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Raising a Hat to Isabella Blow
Those who dismiss the fashion world as a vapid, ivory tower for people whose mouths are made for pouting and air-kissing (rather than eating) and models with cold dead eyes of sharks and the...
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Arts Review: Art Under Attack, Tate Britain
From Kings to suffragettes, from the IRA to artists themselves, there is a long history of art being the focus of attack both from the state and from the public. This history of iconoclasm, or image...
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Theatre Review: Nut, National Theatre
nut is a mesmerising production that brings to life the difficult subject of mental illness in a unique fashion, combining sensitivity and compassion with humour in a very sharply written play. Elayne...
View ArticleWhat I've Learned From NaNoWriMo
As November comes to an end, NaNoWriMo is also ending. People all across the world have been furiously writing and crafting their novels. For some this is their first novel and for others this is...
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Claridges Christmas Tree Designed by Dolce & Gabbana
THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT CLARIDGES DESIGNED BY DOLCE AND GABBANA. My Christmas started with an Italian themed Christmas tree, designed by Dolce & Gabana at Claridges Hotel. Claridges is by far the...
View ArticleThe Naked Truth About Naked Photoshoots
The annual naked edition of Gay Times magazine hits newsagents and online shelves this week. It has traditionally been one of GT's best sellers, especially after last year's brave decision to rip out...
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Drac is Back
From Hammer to The Hunger, Twilight to True Blood, when it comes to screen memes, vampires really do seem to be the gift that keeps on giving. But I'll confess that when I heard that Sky Living were...
View ArticleRedemption Songs: Music Beyond Medicine
If you're reading this - which, well, you are - I'm guessing that you have known what it is like for music to redeem a situation. Whether that situation was a dodgy car journey, or a break-up, or a...
View ArticleWhy I Love Christmas and Living in London
Welcome to my first ever blog on Huffington Post! It is such an honour! Having my own blog on such a credible site has been a dream for many years. Each month I will be sharing what's on my mind,...
View ArticleWhy the Answer Will Always Be Blowin' in the Wind
What makes something that's classic, timeless? The two, in terms of creativity, sound as if they mean the same thing. But I think they're a world away from each other - as I am from my daughter. Aged...
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The Living Language of Flowers: Sunflowers
International painter and sculptor Ana Tzarev presents a collection of posts delving into the cultural, social, and historical weight of flowers, the signature subject of her body of work. Detail from...
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Paul Apowida - Spirit Boy
Paul Apowida is a soldier in the British army. He is also an accomplished artist. He has served in Afghanistan with the 1st Batallion Rifles where, in firefights against the Taleban in Helmand, he has...
View ArticleThe Ghost-writers Lament
The Ghost has another best seller. My publisher called me last week and said a bottle of champagne was en-route to me as Do The Birds Still Sing In Hell? the wartime memoirs of Horace 'Jim' Greasley...
View ArticleAll Things Must Pass
On 29 November 2001, former Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer, aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles, Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and...
View Article'High Hopes' for Springsteen's Future
Bruce Springsteen announced the January 2014 release of High Hopes this week, his 18th studio album. This news comes as his seemingly endless 'Wrecking Ball' tour, which began back in April 2012, is...
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One to Watch In 2014: Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Meet Ayanna Witter Johnson, not just a vocally gifted vocalist and songwriter but a classically trained cellist to add to her already impressive musical resume. Her name and face may not be familiar...
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Film Review - Floating Skyscrapers - Gay Love in Contemporary Poland and...
'Floating Skyscrapers' - A blossoming gay relationship and its effect on the families in an unsympathetic environment. 'Exposed' - the world of alternative burlesque, a new comedic art form that...
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Theatre Review: Gastronauts, Royal Court Theatre
Gastronauts is a fun, innovative and absorbing production that looks at our relationship with food. Created by April De Angelis, Nessah Muthy and Wils Wilson, this immersive theatrical production...
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Messed Up World
My son Ben, aged 10, has written, performed and released a song asking for peace. It's called Messed Up World by Ben Macnaughton & Anthony Clark and we are raising funds for SSAFA - a military...
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Memories of a Hellraiser - A Chat with Chatterer
September 1987, and the face of horror changed forever. Hellraiser, Clive Barker's debut movie, turned out to be one of the most visionary and influential films of the decade. A low budget,...
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