Month: June 2019

  • Why you should be celebrating Negroni Week

    Seven days, Three ingredients, One simple way to give back. So runs the slogan of Negroni Week, which comes to a close tomorrow. Imbibe Magazine and Camppari teamed up in 2013 to create this event, with the double purpose of celebrating one of the world’s true classic cocktails and raising money for charities around the…

  • A night with Mark Ronson in Kingston

    “This is cool, I like this vibe for a Monday night.” Mark Ronson is enjoying himself; dressed in a grey sweater, the superstar producer is behind the decks at Kingston’s Pryzm nightclub – that’s Oceana to many of us – overseeing a party to mark the launch of his new album. The album itself, Late…

  • Sales season is coming – and it’s big

    Get your credit cards ready folks, big sales are coming – and, weirdly, we’ve got Brexit to thank. I was at breakfast with a few folks from the retail industry the other day and we got talking about Brexit (as you do); surprisingly, it turns out the current political climate is set to be good…

  • If someone told you to jump in front of a bus, would you have them arrested?

    If I ever told my mum I had done something because someone told me to, her response was unfailingly: “If someone told you to jump in front of a bus, would you?” More to the point, today, would you have that person arrested for aiding someone in committing suicide? Comedian Jo Brand has come under…

  • What we learned at LFWM

    The world’s most stylish and style-conscious people breezed through London this week. For three days over the weekend, the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane was the centre of the fashion world as London Fashion Week Men’s (aka #LFWM) moved into town. The parade has already moved on, with Paris, Milan and New York on…

  • A great cup of coffee at Boston Tea Party, Bath

    Bath has just been listed as the best UK holiday destination for 2019 by Country Living. That came as no surprise to S and I, we spent a wonderful few days there a couple of weeks ago. It was our escape after a stressful and irritating few weeks and it was perfect – but more…

  • The digital wobble and return of the experts

    The start of the year was not a good time for online media outlets – but their woes could herald worse news for those who looked to emulate them. In January and February, Buzzfeed and Vice both announced staff layoffs across their digital media teams. This, in itself, would come as no surprise to members…

  • Monkey Forest, Ubud, Bali

    Nestled at the southern end of Ubud’s main drag is one of the most amazing places it has been my pleasure to ever set foot. The Monkey Forest is part Indiana Jones set, part Jumanji and part fairytale utopia. Here, the monkeys are the stars as they wander freely through a forest which is very…

  • Take care of your face with B. Men

    I am not a beauty blogger. Not even slightly. But this one is worth sharing for the few of you who might read it. I’ve been wearing moisturiser for years, not because I’m particularly ahead of the curve, I had eczema as a kid and have been using a variety of effective (but decidedly un-sexy)…

  • Free From Festival, London

    Vegan, gluten free and dairy free food is pretty much everywhere now. There was a time when S, who is vegan, found going out to eat pretty much impossible, unless she wanted bread and salad. Today, though, restaurants around the capital are starting to get on board – and the foodie community is doing the…