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Review: David Hockney Exhibition
The David Hockney exhibition at the Tate Britain has been the fastest selling showcase in the Gallery’s history and displays over 250 works from his long, and diverse, artistic career. […]
Year Abroad. Part 15: Sun on Sundays
Mid-February and already layers are being removed. As T-shirts replace scarves we are beginning to slow down into the regular pace of life: morning visits to the park, coffees in […]
The Swallow and the Merchant
Oscar Wilde’s fairytales always seem to come with a delightful twist. They do not comply with the convention that fairytales need a moral, and are not palliative or dreamlike worlds […]
Excuse My French, Part 8: L’Expresso Strikes Back
Naturally, all it took for me to abandon the many reasons for missing a Tuesday night out at Espresso was the right text from the right person: “You out tonight?” […]
Easy Risotto
Today, a miracle happened. A housemate actually asked me for cooking advice. I’ll just let that sink in for a while. I’m still a little shocked. Apparently – not that […]
THE INFINITE MIX – Hayward Gallery, in association with The Vinyl Factory.
Hayward Gallery, in association with The Vinyl Factory, presents its only major off-site exhibition during its two-year refurbishment. My flatmates were all at work on Saturday so I thought, ‘You […]
4 Tips to Help Keep Skin Safe in the Sun
Over recent decades beauty standards have altered to place a larger importance on bronzed, sun-kissed skin. Changing leisure habits have made regular use of sunbeds acceptable, and a culturally agreed importance […]
Lessons from Virginia Woolf: ‘Mrs Dalloway’ (1925), An Ode to Life
The poetic blending of vibrant impressions envelops us within the chaos of the city; the plunge into Mrs Dalloway’s mind reveals how “Bond Street fascinated her; Bond Street early in […]