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World of British Aristocracy

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Despite a decline since 1945, we view the Aristocrats or upper class as synonymous with glamour, adventure and whose status and fortunes inspired instinctive respect, you have look at the newspaper headlines about dukes and lords, continued interest in Lord Lucan’s 1974 disappearance.  The Duke of Westminster, whose wealth dates back to the 17th century, is worth £10bn, and according to Doughty some peers still live largely “Edwardian lives”. Heirs & Graces presents evidence that we would be better off if at least some stately homes were torn down, if hereditary peers were removed from the House of Lords, and if the … Continue reading World of British Aristocracy

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Sholay fifty years on under starlight: comedy to heartbreak, action to tragedy

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“Sholay” the Indian blockbuster celebrates its 50 years, whose journey began from an uncertain beginning to a monumental success, is a powerful reminder that once a spark ignites they can turn into an inferno that can’t be doused. This is the story of the team who smelled failure in the first week of releasing the film turned around by marketing in to the evergreen blockbuster. Sholay with stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Baduri and Amjad Khan. Sholay inspired by Spaghetti Westerns and Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, the film had a flavour of its own, with … Continue reading Sholay fifty years on under starlight: comedy to heartbreak, action to tragedy

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Prada piggybacking on Kolhapuri footwear

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 Fashion companies release new collection and bring new styles and designs at least four times a year, making it competitive as new designs compete for the attention of the consumer. Have you ever thought where the inspiration is coming from? The companies are free to create, inspire, even imitate, but what happens when the designers run out of ideas.  A recent controversy surrounding Italian luxury Prada, puts spotlight on how global fashion giants engage in India – a country whose rich artistic traditions have often suffered because of its inability to cash in on them. Prada got into trouble in June after … Continue reading Prada piggybacking on Kolhapuri footwear

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Surviving to become the biggest toy company in the world

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Lego A/s  (The Lego Group), a Danish construction by production company based in Billund, Denmark, manufacturer of interlocking ABS plastic and rubber bricks. The company founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen,  a carpenter whose primary business of producing household goods had suffered due to the Great Depression.  He produced initially wooden toys, and developed interlocking bricks by 1947, naming it Lego, based on a Danish phrase leg godt, meaning “play well”. The name also means in Latin either “ I collect”, “ I compose”, “I choose”, “ I read”. After a fire in the woodworking department, Ole’s son, Godfred, decided to stop … Continue reading Surviving to become the biggest toy company in the world

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The Feminine Sea

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MUSE GALLERY: LUKE FOREMAN – “THE FEMININE SEA” 10-27 April 2025. 269 Portobello Road. W11 1LR info@themuseat269.com www.themuseat269londonCheck opening times before you travel. Closest tube – Ladbroke Grove. Also quite close to Notting Hill tube  and a wide network of buses. Using a purpose made printer for this photographic project, artistically composed (lighting/settings/form) hand printed  images of items coming from the sea are displayed in black and white as oak framed  artworks created by the talented photographic artist, Luke Foreman. Subject matter includes shells, octopuses, and other objects related to the marine theme. All artworks at the exhibition are Hand Printed on Ilford Warm Tone FB … Continue reading The Feminine Sea

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Ultimate vigilante story

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The Feather men is the riveting story of a secret organization whose efforts by a private British vigilance committee, founded in England in the late 1960s.  Their 14-year attempt to eliminate a band of coldblooded contract killers of a number of British ex-servicemen in Britain and abroad. From 1977 to 1990, three hired assassins known as the Clinic tracked down and murdered four former British soldiers, one at a time. Each of the assassinations was carried out in such an ingenious fashion that there would be no hint of foul play, but one clue these killings has in common was that … Continue reading Ultimate vigilante story

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Swimming with dolphins…

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A English girl named Ishmaelle “born in a windswept cottage in the coast of Kent in the year  1843,” where she grows up swimming with dolphins. After the death of her parents and infant sister, her brother, Joseph, leaves to find work as a sailor. Call Me Ishamelle reimages the epic battle between man and nature in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick from a female perspective. Guo was inspired by a real-life story of 18-year-old Rebeca Ann Johnson who sailed out of Nantucket to Massachusetts, as the American Civil War breaks out in 1861, as part of the crew of the Nimrod, … Continue reading Swimming with dolphins…

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“Britain’s passion for esoteric Black music”

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After the world war, the UK and America were the dominant forces responsible for emergence and evolution of nightclubs and electronic dance music from the 1950s onwards. Transatlantic Drift traces the rhythmic journey of dance music, following the pulse as it bounced between Europe, North America and Caribbean. Music, dance styles and nightclub spaces are not created in isolation; they are shaped by collective influences and shared experiences. Two British academics, Milestone, a sociologist, and Morrison, music journalism lecturer, reveals the interconnected story of dance music, taking in hotspots such as New York, Detroit, London, Manchester, Chicago, Düsseldorf and Ibiza. Britain’s love … Continue reading “Britain’s passion for esoteric Black music”

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ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITS MICHELANGELO, DA VINCI and RAPHAEL

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ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITS MICHELANGELO, DA VINCI AND RAPHAEL ALONG WITH OTHER GREATS OF THAT ERA. (1500’s) UP TO FEBRUARY 16 2025 Now you can venture to see a collection of originals which includes a large collection of pen and ink drawings covering figures looking lithe and toned, as well as horses imaginatively finely sketched to the hilt. Also included in the relatively small (for the Royal Academy) exhibition  are awe inspiring oils framed in breathtaking magnificent  frames of the Virgin and Child, the Virgin with Saint Anne and child and Saint John the Baptist – spend some time taking in how wonderfully … Continue reading ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITS MICHELANGELO, DA VINCI and RAPHAEL

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AI to replace photoshop and filters

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Have you ever used photoshop or filters to create online profile pictures. Now artificial intelligence (AI) is the new trend for creating online profile pictures by replacing photoshop and filters. A TikTok video watched by over 52.3million times, a young woman created the professional-looking headshot photos using an AI-powered app called Remini. Alongside she shows how she looks in real life.  Remini, Try It On AI, and AI Suit Up, use AI-based software to create slick profile photos that aim to look as if they were taken by an expert photographer. Remini asks you to upload eight to ten selfies, … Continue reading AI to replace photoshop and filters