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Jan 12, 2025 | 
theguardian.com | Tess Reidy
Nobody in 2023 would have guessed that Sabrina Carpenter or Chappell Roan would be festival headliners in 2025, or that the Foo Fighters’ rumoured summer tour would not go ahead after Dave Grohl became the father of a baby girl born “outside of [his] marriage”. But despite the unpredictable side of the music industry, live events are being organised further and further in advance.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
theguardian.com | Tess Reidy
Castling. The Berlin defence. En passant. If you haven’t heard these terms, chances are you soon will. School chess clubs are booming, new apps are capturing a gen-Z audience and stone chess boards have been installed in parks across the country. This year, a chess competition show comes to the BBC: Sue Perkins and The Traitors star Anthony Mathurin will present Chess Masters, in which 12 players battle it out. Chess is already a big spectator sport on other platforms, such as Twitch.
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Dec 29, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Tess Reidy
Greyson Harding, 13, has always had a strong sense of style. First, there were his dad’s vintage Prada shirts. Then came the blond hair dye, and now the perm. “My hair is naturally super straight, so at first it was a bit of a shock,” he said. “But now the curls have settled, I’m really pleased.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Tess Reidy
When Jadelle Luckman, 21, secured a place at Falmouth University, she hit the accommodation jackpot: an en-suite room in halls, a five-minute walk from campus. She was thrilled to have landed her first choice through a ballot process where students rank their 10 preferences in order. “I saved a lot of money not having to get public transport,” she recalls.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Tess Reidy
The preservation of egg shells and nests for study and display has been going on for more than 350 years, and London’s Natural History Museum has one of the most comprehensive collections.
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Aug 17, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Tess Reidy
The French artist La Filature, whose real name is Sandrine Torredemer, began embroidering at five years old with her grandmother and great-grandmother and hasn’t stopped since. “What was a passion has almost become a necessity,” she says. “It is a very good way to escape from the world a little.” Originally from Perpignan, near the Mediterranean coast, Torredemer is inspired by beaches, and interprets photos by combining old fabrics with embroidery to create intricate vacation scenes.
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Aug 3, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Kathryn Bromwich |Olivia Lee |Tess Reidy
Nia ArchivesThe DJ, producer and singer-songwriter is a rising star of UK jungle and drum’n’bass. Her debut album, Silence Is Loud, is nominated for the 2024 Mercury prize. She tours from 30 OctoberPerfume by The Dare (2024)This song came out recently – I heard it two weeks ago and loved the vibe. I really liked the Dare’s big tune Girls last year. Perfume is really cool: it’s New York indie sleaze vibes, sort of retro.
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Aug 3, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Tess Reidy
Whether clustered in grids across rolling hills or nestled up close to hedges, mobile homes are the subject of Dorset photographer Jethro Marshall’s latest book, Prefab Scout. Shot out of season along the Jurassic Coast in south-west England, the homes are captured free of people and their belongings, revealing modernist forms that are, Marshall says, “equal parts regimented Soviet, free-living American and British kitsch”.
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Jul 27, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Tom Lamont |Killian Fox |Tess Reidy
Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture. The Beatles’ Red Album. A flimsy single, Boom! Shake the Room, by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, and a chunky double-decker compilation record, Now That’s What I Call Music! 24. I thought about these treasured objects – my first CDs, bought or gifted to me in the mid-1990s – when I read the other day that CD sales were enjoying an unexpected bounce in the mid-2020s.
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Tess Reidy
At the 99 Vintage store in the centre of Winchester, curated rails of worn-in Dickies trousers sit alongside paint-splattered band T-shirts and a 1964 track-and-field hoodie with the left cuff falling off. “We call it the trashed look,” said Jack Edwards, 27, who co-owns the family business. “In the past, I would have rejected things because of a mark, but now we see the positives in some stains and distressing. It helps tell the story of the piece.”His brother, Harrison, 25, agrees.
