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Dance for non-dancers: a journal exploring the link between dance and everyday life

Maria Paris — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:18:53 +0000

Isabelle Bucklow and Hannah Woods met while studying History of Art in London. Their shared passion and fondness for performance quickly formed a strong creative relationship—they read each other’s essays, recommended books to each other, and attended exhibitions together. These exchanges nurtured their shared love of dance and writing, and ultimately led them to question

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Monica Kisic shares zero-waste cauliflower satay dish

Ellen McBride — Wed, 03 May 2023 15:04:46 +0000

Cauliflower Satay Ingredients Method Thank you to Monica Kisic for her Cauliflower Satay recipe. Monica is a scientist, chef, and artist, based in Berlin and originally from Peru. Monica has a zest for connecting the process of making and consuming food with anthropology, music, culture, sounds, visual arts, and space. Monica has studied extensively in

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Visualizing life’s pitfalls with photographer Gabby Laurent

Emma Hammar — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:08:58 +0000

To descend freely by the force of gravity, to move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control, to leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily. Enter the word falling and you’ll be given countless definitions along with more or less striking proof that something as physical and full of abandon can not be captured by words alone.

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Founder of Spoons supper club Rahel Stephanie shares nostalgic Pisang Goreng recipe

Ellen McBride — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:29:38 +0000

Pisang Goreng Ingredients Method Thank you to Rahel Stephanie for her Pisang Goreng recipe. Rahel is a London-based cook, food writer, and the founder of the Indonesian plant-based supper club Spoons. Rahel founded Spoons in late 2019, as a response to the misrepresentation of Indonesian food in London and a manner of celebrating and reclaiming

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Inside Phoebe Lovatt’s Public Library

Emma Hammar — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 15:12:12 +0000

We flick through the iconic titles that make up Phoebe Lovatt’s Public Library and discuss the freedom that comes with defining success for yourself.

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Culinary anthropologist Tanita de Ruijt’s seasonal recipe for salt-roasted pears with honey

Ellen McBride — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:20:48 +0000

Salt-roasted pears with honey Ingredients Method Thank you to Tanita de Ruijt for her salt-roasted pears with honey recipe. Tanita is a culinary anthropologist, chef, and writer. She is the founder of Jamu Kitchen in London and author of books ‘Super Roots‘ and ‘Tonic‘, both of which provide education and inspiration for natural remedies that

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There’s always tomorrow: sobriety and creative fulfillment with filmmaker Glenn Kitson

Emma Hammar — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:53:10 +0000

In 2022, life for filmmaker Glenn Kitson is objectively good. His career is flying, he entertains thousands on a daily basis with his wildly popular Instagram account, he is developing a feature film, and his family is healthy and happy. But, this hasn’t always been the script. Over the years, Glenn’s creative journey has taken

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Challenging stereotypical conceptions of work-life balance with Georgina Johnson

amelie — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:40:00 +0000

Artist-curator Georgina Johnson opens up about her relationship with work, the need for drawing work-life boundaries, and what young creatives in similar spaces and positions should watch out for.

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Gentlewoman’s Penny Martin: Optimistic vision of change

Aimee Shirley — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:00:53 +0000

The leafy landscape of Gunnersbury Park in West London’s suburb of Ealing, with its grand, ivory-colored estate rising atop a tiny hill, seems desolate on this Friday afternoon. As we meander along the soggy trail towards a coffee shop in the heart of Ealing, Penny Martin tells me about her recent run-cum-interview with fashion designer

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Elizabeth Gabrielle Lee: Hegemonic narratives

Aimee Shirley — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 11:29:24 +0000

It’s a mild October morning in London, one where the sun blazes through the almost-bare tree branches, and I find Elizabeth Lee sitting outside a cafe on Broadway Market eating salty French fries and sipping on a beer. Unexpected? Perhaps, but I sense that’s exactly how the Singapore-born, London-based photographer would like to be depicted.

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