Month: November 2018

  • Clearing out the wardrobe

    “The first step in solving any problem is recognising there is one.” This sentiment has been expressed in many forms and outlets, though possibly never better than by Jeff Daniels in the opening scene of Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom – yes I’m a journalistic cliché, but if you’ve not seen it then watch it here.…

  • Perfect your winter Negroni

    Winter has landed and that means we are well into Negroni season. I know the Negroni – an equal mix of Campari, sweet vermouth and gin – often has summer connotations due to its Italian heritage and use as a pre or post-dinner tipple in the Mediterranean, but its strength of flavour makes it the…

  • A snapshot of Beirut

    Winter has arrived here in London; the floor is white with frost and the air is freezing. So I imagine there are a few of you looking for a spot for some winter sun. Let me put in a good word for Beirut. Now stay with me. I imagine Beirut conjours up some less than…

  • Stan Lee made the world his own

    “There was an idea…” The idea was to write “The Great American Novel”. In pursuit of that idea, one man took a risk which would change the superhero genre forever and usher in the creation of a universe which today spans a multi-billion dollar business across film, print, TV and digital. That man was Stan…

  • Toy Story 4 is coming

    Toy Story is coming back. I’m pretty sure that sentence will be enough to send a shiver of excitement through anyone under the age of about 40. Like many of you, I grew up with Buzz, Woody and co. I watched them battle Sid, become friends, escape from the Toy Barn, outwit Lots o’ Huggin…

  • My style manifesto

    “Clothes,” according to designer Michael Kors, “are like a good meal, a good movie, great pieces of music.” I love the idea of clothes as something you enjoy and which allow you – through your personal choices of what you like and what you champion – to express yourself in another way. But my own…

  • Millenial Gent: Year 2

    Welcome to the second year of the Millennial Gent. It’s weird to think I kicked this off a year ago and I’ll be honest, I have just indulged myself by reading back across a few posts from the last 12 months – it’s a fun stroll down memory lane. But there is no time for…