Ben Hardy on EastEnders and his new LGBTQ film Unicorns: We’re all multi-faceted. Why stick to one label?
Half-science, half-mysticism, the world of biodynamic wine is weird and wonderful July 6, 2018 Crates filled with horns sit in a corner of a wine cellar in Tuscany. Outside, the summer air is stifling, but underground a chill draught snakes around the dozen or so giant barrels that line the corridor like great oaken sentinels. Amid all the winemaking paraphernalia, the piles of cow horns look incongruous, like an [...]
The story behind the steady rise of ethical homeware and why it’s the next frontier in sustainable shopping September 25, 2018 Did you know that the global fashion industry is on track to consume over a quarter of the world’s annual carbon allowance by 2050? Stella McCartney does and she’s been travelling the world with sailing wonderwoman Dame Ellen MacArthur shouting about it for the last couple of years now. Perhaps that’s why so many [...]
Best ethical homeware brands in the UK: Fast fashion is a much-known scourge, but should we now look at the ethics of our furnishings? July 5, 2018 Did you know that the global fashion industry is on track to consume over a quarter of the world’s annual carbon allowance by 2050? Stella McCartney does and she’s been travelling the world with sailing wonderwoman Dame Ellen MacArthur shouting about it for the last couple of years now. Perhaps that’s why so many more [...]
It’s getting hot out there, and investors need to protect themselves February 2, 2018 In a previous incarnation, I was a theoretical astrophysicist. In that role, I worked on a team that tried to parse how much of global warming could be attributed to the sun and how much to human causes. As someone who worked directly with climate change data, I can assure you: Climate change is real. [...]
A life off-grid with no energy bills is closer than you think. Here’s what the future has in store for sustainable homes September 26, 2017 "Right," says eco-developer Sam Budhdeo, rubbing his hands together. “We think we have the solution to climate change.” As openers go, it’s a bold one, but not quite as outlandish as it sounds. The housebuilder who successfully cracks the code to building sustainably – and affordably – would be solving a large part of the [...]
Christmas with JPMorgan: the bank picks books, sites and music for the holiday season December 16, 2016 There's still time to get a last minute gift for the banker in your life! JPMorgan's annual holiday reading list has been given an upgrade for 2016, and to mark the 10-year anniversary of the reading list, the US bank added on a few cultural and musical recommendations. The bank is actually calling the list #nextlist2017, and [...]
Fancy life as a human body designer or rewilding strategist? These 10 creepy-sounding job titles will exist by 2025 August 9, 2016 Technology may have an ever-increasing effect on jobs, with everyone from accountants to, er, world record holders worrying about where their jobs are going. But it also means new job titles are springing up every day. New research conducted by Microsoft Surface and The Future Laboratory has predicted 10 new job titles expected to emerge in the [...]
DriveTribe co-founders Richard Hammond and Ernesto Schmitt talk dating, driverless cars and excluding Jeremy Clarkson from music ventures February 13, 2017 How would you transition from celebrity to business magnate? If you’ve already done well in life, one option is to wind down. This is not, however, the option Richard Hammond and sidekicks James May and Jeremy Clarkson are going for. In case they didn’t have enough to do launching Amazon’s The Grand Tour, they’ve also [...]
Countdown to Christmas 2015: Six of the most amazing discoveries humans made this year December 4, 2015 This year, humans around the world have made big leaps forward in unravelling the secrets of the universe and answering some of science's most complex questions. From disease prevention to space exploration and artificial intelligence, pretty much every aspect of science has been lifted by an important discovery in 2015. And new findings are constantly coming [...]
The question about ‘grand strategy’ that made Tim Cook unhappy was based on theory that makes uncomfortable reading for Apple October 27, 2016 Last night, Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a terse, unhappy answer to this question from UBS analyst Steven Milunovich: "Does Apple today have a grand strategy for what you want to do?" Milunovich asked the question two different ways, and Cook gave two non-answers, one of which was "as usual, we're not going to talk [...]