This is one of our office reference books bought by Ros in a charity shop. It’s a brilliant, poetic ode to colour from the incredibly creative artist / stage designer / filmmaker Derek Jarman. He was dying of HIV-related illnesses and going blind at the time of penning it, which is extraordinary given the […]
Are you the person who likes to think they know all the hidden independent culture spots of London? Me too, but are you aware that there’s a place to share that hard-earned knowledge (not smugly) with others? It’s called Great Little Place and it’s a crowd-led guide to ‘charming and unusual places to go’. Places […]
Booze food and hair upkeep. All things I could have told you lie in the hearts of Brits, before I looked at this nice little piece in the Express. It’s about the shops that have survived up to 300 years on the British high street and is, I guess, as revealing about our culture’s tastes […]
When I was little I had a postcard of a Flamenco dancer – in gaudy, gorgeous saturated 70s colour – and the skirt of her dress was embroidered. I loved it – the ‘real’ quality of the dress, even while it made the photo somehow more unreal. I used to love rubbing my finger over […]
No, Google, I really was searching for ‘2 Lovely Gays‘. And before you tell me to get on Grindr, let me explain that it’s the working name of Russell and Jordan, a couple living and working in south London. I met Russell and Jordan a couple of years ago, when Meg photographed their first home […]