2011 – Sublime

Making Lemonade

John Grant — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:32:05 +0000

It is starting to sink in. The housing market, or retail spending, or affordable commodities … these may never return. A cushy retirement may never come. The Western economies may never recover.

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A Flowering Power

laurasan — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:06:42 +0000

Camila Vallejo is leading the fight on education in Chile, and the eradication of the neoliberal approach that dictates her country’s higher education system. She is also a razor-sharp communicator, whether it’s with megaphone in hand or in her blog. Activist and revolutionary: Vallejo is both of these things and more. Adept at getting her...

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Finders, Keepers

laurasan — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:33:40 +0000

Polish-born entomologist, photographer, author and founding member of the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP), Piotr Naskrecki is known for his scientific peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, as well as his photographs and nature writing. His work has been published in a number of national and international journals, including the BBC Wildlife magazine, BBC Knowledge,...

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Model Of A Woman

Frances Corner — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:50:56 +0000

Flicking through a magazine, fashion seems so ephemeral, lightweight, shallow, that the notion of authenticity appears to be its very antithesis. But get beyond the apparent glitz and celebrity coverage to the people who create and work in such a dynamic industry and you will find that to make an impact, authenticity is essential.

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Don’t Crack at the Crunch

Jeremy Leggett — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:50:40 +0000

If the British Prime Minister were being authentic, he could be leading on an impressive story right now. Those of his core mantras that involve energy, taken together in strategic harness, make for an inspiring vision. Picture the scene. His Big Society concept sees communities taking power for themselves, providing for themselves. In short, Britain could be less centralised, more community-centric, more resilient to economic shocks.

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Spain’s Plain Gain

Wayne Hemingway — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:40:36 +0000

In 1977, I was one of a group of high-spirited 16-year-olds who had just finished their O levels (or GCSEs, as they are called today) and were off on their first holiday abroad without their parents. We had heard from older mates and siblings that it was the Costa Blanca, and in particular Benidorm, where...

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Coca-Cola World

John Grant — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:12:14 +0000

Ever since we passed through that confusing fug called postmodernism, at the end of the last century, authenticity appears to have been something of a watchword. The postmodern view – if I understood it, and there’s a good chance I didn’t – seemed to be that we live in a world of fakery; that there...

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The 55th BFI London Film Festival

Laura Santamaria — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:18:11 +0000

Between 13 and 27 October, London was ablaze with red carpet as the cream of the movie industry rocked up to see a range of new British, European and world films at the 55th BFI London Film Festival. This year’s event played host to the British premieres of major films such as We Need to Talk About...

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The Fur’s Flying

Frances Corner — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:54:39 +0000

Why are fur sales rising? The case against fur was made so strongly in the 1980s that many people in the fashion industry wondered if it could ever make a comeback, particularly as technology was producing faux fur that no longer looked cheap and nasty but could easily be mistaken for the ‘real thing’. Yet this realism itself could be part of the reason for fur’s quiet reacceptance.

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Better Together

Wayne Hemingway — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:13:19 +0000

One of the most stimulating projects that we are working on at Hemingway Design right now is with McDonald’s. Yes, McDonald’s – the company whose name, when I first mention we are working with them, makes people give me a look of sheer incredulity. But when I go on to say that our project with...

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