One thing I love about writing as a craft is that you’re never “done.” No matter how good you get, there’s always something to learn. I’ve been writing for a while now, but I’m always on the lookout for another way to improve my craft. One such tool out there is Masterclass. You may have […]

Founded in 2014, checkout platform Bolt offers one-click payments for over 300 retailers. Perhaps unsurprisingly, in a time of ever-increasing convenience, the company has raised millions of dollars in investment, taking it to the level of a ‘decacorn’ – that’s a startup with a value of $10b+, for readers outside the world of venture capital. […]

As the actor admires the bevy of A-list names on the streaming platform’s roster, he becomes increasingly neurotic about why he isn’t one of them As the battle for new subscribers ramps up, streaming platforms are increasingly having to bring out the big guns to stand a chance of competing. This is the premise of […]

Conversion therapy has come under fierce scrutiny in recent years. The practice, which tries to suppress someone’s sexual orientation or stop them identifying as a different gender, can include talking therapies and prayer along with more extreme methods such as exorcism, physical violence and food deprivation. It has been condemned by global medical and human […]

A new year brings new challenges and new opportunities for businesses of all types, and effective, clear internal communication is critical to meeting both with success. Here are my top three tips for ensuring crystal clear internal communications: Keep it simple and direct.Use bite-sized messages and plain, approachable language. Prioritize timely, relevant information over messages […]

Artists are furious that their work has been used as fodder for AI tools, and copyright lawsuits are mounting as a result. We discuss AI’s intellectual property woes with Jelly head of artist management Nicki Field and illustrator Christoph Niemann “It’s a bit of a weird grey area,” says Nicki Field, in what feels like […]

Have you ever wondered how some successful authors publish a book or more a year? Do they have secret writing skills they could teach you to help you become a successful writer? Are there tools you could use to make you equally productive? If you want to become a successful writer, you need to first […]

The fashion house has taken over the front of the London department store to mark its Yayoi Kusama collaboration Giant flowers and pumpkins are currently covering the façade of Harrods, painting its stonework in the polka dots that have become Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s trademark. It’s all to launch Louis Vuitton’s new Kusama collection – […]

At 21 metres high, it stretches just above the Angel of the North, and spreads to 52 metres in length. However, London’s newest bid for a landmark is, unusually, an electrical substation in Brent Cross Town – the regeneration project towards the north of the city. Perhaps aware that a substation isn’t typically a sexy […]

The photographer talks about her body of work examining everyday life and war in Iraq, where she explores complex questions of truth in photography and journalism In a bleak era of fear and division – in which societal ills are inescapably visible and what constitutes truth itself is up for interpretation – Alexandra Rose Howland’s […]