books, like other works of art, are highly subjective. How to write book reviews is quite an art in itself. What may be a great read for one person may be a complete bore for another reader. But every book has its merit - so can result in a great book review. These...
Can Parisian culture hold on to its crown?
We take going to France for granted. It’s so close, and so easy to reach, that popping over the channel for some wine, beer and pâté has become a reasonable thing to do. But given the political uncertainty engulfing Europe, this is a good time to remind ourselves of...
Kimono as fashion : Cultural Appreciation or Appropriation?
words Alexa Wang In March 2017, Vogue magazine became embroiled in a high-profile controversy over a ‘Geisha’ photoshoot that featured supermodel Karlie Kloss dressed in a traditional Japanese kimono as fashion with hair, makeup and among a stereotypical scene. While...
Mark E Smith – The end of an affair: Estranged From The Fall
Want to know the worst thing about Ebay? It auctions off my teenage years at around a fiver a slice. Search under Music > Vinyl and you’ll soon see why there’s a lump in my throat. There’s no need to list the bands, the albums and the semi-precious memories...