Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution...
Winner of the Adele Mellen Prize for Distinguished ScholarshipMarie Antoinette has remained atop the popular cultural landscape for centuries for the daring in style and fashion that she brought to...
View ArticleLe Moulin de la Tuilerie
Weekend residence of the WindsorsLe Moulin de la Tuilerie is best known as the former weekend residence of Edward, Duke of Windsor, and his wife, formerly Wallis Simpson. Theirs was one of the great...
View ArticleDiana the Movie ... The worst film of the Year ? (Watch the Video)
Diana reviews 'devastating', says directorOliver Hirschbiegel upset by British critics' reaction to royal biopic, but blames the country's ongoing 'trauma' over princess’s deathBen...
View ArticlePaul Smith. New exhibition of the his life's work opens at the Design Museum...
As a new exhibition of the his life's work opens at the Design Museum in London, the British designer talks about working without a plan. 'I never think about anything really,' he explains. 'We never...
View ArticleThe chap meets the rap . Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer.
Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer performs at the National Arts Club, on New York's Gramercy Park. Photograph: Erin McCann for the GuardianA very English man in New York: Mr B pays homage to hip-hop's rootsThe...
View ArticleWriters Between the Covers: The Scandalous Romantic Lives of Legendary...
What happened off the page was often a lot spicier than what was written on it... Why did Norman Mailer stab his second wife at a party? Who was Edith Wharton’s secret transatlantic lover? What...
View ArticleLucan ITV: week starting 7 December, day and time to be announced
Lucan is a thrilling new two-part drama based on the life of flamboyant aristocrat, Lord Lucan, and written by award-winning writer, Jeff Pope. Rory Kinnear (Southcliffe, Loving Miss Hatto, Skyfall)...
View ArticleAn English Room by Derry Moore
Book review: An English RoomSunday 10 November 2013/ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/book-review-an-english-room-by-derry-moore-8929666.htmlThis collection of photographs...
View ArticleCastell Coch ,Cardiff, Wales, by William Burges
Castell Coch is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built on the remains of a genuine 13th-century fortification, cared for by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environment service. It is situated...
View ArticleAlexandrine Tinne, Dutch explorer in Africa and the first European woman to...
Alexandrine Petronella Francina Tinne (alternative spellings: Pieternella, Françoise, Tinné) (17 October 1835 – 1 August 1869) was a Dutch explorer in Africa and the first European woman to attempt to...
View ArticleSherlock: Series 3 Launch Trailer - BBC One/ BBC1 on 1 January 2014.
Sherlock series three: new trailer released / http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/dec/09/sherlock-new-trailerAfter two years, Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock is back from the...
View ArticleCesare Attolini’s sartorial excellence in La Grande Bellezza
Cesare Attolini’s suits in La Grande Bellezzaby HIGH-TONED on May 24, 2013 • http://www.high-toned.fr/en/2013/05/cesare-attolinis-suits-in-la-grande-bellezza/Film director, Paolo Sorrentino’s “La...
View ArticleDECO and MODERNISM in Poirot.
Florin Court is an Art Deco residential building situated on the eastern side of Charterhouse Square in Smithfield, London, EnglandBuilt in 1936 by Guy Morgan and Partners, it features an impressive...
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