Cinema Paradiso : 25th Anniversary
“Cinema Paradiso is about the power of dreams” – Salvatore Cascio – Cinema Paradiso is, without doubt, one of the...
The Kennedy Homestead, Dunganstown, County Wexford
“The best four days of my life”. – John F. Kennedy on his trip to Ireland, 1963. It’s been a...
Hello, My Name is Paul Smith
“Okay at design and okay at business but exceptional at neither” – Paul Smith – Paul Smith’s modesty is refreshingly...
Breakfast with Lucian
This intimate portrait of Lucian Freud by Geordie Greig, is a real must for any art lover. It answers every...
A Visit to the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
We’re ashamed to admit it but when we lived in London we hardly ever visited the home of the Royal...
Ian Fleming’s Thrilling Cities
‘All my life I have been interested in adventure and, abroad, I have enjoyed the frisson of leaving the wide,...
39th American Film Festival – Deauville, Normandy, France
Last night, Night Moves, a film about three environmentalists who plot to blow up a dam, took the top prize...
Manoir des Lions de Tourgéville – Deauville, Normandy, France
This week we’re on assignment in France, covering the 39th Deauville American Film Festival for a print client. We didn’t...
The Real Casino Royale – Deauville-Trouville, Normandy, France
“The formalities of getting into the casino need not deter you. All you need is your passport and a respectable...
Summer Opening at Buckingham Palace: The Queen’s Coronation 1953
‘Opposite are row upon row of peeresses mounting towards the very roof: They look like a lovely hunk of fruit...
Fashion Rules at Kensington Palace – London
We couldn’t make last week’s press viewing of Fashion Rules at Kensington Palace, so took the opportunity yesterday, to spend...
The White Album by Joan Didion
We tell ourselves stories in order to live – Joan Didion – We’ve always been a massive fan of Joan...