Adriana Ramirez’s, The Violence is a chronicle of Colombia’s descent into decades of civil war of the 1940s and 1950s, through the lens of an intimate, multigenerational tale of upheaval and betrayal. “Neighbor killed neighbors, after years of potlicks worn shot glasses, and dominoes on shaded terraces” Ramirez writes. President-elect Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, champion of the working class and harbinger of a new era of progressive social change, is assassinated on the eve of Colombia’s 1948 presidential election, the capital is plunged into bloodshed. Gaitán’s assassination unleashed a bloodletting across the city , as Liberals blamed the CIA and the … Continue reading Spectre of violence: Multi-generational tale of upheaval and betrayal

THE MUSE GALLERY 269 PORTOBELLO ROAD W11 1LR “Vanished Memories” Instagram: Muse_@_269 http://www.themuseat269.london Michalis Karaiskos, Naira Mushtaq, Christos Tsimaris The exhibition shows a total of ten works by three artists who have combined a variety of media to portray mesmerising visual statements entitled “vanished memories”. Guess the correct identity of the royal personality in a large work by Michalis Karaiskos entitled “Seated Woman with Nightdress” – executed in oil on linen, view artworks including “Artist Imagining his Own Death” by the same painter. Christos Tsimaris  uses fine art to display his deeply figurative and enchanting pieces persistently testing the boundaries of … Continue reading The Muse Gallery

Why Democracy Need the Rich, by John O McGinnis, a professor of law at Northwestern University, reminds us the integral role the upper classes play in US democracy. He makes a wide-ranging and convincing case, countering views such as “every billionaire is a policy failure”, by spotlighting the vast contributions of the rich to charity, civic associations and universities. Why Democracy Needs the Rich challenges the prevailing belief that wealth undermines democracy, offering instead a bracing, thought-provoking claim that the rich play an essential role in sustaining and improving democratic institutions. At a  moment when billionaires are often vilified as symbols … Continue reading Role of the wealthy in preserving the balance and dynamism of a free society

Richard Caring sold The Ivy Collection, Annabel’s, Scott’s, Sexy Fish, Harry’s Bar, George, Mark’s Club and Noema to Abu Dhabi’s Diafa, an affiliate of IHC Group, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan, the deputy ruler of Abu Dhabi. Collectively they make up Troia Restaurants, which last year posted earnings of £58m on the £303m of turnover. Diafa already owns Zuma and Roka. Now they own crown jewels of British hospitality by paying £1.4bn. They opened door in 1917 and earned a reputation for impeccable service, passion for exceptional food. Richard Caring will remain executive chariman of the group, … Continue reading Crown jewels of British hospitality sold to Abu Dhabi for £1.4bn