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Photo Gallery - Hedonism II

Husband-and-wife director duo Leo Gack and Zo Martin reimagine the somnambulant intimacy of experimental musician Mari Maurices album for OOH-sounds as a moment of quiet tenderness the morning after a night of violent depravity.

more eaze describes each track of oneiric, her recent album for the always excellent Florentine label OOH-sounds, as on the verge of communicating some deep truth but not quite being able to articulate it, like accidentally mumbling a secret while sleep-talking. For the beautifully dazed visual for the albums opener, a romance, directed by Zo Martin and her husband Leo Gack, were transported to the moments that follow on waking, as two young creatures of the night awake to the aftermath of a particularly debauched party. Cinematic synth swells and tactile sound design signal the first crepuscular rays of dawn light, a wave of warm distortion duplicated in the twilit haze that illuminates the site of what reveals itself to have been an orgiastic banquet charged with vampiric desire. Tracks like a romance have such an immense cinematic potential that we, as filmmakers, often face the temptation to approach such music as a means rather than an end, they explain.While we knew we wanted to make a video that would be somewhat narrative, it was very important for us to make sure the story would serve the music, and not the other way around. Translating the lovestruck melancholy that saturates more eazes sound into a evocative portraitof two characters intimately connected in an ultimately destructive circumstance, Martin and Gack explore how infatuation and lust can be, quite literally, all-consuming.

a romance is largely about the awkwardness and absurdity of falling in love and how in the midst of that discomfort an undeniable, all-encompassing mood sets in, says Maurice. I feel like Zoe and Leo did an excellent job capturing this in their video and theres this sense of beauty constantly encroaching and framing the horror of the events set in place here. As the outlines of various bodies strewn across a bedroom floor gradually resolve themselves as morning approaches, an all-too familiar morning after scene is suggested, a post-party scenario that would go unquestioned save for the tell-tale stains around our protagonists mouths. The starting point was that long, lo-fi distorted sound running through the second half of the track, which reminded us of a sunbeam piercing through a window, continue Martin and Gack. We dont know, why buta romancedefinitely felt like a morning song to us, a song to wake up to.So our goal was to encapsulate that fleeting, blissful, moment of waking up next to someone dear. The beauty and tenderness of it, right before we connect with the world, and regardless of the context. Shrouded in a blood-stained sheet, faces turned towards the morning light, before pulling focus on the grisly reality of the world, our protagonists room is filled with love.

The vampire theme helped us achieve that by visually opposing the ingenuousness of the young vampires with the horrid aftermath of their feast, Martin and Gack explain. Parting with the sexual aspect of the myth was also crucial to us: we kept the relationship between them ambiguous so kindness would prevail.We also drifted away from the usual romantic setting by adopting a more contemporary take on the vampire lair: a sort of Klimt inspired golden squalor that belongs to a place somewhere between dream and reality, in the treasured world of the half-awakes. Amidst exquisitely framed squalor, in a space that is both an amorously trashed bedroom and a macabre den of corpses, demonic appetite is collapsed as just another form of youthful transgression, simply another expression of ravenous desire. In this way, turning towards the sunlight of a new day is framed as yet another taboo to be explored, the death drive of the young vampires demonstrated in stark detail. Surrounded by the bodies of the consumed, bloody testaments to their most primal urges, their hunger is shown to be for love in all its forms: a love of flesh, a love of each other and a love of beauty, each so potent they are willing to risk destruction in hedonistic pursuit.

a romance is taken from oneiric, which is out now on OOH-sounds. You can find more eaze on Instagram and Bandcamp.

For more information about Leo Gack and Zo Martin, you can follow them on Instagram.

a romance Credits:

Directors Lo Gack &Zo Martin Cast Oliwia Lis, Tanaig Bonenfant,Antoine Lebas,Emma Ebouaney,Ellyson Gasparetto,Alex Legallet,Hadrien Legallet, Jade Martinez, Clment Mellet, Robin Cannone Director of Photography Thodore Hugonnier Casting Director Jasmin Nahar Producer Producing Love 1st Assistant Camera Lo Servant 2nd Assistant Camera Paul Godeau Gaffer Joffrey Chatellier Electrician Sarah Guillaumin Haddad Key Grip Ugo Villaume Grip Assistant Louis GascaSet Designer Jade Boyeldieu dAuvigny Set Designer Assistants Caroline Reveillaud, Pierre-Henri Leneveu Stylist Lu-Philippe Guilmette Make-up Artist Zo Derks Hair Stylist Jonathan Dadoun Film Processing and Scanning Silverway

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more eaze wakes up to the aftermath of extreme hedonism in a romance - FACT

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he Instagram It-Girl of the summer? Kate Moss. While the supermodel is apparently very much on the wagon these days, snaps of her Nineties heyday have lately been going viral on social, with her looking equally beautiful and bleary-eyed, cigarettes and booze in one hand, either Johnny Depp or Pete Doherty in the other.

