A lovely glimpse into illustrator Sarah Maycock's world

It’s no secret that we’re longtime admirers of Sarah Maycock. One of our Graduates crop of 2011 when we were blown away by her confident, soulful image-making it’s been an honour and a privilege to see her career go from strength to strength in the intervening years. And now – by way of this excellent film produced by her agents Handsome Frank – I find out that Sarah lives in Hastings, my absolute favourite place in the UK bar none. It’s...

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Nirvana's classic MTV Uplugged set turns 20

Usually at Christmas I get a bit nostalgic with this slot; historically I’ve posted Wham!, Bing Crosby and David Bowie, so you’d be forgiven for thinking another Christmas classic was due. This year however, calls for a more serious bit of nostalgia, in the shape of one of the most memorable sets of music I’ve ever heard. 20 years and two days ago, MTV aired Nirvana’s now legendary MTV Unplugged in New York, months before Cobain’s death...

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Top talent provide Christmas GIFs for return of Ryan Todd's project

Ryan Todd is back with his tremendous Christmas GIFs project and once again he’s secured a host of top illustrator talents to provide short visual meditations on the festive season. So from Malika Favre to Jack Hudson, Supermundane to Animade, these weird and wonderful Christmas treats range from the fun and silly to the poignant and lonely (here’s looking at you Ross Phillips). An excellently creative way to kickstart the Yuletide madness. ...

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Three young talents join Jessie Ware for Cutty Cargo showcase

At its best, creative culture feeds itself with different disciplines influencing and inspiring each other to create urban hotspots greater than the sum of their parts. That’s precisely what Cutty Sark is celebrating at their inaugural Cutty Cargo event taking place next month, and the whisky brand is kicking off its global campaign right here in London with an evening of music, food, performance and art and design. Jessie Ware and DJ...

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London Fashion Week: International Exhibition Reveals Emerging Talent

Design from China that will appear as part of 2012 London Fashion Week (Photo: British Fashion Council) A selection of international fashion designs will be on show as part of an exhibition during this month's London Fashion Week. Nineteen embassies and cultural institutes across London will open their doors to display the work of more than 80 emerging international designers as part of the International...

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London’s Upcoming Talents

London has been recognized as a centre for recruiting new fashion talents for the past few decades with worldly-acclaimed designers like: John Galliano, Alexander Mc - Queen, Hussein Chalayan, among many others. Skimming through the Spring collections last week, we noticed a handful of new talents. Some have dedicated the past twenty years of their life to fashion, while others have only recently presented their debut collection....

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London 2012: Alan Webb trying to unlock his elusive talents

Another race and another disappointing finish. Alan Webb’s legs didn’t move as fast as they should have, and afterward, his explanation struggled to find a rhythm, as well. “I just keep — it’s just not, it’s just not, it’s not clicking for me,” said one of the most unpredictable and confounding middle distance runners to ever lace up a pair of shoes. “I don’t know what else to say. . . . The race goes, I don’t, you know,...

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Talent Identification & Development

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New fashion talent gets chance in east London event

RUNWAY MODEL: Fashion from last year's show A FASHION show aiming to put black designers on the map will be taking place on Brick lane, east London this Saturday (July 20). Shaqueen Wilson, 24, from Canning Town, east London, started up Born 2 Strut in 2012 with some friends after noticed the lack of opportunities for black fashion designers in the UK. Explaining how she came up with...

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In London, New Talents Take the Spotlight

London is not short on young designer initiatives, and as fashion week approaches, the city begins to highlight its top up-and-comers. Today, the London-based Centre for Fashion Enterprise’s New Fashion Ventures program has awarded three ambitious new labels with sponsorship: Teatum Jones (launched by designers Catherine Teatum and Rob Jones in 2010), Fyodor Golan (designed by Fyodor Podgorny and Golan Frydman and also launched in 2010) and...

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Why Talented Creatives Are Leaving Your Shitty Agency

Over the past few months it seems like I keep having the same conversation over and over again with friends in dozens of agencies around London, it usually starts off like this: “Who do you think is the best agency is at the moment? Is anyone doing good work?” And ends with them explaining why they are thinking of moving on. The reasons why are always the same: “I want to work on an actual product people want to use” “I want to build my...

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Russell Brand and Noel Gallagher to open 'talent bar' in London

Russell Brand, Noel Gallagher and friends at XFM. File photo. Image by: Bang Showbiz Actor Russell Brand and musician Noel Gallagher are planning to open a talent bar in north London to showcase the skills of upcoming musicians. Save & Share 0inShare The comedian and the former Oasis star want to give upcoming artists...

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Wright taking her talents to London

Kelcey Wright will play for the Western Mustangs after four seasons as a Ram. (Charles Vanegas / The Eyeopener) By Alan Hudes The Ryerson women’s basketball team is losing one of its biggest leaders next season – and not just to graduation. Fourth-year guard Kelcey Wright has chosen to play her final year of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) eligibility with the Western Mustangs as she pursues her master’s degree in journalism. “You...

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'Britain's Got Talent' 2014 open audition dates revealed

Producers will be visiting six cities this autumn to uncover talented acts to perform for judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon when the arena auditions return in January. © Rex Features / Ken McKay/Thames 'Britain's Got Talent' judges Performers are initially being invited to perform in front of producers in Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, London, Belfast and Edinburgh in October and November.Speaking about...

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London is 'talent capital' of the world

London has 1.5m people apparently employed in the “high skill” sectors, compared with 1.2m in New York, 784,000 in Los Angeles, and 630,000 in Hong Kong Deloitte researchers delved into official employment data in the cities to arrive at the conclusion that London employed the most people in 12 of the sectors, such as banking, legal services and digital media,...

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London’s Upcoming Talents

London has been recognized as a centre for recruiting new fashion talents for the past few decades with worldly-acclaimed designers like: John Galliano, Alexander Mc - Queen, Hussein Chalayan, among many others. Skimming through the Spring collections last week, we noticed a handful of new talents. Some have dedicated the past twenty years of their life to fashion, while others have only recently presented their debut collection....

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No wonder he's so happy! Roberto Cavalli, 73, waves exuberantly as he bares (almost) all in yet another sunbathing session with much younger model girlfriend

They've been treating Miami's beaches to a hearty glimpse of their age-gap romance all week. And it appears the lazy days have been great for Roberto Cavalli's mood as the delighted designer threw his hands in the air in an enthusiastic wave during yet another sunbathing session with his much younger girlfriend, Lina Nilson. The 73-year-old Italian clothing connoisseur once again showed off all but his privates in a miniscule pair of shorts...

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