- November 4, 2018 - 10:05 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Events @en, Featured @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Travel @en, Uncategorized @en
LEVAN LAGIDZE, the iconic Georgian painter, returns to London.LONDON
LEVAN LAGIDZE, the iconic and reclusive Georgian painter , returns to London for the first time in 20 years with a major exhibition of new works Lagidze is known for his highly structured and layered… - June 23, 2018 - 12:28 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Featured @en, Film @en, Mark Beech, Music @en, Uncategorized @en
Fictional Violence = Real Life Crime. Really?
Mark Beech argues against the case for unnecessary media censorship which spoils the enjoyment of millions, in response to the actions of a very few crazed criminals who may not be influenced by violent… - June 11, 2018 - 11:18 pm in Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Film @en, Mark Beech, Music @en, Uncategorized @en
Soundtracking Africa and the world: Film composer Didier Recloux
By Mark Beech Didier Recloux is a name you may not be familiar with yet, but he is worth watching. The composer for film and TV wrote the music for the 2017 ground-breaking series History of Africa… RIP Legend: Looking Back on Tom Wolfe
By Mark Beech, DANTE editor My first encounter with the works of Tom Wolfe came from a most unusual source. Not one of his favoured American publications or indeed some of his more famous books, but…ABBA: From Arrival to Revival – Cashtills Ring Out Again
A Reflection by Mark Beech Mamma Mia! Here we go again.. my my.. It could be all Money, Money, Money as ABBA returns. I work all night, I work all day, to pay the bills I have to pay…- March 27, 2018 - 9:40 pm in Art and Culture @en, Business, Business & Politics @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Mark Beech, technology, Uncategorized @en
The Rise of Robots: How to Survive AI’s Doomsday Warning
High tech, lower wages, fewer jobs? Will AI mean a better life or will robots take over? So many questions. We know computers are becoming smarter. Could they become brighter than humans? What does… - March 16, 2018 - 8:00 pm in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Mark Beech, Photography
The Man Who Shot the World: Unseen Duffy Photos Define an Era
Mark Beech talks with Chris Duffy, both about rare photos, reproduced here and in a London exhibition, and other shots that are mega-famous. They all sum up the 1960s and beyond. Great photography… - March 2, 2018 - 7:55 am in Art and Culture @en, Business @en, Featured @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Politics @en, Travel @en, Uncategorized @en
Italy. An annihilated country goes to polls.
On the 4th of March 2018, Italy, the third-largest continental European economy, goes to the polls. Italians are electing a new parliament, hoping for a majority government and a prime minister. Massimo… - January 16, 2018 - 10:18 pm in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Featured @en, Home @en, interview, Mark Beech
Derek Alvarez: From Despair to Digital Artist, Family Man, Global Nomad
Interview by Mark Beech Derek Alvarez is an artist who gave up traditional paints and canvases to become a full time digital nomad, traveling the world with his wife and two toddlers. His artistic… - January 14, 2018 - 1:21 am in Art and Culture @en, Featured @en, Home @en, Uncategorized @en, Wine & Food @en
How the history of wine has been rewritten – in Georgia
Helena Bedwell reports on new research that has changed our knowledge of wine-making. Think wine, and you may well think of the great French viticultural areas, Burgundy or Bordeaux. Or even Margaux,…