If I Ruled The World…
Clare Stewart is director of the BFI’s 56th London Film Festival. She grew up in South Gippsland, Australia, before acquiring a passion for film and volunteering at the Melbourne Cinematheque.…
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All those things you’re not suppose to talk about at a dinner party!
A Day In The Life Of… A Loungewear Designer
Sylvie Gabriel has been in love with fashion and clothing from a very young age. She grew up in the North of Belgium playing tennis and modelling, before studying Economics at the University of…
Tweaking Our Babies – Is Genetic Selection Right?
Genetic selection to determine how our children look, think and act isn’t recklessly playing god, argues professor Julian Savulescu. It’s a gift to future generations… If you were having a baby,…
A Day In The Life Of… A PR
In our new career series, A Day In The Life Of… we look behind the scene of other people’s careers to see if they really are cooler than our own…
Madonna And Me…
I’ve tried to copy her hair, clothes and makeup, re-enacted her dance routines for the pleasure of my primary school class and brownie pack, and wallpapered my bedroom walls with…
Myths From Around The World… Busted!
Explorer and adventurer Benedict Allen has seen more than most people so who better to answer those myths from far away places that we simply assume to be true. We all know…
I’m With The Band: LoveBox’s Clare Lusher
If you are into your music, then surely one of your ideal jobs would be working for a festival. Access all areas, hanging out with the bands, enjoying the music,…
The Ultimate Bucket List
It seems that our bucket lists of things to do before we die have become more introspective and closer to home than they used to be. Whilst it may come…
Depression Is Not A Dirty Word
Belle About Town writer May Owen shares her shame and survival of the darkest blues Yesterday marked the start of Depression Awareness Week, an annual campaign organised by UK charity…
Rupert Penry-Jones: The Naked Truth
When they first receive a script, actors often scan its pages to count how many lines they’ve got—or, if it’s a TV series, to see if their character gets killed off. Rupert…