June 23, 2018 - 12:28 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Featured @en, Film @en, Mark Beech, Music @en, Uncategorized @enFictional 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 @enSoundtracking 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 @enThe 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, PhotographyThe 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 @enItaly. 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 BeechDerek 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 @enHow 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,…
January 11, 2018 - 11:47 pm in Art and Culture @en, Business, Business @en, Business & Politics @en, Featured @en, Home @en, Kevin Regan, Uncategorized @enSneak Peek at the New Annabel’s: “The best nightclub in the world?” faces challenges
Social and economic changes have redefined the world of exclusive private clubs. The story of Annabel’s says it all. Kevin Regan looks back with fondness - and takes a hard look at what lies ahead.…
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