Celebrity Life
The Mogherini Method
By Rory Winston “As Europeans and Arabs we share in particular an interest in preserving the unique status of our common Holy City, Jerusalem,” states Federica Mogherini before making a case for why Jerusalem should be an international city for all religions. I couldn’t agree more especially since Mogherini is from Rome – a city where the…
The Mogherini Method
By Rory Winston “As Europeans and Arabs we share in particular an interest in preserving the unique status of our common Holy City, Jerusalem,” states Federica Mogherini before making a case for why Jerusalem should be an international city for all religions. I couldn’t agree more especially since Mogherini is from Rome – a city where the…
The Talented Mr. Crudup
Theater Review of Harry Clarke By Rory Winston “I believe that imagination is the passport we create to take us into the real world,” proffers the conman and self-proclaimed son of Sidney Poitier, Paul Poitier, in John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation – a play that questions the premise of identity as much as it…
Porgy and Stress – A Conductor’s Opera
By Rory Winston Shocking. Controversial. Disturbing– words with fluctuating values. Depending on the context, these adjectives can mean anything from offensive and questionable to arresting and substantial. Heard on TV news, they’re the perfect lead-in for an investigative report or exposé. As a blurb on a blockbuster film’s billboard, they’re mere hype. As part of…
HUGO BUMFELDT FAR FAR AWAY & CLOSE TO HOME
The mere mention of animation divides nerds into two camps – those who, having graduated from Looney Tunes, are left pining over Disney Classics...
Sziget Festival – 25 years of Better Sorry than Safe
By Rory Winston Thank God, chaos, serendipity, the Sziget Festival organizers, or [insert your deity of choice] for the maddening marvel that is PJ Harvery. In our genre-aware, over-exposed era, it’s a rare force of nature that can leave a signature on a listener’s soul. Rarer still, the beguiling artist capable of convincing us that…
CAYMAN BLISS AT KIMPTON SEAFIRE RESORT AND SPA
Picture your feet dangling above the clearest blue water you have ever seen, watching the most incredible sea creatures gliding peacefully through...
FISHING FOR HUNGARY’S UP-AND-COMING TALENT
There are just some festivals you really don't feel like writing about - no, not because they're bad but, quite the contrary, because they're so...
VOLT Turns it Up, Burns it Down
Chester Bennington’s Last Tour with Linkin Park as seen in Hungary’s Volt Festival By Rory Winston (All photos except those otherwise indicated are courtesy of Volt Festival) “That festival? Right – they did perform there. Did he seem normal or could you sense…? – Not that anyone can tell such things in advance but, well,…
HAMMOCK BEACH RESORT – EDEN’S UNINTENDED HEIRS
“Drive slow, sit low,” quipped Jerry Seinfeld while describing the habits of Jewish senior citizens in Florida. But there’s another Florida. Not...
ST. PATRICK’S DAY AND MORE IN BONNY IRELAND
Not all islands are created equal, and Ireland is proof of that. With a population of only 4 million people, one can easily drive from one end of...
DANGEROUS WOMAN IN DANGEROUS TIMES
At approximately 10:30 PM, just moments after Ariana Grande had finished singing her Dangerous Woman encore at Manchester Arena, a far more...