Elixir of Life: Chartreuse
How many yellow-green liquids make claims on your state of body or mind? Follow the green fairy to turn-of-the-century Paris Bohemia...
The Rise and Rise of Women-led Drama?
As this year has unfolded, it has been hard to ignore the many media celebrations of female-led dramas. Variety, the American entertainment trade pape
Uncover London: A Tale of Two Bookies
Let’s take a minute to probe beneath the superficial sheen of this William Hill’s interior, and see what floats to the surface...
Ahuva Zeloof: Set in Stone
To say Ahuva Zeloof's stone sculptures are alive with movement is not only an oxymoron, it's practically admitting supernatural sensibilities. But how
Audiobooks: the Allure of Streaming Stories
The pioneering force behind audio storytelling in the UK was the Royal National Institute for the Blind, who wanted to make literature available to th
Court Jesters to Jimmy Carr: A Brief History of Comedians
The notion of a ‘comedian’ as we understand it only began to emerge with the appearance of court jesters or minstrels, a capricious form of comedy
War & Alchemy: The Story of Prussian Blue
The blue shade was synthesized accidentally in German scientist Johann Dippel’s laboratory, after he failed to alchemize gold...
Photographer in Residence: Rio Blake
I don’t expect to bump into my new Photographer in Residence at a party in a law office. Especially when neither of us are lawyers. But London is li
Perfume: Scents of Style
Traces of lotus, aromatic fumes of myrrh, soft cinnamon and sweet wine, all distilled into moon-white alabaster flasks. These details of Ancient Egypt
BOOK REVIEW: UnAmerican Activities by James Miller
Initially put off by the name given to this book, allergic as I am to “urgent” takedowns on the American experience, it was with a smirking relief
