Olivia greets me looking effortlessly sexy. Wearing skinny jeans, boots and a loose fitting cashmere sweater, it is not the outfit which wears her, but she who wears the outfit.
Only 26, this home grown North London lady has achieved a lot in a short period of time. Expelled from a convent, she eventually tamed her wild ways and graduated from Guildhall University with a degree in Design. Olivia now finds herself a far cry from the Account Manager position she found herself in when she embarked on her career.
Olivia is warm and witty, her sense of humour is endless and before I can even begin to ask her a question she says something that almost reduces me to tears, of laughter. Continue reading “Shits ‘n’ Giggles with Olivia Lee”
Professor John Phillips was called to the Bar in 1975. Although he now teaches and practices Contract and Intellectual Property he initially completed a Criminal Pupillage at 5 King’s Bench Walk. After completing Pupillage, he decided that before settling down to a full-time career in legal practice he wanted to travel the world first. And that he did. In 1975, Professor Phillips joined the University of Queensland as a part-time member of staff. He enjoyed the close relationship and encouragement between the academic law and legal profession in Australia so much that he stayed for many years. Continue reading “John Phillips: Just an ordinary fella…”
When I first began this article I genuinely thought that Kate Middleton deserved a right to privacy and that she wasn’t a voluntary celebrity who desired fame. But am I the only one? I mooted the idea of Kate’s privacy in a seminar (it was raining, so maybe that explains the mercenary behaviour) and a resounding ‘She doesn’t deserve privacy, she has lost her right to privacy’ answered… I won’t pretend that I wasn’t shocked, but don’t get me wrong I’m not some altruistic freedom fighter either. Continue reading “Kate Middleton: Right to privacy?”
Change usually frightens people. I myself, am from France; a country that you can easily access via the Eurostar, so long as the staff across the pond are not enacting a strike. Continue reading “Pensées on Change”
Everything you see in your view of the world and everything you shall come to experience is not permanent. It shall change. Your physical situation, your body, your mood, your emotions, your health, your family, finances, businesses, all external factors which constitute your outer realm will inevitably change for you and in the world. Continue reading “A Pursuit of Human Excellence – Adapting to the Inevitable”
Returning to London after being away for an entire year in Scotland, quite excited and happy to be home (if I may call it that) but to my surprise I found myself lost! Continue reading “Wonders What a Year Can Do”
Autumn/Winter’06 saw us wearing lots of chunky knits – hooded, high necked and showing a discreet amount of flesh. Hermès showed us how to keep shape in our outfits by adding a waistbelt and Valentino gave us lashings of red to cut through the sea of grey that was last seasons new ‘black’. Fur, inspired no doubt by the incredible works of McQueen, entered our lives once more and the faithful leggings remained. Continue reading “This Season Must Haves: Part I”
Compact, sexy and uber cool; three words just wouldn’t do to describe this camera. Bought in a rushed purchase in Japan, I have been nothing but grateful for this chance encounter.
Easy to use straight from the box, the FX07 produces a crystal clear picture (even with a moderate 7.2 megapixels) and has no quarms with awkward night-time shots – no doubt thanks to it’s Leica lense.
The screen is a fantastic 2.5 inches, and it’s O.I.S system puts an end to those heart-braking blurry shots, after you have had one glass too many!
Like most digital cameras, the lumix can also take short movies, but this is not really what it is made for.
And aside from it’s outstanding functional capabilities, this Lumix looks hot. Gone are the days of the sleek and futuristic looking compact, it’s all about old school now.
It shoots its rivals right out of the water.
The Eraser Will Smudge Yorke’s Career
Many would recognise Thom Yorke’s voice as alienated, frequently inaudible, and, at times, a murmur. This voice, whose central message is arguably still relevant (I’m middle class and anxious about it) has achieved clarity in The Eraser. Now resolutely at the forefront of his music, Yorke’s lyrics are overtly political: ‘we think the same things at the same time’ (Harrowdown Hill).
Indeed, Yorke’s overwhelming talent may justify his following. But many fans may have to detach themselves from his views (now unambiguously specified) in order to appreciate his music. (http://www.xlrecordings.com/theeraser/)
These views may seem palatable enough to most (anti-war, anti-Blair), but so does mainstream pop-music; must we listen to it? Surely Yorke’s integrity was galvanised by his unremitting disdain for the conventional? Now he self-consciously chimes with common sentiment. Should he not be anxious about that, and attempt to reject it? This writer believes he should leave simply his politics aside from his art.
Verdict: 3.5/5
Q: What comes in mind when we say ‘Greek dance’?
A: Zorba’s Dance and belly dancing?
Err, I think it’s time to know some more. Grab the chance to listen to the recently released CD ‘Diaphanous’ by Thanassis Papakonstantinou. Papakonstantinou writes the lyrics and produces an amalgam of music influenced by folk, artful, rock, jazz and electronic music. You may call it world fusion or ethnic. Categories don’t really matter. What matters is that ‘Diaphanous’ will get you off the ground to an inebriant, magical journey into the space and time in between East and West. The album includes fourteen songs with titles and some notes in English. Listen to some of the tracks online on myspace created by his fans: www.myspace.com/thanasispapakonstantinou.
Enjoy!
Verdict: 5/5
