The Pinafore Dress
There is a playful and child like charm that is associated with the pinafore dress. In the Victorian times the pinafore was used as a form of protection worn over dresses that were worthy […]
June 2012
NYC: Michelin Starred Dining and the Quest for Good Food
When asked about their aspirations, the bright eyed, sharp knived contestants of the TV cookery challenge show Masterchef will more often than not reply, ‘to earn a Michelin star’. Rarely do they express the immediate […]
Oxford Shakespeare Festival; Why we are still celebrating the Bard
The Oxford Shakespeare Festival or more fashionably termed the Oxford Bard Fest, began in earnest with a launch picnic in university parks, exploiting the glorious weather and providing the platform for what promised to be a two-week indulgence of […]
“Technocracy vs Democracy” – There’s a distinction between the two?! Why do we vote again?
When I moved to Athens I became political, in a curious rather than knowledgeable sort of way. It’s difficult not to when you’re left weeping in a changing room stall after walking past the government […]