Lee’s legacy Sarabande, the arts charity founded by Alexander McQueen (Lee to his friends), sets up shop at Selfridges, Oxford Street from 20 January to 23 March. For sale at the residency will be art, fashion, jewellery, sculpture, photography and craft pieces, from a limited-edition Thom Browne shirt to ceramic sex toys. There will also…
The average TikTok user spends almost one hour each day on the app. However, the screen time of American users is about to be rapidly reduced, as the app is set to be banned in the US. On Friday the US Supreme Court rejected an appeal against a law that would see the social media…
On a recent Monday morning, Olivia Shalhoup opened her laptop and steeled herself for a day of meetings. Around 40% of her work as the founder of Amethyst, a marketing and PR agency, focuses on helping musicians navigate TikTok. On this particular day, the fate of the app in the US hung in the balance,…
Music was everywhere when I grew up, not just on the stereo. My mother had a piano. My father played guitar and collected percussion instruments: drums, bongos… My parents both had a deep connection to music. I could see it brought them a kind of serenity. And they encouraged me to play. Painting, poetry, literature…
In the spring of 2004, I was working in sales in Melbourne. An IT guy was deployed from our Sydney headquarters to help set up the internet in our new office. Al had a laid-back vibe and played bass in a band and I immediately liked what I saw. I was in my late 20s…