By Sara Bright There are evenings when the weight of the world demands a specific kind of antidote. Not high art, not challenging drama, but…
By Sara Bright Before the myth, before the searing colours of Tahiti, before the infamous incident with the ear, there was a man in a…
We have all, at one point or another, participated in the ritual. Standing inches from the bathroom mirror, hair scraped back to expose the hairline,…
By Sara Bright There was a moment, earlier this week, when members of Parliament gathered to debate whether London Fashion Week was in the national…
By Sara Bright Jonathan Wateridge’s studio is a place of quiet contradiction. Tucked away in Tottenham Hale, the two-storey space is dominated by canvases of…
By Sara Bright There is a quality to Mariah Carey’s fame that feels almost architetural. It is a vast, ornate structure, built over decades, with…
By Alexander Stone Every decade or so, a new system emerges that promises to solve the fundamental problem of being human. It offers a blueprint,…
By Sara Bright There is a particular kind of digital artifact that speaks volumes about the current state of a celebrity’s career. It’s the eleven-fingered…
By Sara Bright The Staple of the Nation There was an unmistakable quality to John Stapleton on screen, a sense of unflappable calm that made…
By Tessa Nolan The moment the victor was announced, it felt less like the climax of a song contest and more like the quiet, deliberate…