Swedish-Iranian hip hop star Nadia Tehran meets Sian Anderson
Hip-hop artist Nadia Tehran has always been fighting, searching for her place in the world. Growing up as a second generation Swedish-Iranian gave her an identity that she now see as an important part of her and her music. “I’ve always felt borderless. It’s not about...
Festive brunch is here – served in Aquum nightclub
Words: Chris Zacharia Beware: festive brunch is coming. The mealtime that you just can't escape, coupled with the season that you can’t ignore. What could go wrong? Of course, this was always going to happen. Brunch is a fluid concept, more of an aspiration than a...
Christmas miracle at Rivington? Only if you like gin
words: Marion Rankine Rivington Shoreditch comes highly recommended: by friends, by Google, and by Jay Rayner, who once blew off a review meal in favour of a restorative feast within its minimal, yet welcoming, surrounds. On the night we visit, Christmas lights...
Future of Fiction & Other Stories – Indie Publishers fight back
The Future of Fiction and Other Stories - Indie Publishers fight back - words Alex Murray There’s a paradox at the heart of art: Great literature has a universal appeal that breaches the world’s political and aesthetic borders, and yet it is exactly those borders that...
The Small World of Sammy Lee – A British Classic restored
The Small World of Sammy Lee - A British Classic restored - words Paul Risker While over half a decade has passed since the 1963 theatrical release of Ken Hughes’ The Small World of Sammy Lee, it retains an air of vitality, moving along with a youthful spring in its...
7 reasons to rock the denim trend in 2016 (and 2017)
Jeans is something that never goes out of style, so having a lot of jeans in your wardrobe for 2016 will get you on track for 2017 already! Need some additional reasons to add jeans to your daily outfit? Discover the main reasons to rock the denim trend this year and...
The Innocents – Interview with Director Anne Fontaine
The Innocents - Interview with Director Anne Fontaine - words Paul Risker French filmmaker Anne Fontaine exposes another chapter of cruelty perpetuated in World War II, all the more shocking as the liberation of Poland by Soviet soldiers led to the rape and...
Brighton club Patterns gets a winter makeover
Ever been to Brighton in the winter? It's a memorable experience. Winds whipping up to eighty miles an hour and above, icicle rain from who knows where, all soundtracked by the thunderous waves crashing against the surf. [gallery royalslider="1"...
Leviathan’s Blood: Ben Peek’s Fantasy Trilogy
For fantasy fans seeking escapism from the mortal grind, Ben Peek’s epic fantasy trilogy, Children, reaches its second installment with Leviathan’s Blood (following The Godless and preceding finale The Eternal Kingdom). With dead gods, immortals, quantum entanglement...
The Darkest Universe – A film & thought provoking journey
The art of criticism, if such a term be permitted, is the judgement by the critic of that which must not be disclosed in order to preserve a degree of mystery. Tom Kingsley and Will Sharpe’s sophomore feature The Darkest Universe is the story of Zac (played by...
Clothing and accessory staples for women
As the weather gets colder and the holidays are approaching, it’s time to revitalize your wardrobe with fresh new looks that you’ll be able to use even after the new year has come and gone. Here are a few clothing and accessory staples that you’ll want to have in your...
5 sublime Eco Hotels in the Caribbean
Think of the Caribbean, what immediately comes to mind? Pirates? Rum? Palm trees? Paradise. The idyllic islands in the Caribbean hold a chequered history. It once played a part in the slave trade, was subject to Colonialism, and of course, we have all heard of the...
Leonard Cohen last album – You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen last album - You Want It Darker - review by Stuart Boyland & Laura Foulger Can there be any nobler way of putting one’s affairs in order than by composing an album that confronts the ghosts of one’s past and appeals to God himself? Like David Bowie a...
Meet Nørrebro & Vesterbro, Copenhagen’s hip districts
Words: Chris Zacharia I’m standing in the world’s smallest hotel, staring out of the tiny window facing the busy Copenhagen street. With just one bedroom available, Central Hotel is officially the dinkiest around. Not that that’s stopping anyone from visiting. When I...
The Ivory Game – Film exposes this most cruel of trades
The Ivory Game - Film exposes this most cruel of trades - words Paul Risker While films such as Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street and Adam McKay’s The Big Short have turned the greed of capitalism into successful box office hits, Kief Davidson and Richard...