Autumnal Grace
Recent visitors to the ‘Grace Kelly, Style Icon’ exhibition at the V&A will most likely…
Browsing: The Lifestyle
Words: Know Your Place
It’s that time again. The elegant Miss York gives us a lesson in words, their place, and the hilarious dangling clause. Please open your notebooks, have your pencils at the ready, and you there at the back, stop that whispering!
Bond’s Aston Martin DB5
James Bond’s actual Aston Martin DB5 as driven by Sean Connery in Goldfinger and Thunderball…
The Rules of Engagement
When a man greets a woman, does one shake hands, kiss, embrace or simply nod? And is it appropriate to kiss a business acquaintance? Jonesy explores the pitfalls, hurdles and bear traps of the modern salutation.
Signs of the Times
Turn left. Exit here. Place your bags in the bagging area. Do not leave your baggage unattended. Keep away from the platform. Mind the gap. Do we really need to be told all of this? Maddie doesn’t think so; must be a sign of the times…
Ding Dong!
“Hey there, sexy white girl.” Hand on heart, I promise that’s what I heard some…
Smitten with a Supercar
Stirling is a classic car man; you are more likely to see him chugging around in a vintage Jag or a chromed Morris Minor than any of their modern counterparts. Could his heartstrings be plucked by the Italians and their evocative supercars?
The Wilting Lettuce of Modern Conversation
Eavesdropping is no fun anymore; nobody seems able to hold a decent conversation. Our elegant grammarian, Maddie York, explores the demise of the contemporary spoken word and discovers that, basically, it’s a mess.
The Bountiful Game
The beautiful game of two halves that can unite a country and divide a city. Played since medieval times where raucous villagers would punt a stuffed pig’s bladder across a field, is the game any more civilised today?
Dispatches from the Subject Line
Our elegant wordsmith, Maddie York, uncovers a grammatical scandal amidst the dark and foreboding jungles of an online bookshop that many of us know and trust. How many innocent inboxes has this philistinism tainted?
Martin Freeman and Me
With The Hobbit about to grace our screens, Toby White muses on his encounter with Bilbo Baggins himself – the affable Martin Freeman – and reveals that sometimes reality can turn into an uncomfortable comedy…
The Art of Studio Living
Are you under the impression that it is impossible to live elegantly in a studio?…