When Kae Tempest was asked to contribute to a new track by Damon Albarn, which would also feature Fontaines DC frontman Grian Chatten, Tempest says he jumped at the chance. It wasn’t just the artists involved, nor the fact that it was for a new…
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Havergal Brian: The Gothic album review – Ole Schmidt tames a vast, eccentric score | Classical music
Havergal Brian has often been looked at askance, his vast gothic symphony approached like climbing Everest – merely because it’s there – rather than taken seriously as a milestone in 20th-century British music. For the 150th anniversary of…
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Consider the optics: why men have fallen back in love with spectacles | Fashion
Last spring, Tom Broughton, founder of eyewear brand Cubitts, was asked to comment on a meme that was going viral, that featured a pair of his company’s ‘Plimsoll’ frames. The small, delicate, and slightly round unisex shape had been worn…
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Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow considers on-site rebuild
Laura Foster,at the Princess Alexandra Hospitaland
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Laura Foster/BBCThom Lafferty said working in some areas of the Princess Alexandra Hospital was becoming increasingly risky Plans to build a new hospital in Harlow could be replaced by…
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“The more radical the better”: Christopher Kane and Charles Jeffrey on Building a Brand
Charles Jeffrey and Christopher Kane have a lot in common. They both grew up near Hamilton, Scotland; they both moved to London at the age of 17; they both went to Central Saint Martins; they’re both Leos. They also both launched eponymous…
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How to Turn 300 Pairs of Jeans Into a Billion-Yen Business
Over the past decade, Kiichiro Asakawa, the 39-year-old founder of independent, quietly tasteful brand Ssstein, has built a serious fashion business. With over 100 global stockists — which from the Spring/Summer 2026 season will include…
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Max Mara Art Prize for Women – Announcements
Max Mara Art Prize for Women becomes nomadic. The first partner for this exciting new phase will be Museum MACAN – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Max Mara and Collezione Maramotti are pleased to…
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Carousel review – Chris Pine and Jenny Slate are lost in static romance drama | Sundance 2026
And so this year’s Sundance has officially begun, with grief over the loss of founder Robert Redford and its move from long-running home Park City likely to drown out the sounds of anyone talking about the first narrative premiere. It…
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The Year of the Horse and the economics of symbolism in luxury
As the Lunar New Year approaches, luxury brands are returning to the Chinese zodiac despite uneven demand and subdued consumer sentiment in Asia.
With the Year of the Horse beginning on February 17, watchmakers and jewellers are once again…
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Harry Styles’s Disco Routine Includes Eye Patches
Thinking about making out more and disco-ing all night long this year? Those sleepless, sweaty nights are going to take a toll on your skin—that is, unless you follow Harry Styles’s example.
Tonight, Styles released “Aperture,” the first…
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