Beach + Camden Town Brewery: Beer at Beach

How to brew beer, as told by London illustrators and artists

At London’s Beach Gallery, the connection between beer and art goes a bit deeper than just getting a few cases of run-of-the-mill lagers for exhibition openings. Beach has previously collaborated with London local Camden Town Brewery on a number of occasions, one of which being the illustration for the brewery’s annual limited edition beer. To celebrate the upcoming Craft Beer Rising festival (26-27 February), at …

Premiere: “Marionettes” by Daphne Guinness

The masked muse gets darkly personal in this song and video production

British-Irish fashion muse Daphne Guinness (of the Irish dry stout family), known for appearing in heel-less hoof shoes and haute couture pieces, does her bravest public act yet with the release of her first-ever album Optimist in Black, arriving later this May. Singing has been something that’s been kept close and personal, ever since giving up her spot at London’s music academy Guildhall. Decades later, …

Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Has Died

Few works of fiction have carried as much of a resounding impact as Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Beyond its commercial success, the book introduced an array of beloved characters to the world and they have entered the literary canon for their awareness, sensitivity and care. After her book published in 1960, Lee became a recluse and an almost-mythic representation of modern writers from …