Writer, specializing in travel, culture, fashion & profiles. Bylines in The Independent, Hello! and Cosmopolitan. Founder of Culture Stories
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#BornOnThisDay André Gill
The larger than life caricaturist whose influence can still be felt today.
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One of the earliest known female travel writers, Ida Pfeiffer was described as neither wealthy or young, embarking on her solo round-the-world adventures in her 40s - becoming a sensation in the process.
#forgottenpeople #femaletravelers #minibiography
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Come back to 1960s London with me to meet Mr Fish, the man who dressed David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Sean Connery & more in dresses, frills & patterns!
Read my interview with @MuseumofLondon #fashioncity curator Lucie Whitmore!
#forgottencreatives
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Today on Culture Stories I look at the story behind this popular #1920s cafe shot! #DjunaBarnes #SolitaSolano #MauriceLouisBranger #Paris #TheLostGeneration #MiniBiographies #Bohemian #Writers open.substack.com/pub/cultur…
Landing in Inboxes tomorrow morning... The people behind this enigmatic and ever-appealing photo of 1920s Paris... Over on my Culture Stories substack! open.substack.com/pub/cultur…
It's 1907 and the world has gone crazy for teddy bears, inspiring many songs and a film in the process. But why are the called Teddies? And what kick-started this love of cuddly bears in particular?
Read this week's Culture Stories to find out...
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I've written my 1st mini biography & I'd love for you to read it & share it!
It's part of my new series focusing on forgotten artists, writers, musicians, actors & all-round-creative people.
Meet… Dora Batty open.substack.com/pub/cultur…
#DoraBatty #ForgottenArtists #Colchester
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Looking to speak to someone who has taken the Bridgerton tour in Bath visiting filming locations for a story for Business Insider. Please dm or email in bio.
#journorequest #prrequest
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If you are a woman who had your offer of work rescinded when you tried to negotiate your salary and feel comfortable sharing your story with me, please drop me a DM or email me [email protected] #journorequests #RT
Hello! For a story, looking to speak with women who have had their offers of work rescinded when they tried to negotiate a raise in salary. Ideally within the last year or so. If this is you, please drop me a DM or email. Any shares / RTs much appreciated! #journorequests #RT
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The government is consulting on damaging post-Brexit changes to copyright law.
The plans will have devastating implications for authors, readers, publishers – and for the creativity and diversity of our industry.
We enlisted illustrator Diana Dagadita to help us explain…
“It is an exciting, romantic city, but one with a residual melancholy, something shared by all great ports with their memories of comings and goings.”
'Liverpool is the equal of Manhattan and Venice in its astonishing architectural presence.'
✍️ Stephen Bayley
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I’m listening to a lot of freelance journalist interviews on podcasts and am struck by the fact that men say “I am the breadwinner, I have to make this work” and women tend to admit their money is just pocket money, and thus their work has to fit in around family life. But why?!
Absolutely fascinated by the imaginary schedules written into daily planners sold online.
Surely this person is about to faint from starvation before they finally get to organise those cupboards?
As if things could not get any more dystopian in this strange world we live in.
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I keep seeing tweets by aspiring writers in their mid to late 20s wondering if they’ve left it too late...
So just leaving a reminder that Candace Bushnell didn’t ‘make it’ until her mid 30s.
(Via Wordsofwomen.com)
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Hi journo twitter (specifically trainee/student journos 👀)
I'm looking for someone brilliant who wants to do 1-2 days a week with us at Euronews Living/Travel as a social media journalism placement.
If you're keen or want to hear more, my DMs are open.
For anyone having a clothes clear out: Here's a £5 Thrift+ Voucher for your first order at Thrift+. To accept, use my referral link: i.refs.cc/vnl72GPs?smile_ref…
I’ve just read & got to share - The Modern House has just launched Inigo, new estate agency for “the most marvellous historic homes.”
It promises maximalism, colour and “all things old, worn and beautiful.”
Sounds like the right kind of escapism from the news to me.