And while no one wants another round of troublesome exes, the glorification of Kates Wild Years points to one thing only: the world is finally remembering what its like to have fun. Less hot girl summer, more shot girl summer. Heres where to head to indulge that hedonistic streak.

Bottoms up

Neon lair: NQ64 on Berwick Street

Its time to raise a glass to, well, raising a glass. Of the old-school places, try Le Beaujolais (WC2H, lebeaujolais.london): it is somewhere for too much wine and pastis and a feeling like Litchfield Street might be a back alley in Paris after all. Upstairs is open to all, while its notoriously private downstairs club is rumoured to have served Brad Pitt (unlikely) and Beyonc (wildly improbable) but stranger things have happened. A more modern mantra can be found at the Arcade Food Hall (WC1, arcadefoodhall.com). It reopened a couple of months back with coasters on the central bar proudly bearing the legend bored of wellness. And honestly, by now, who isnt? Probiotic mindfulness can do one. Cocktails, all about a tenner, are listed variously as being ideal for the first drink of the day, an all-day party or late night. In other words, Arcade is set for all hours. Upstairs at Luke Farrells scorching southern Thai Plaza Khao Gaeng, the Lageritas have been the hit, while the Johnnie Walker highball at 8 is a head-spinning bargain. Restraint? Never heard of her.

While most of Londons dedicated drinking dens shakily knocked back their last vodka tonics as the millennium blearily came into view, one or two have survived. Does Gerrys Club (W1D, 020 7437 4160) in Dean Street really exist, or is it just a drunken example of the Mandela Effect? Hard to really say, but the set of regulars who go until 3am every night among them journos, fashionista types and hospitality hoi polloi swear by the place for its decent drinks at fair prices and terrific live music. Gerry never existed; you may feel you dont either the morning after, too. Similar is Greek Street stalwart Trishas (W1D, @trishas_soho). A more modern way of doing things is at newcomer Louche, which is nearly opposite (W1D, louchesoho.com). The raffish name says it all; the two-storey cocktail bar specialises in live music and late nights, and shuts at 2.30am every Wednesday to Saturday.

The fact that Bradleys Spanish Bar (W1T, bradleysspanishbar.com) in Hanway Street is actually a pub tells you everything you need to know about its muddled mind; it shuts around midnight but next door is terrific underground cocktail spot, Murder Inc (W1T, murderinclondon.com), where cocktails are strong, cheap, staff know their stuff and good times are always had. Closing is at 2am on the weekends. Around the corner on Berwick Street is NQ64, open until 3am (W1F, nq64.co.uk). Themed for old arcade games, its a dizzying trip walking into its neon lair. After a really, really late night? Canning Towns FOLD (E16, fold.london) is the only club that reliably and regularly stays open until daybreak. Clubs, though, are a whole different ballgame: check out our fresh guide to the best.

Putting on the glitz

Killer: The Lowback

Going full tilt neednt be all Charles Bukowski bars. Hedonism is about seeking pleasure, not necessarily over-indulgence. Pre-dinner Martinis have suddenly reappeared as the drink du jour. The rule about them is easy enough: one is too few, three is too many. In Canary Wharf, underneath the latest Hawksmoor, the Lowback (E14, thehawksmoor.com) is a killer new bar for them, with top food in the restaurant upstairs. Otherwise, the best are found in the American Bar at the Stafford (SW1A, thestaffordlondon.com), which has a new American-leaning menu from executive chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen, or in the unflappable Connaught Bar (W1K, the-connaught.co.uk), or the Amaro Bar (W8, amarobar.co.uk). Ask for Decs Martini there, named for cocktail titan Declan McGurk. Vodka reliably serves up less of a hangover than gin; drinking less does better still. Mini-martinis are the under-the-counter, off-menu thing at sort-of diner Ritas (W1F, ritasdining.com), while Tayr + Elementary (EC1V, tayer-elementary.com) is famous for its One Sip martinis. They are the ultimate shot.

Otherwise, put a note in the diary for early autumn, when a new St John opens in Marylebone Lane (W1U, stjohnrestaurant.com); it is Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gullivers first new place in seven years and as befits its owners, it is embracing a life of good living. Glasses of Fernet Branca can revive even the weariest. The breakfast special will be doughnuts with Champagne. Speaking of, just last week Mot & Chandon opened a dedicated fizz bar at Harrods (SW1X, harrods.com); the room shimmers with gold-like bubbles in a flute.

Such glitz is a must for living the high life: a dash of celebrity always helps. At present, the Twenty Two just off Grovesnor Square (W1K, the22.london) is the place to be seen: lately Jourdan Dunn, Ed Westwick and Rita Ora have all been spotted among its blue, wood-panelled dining room. The other place drawing the big names is the Pelican in All Saints Road (W11, thepelicanw11.com): its a posh pub, so indulgence is at your own pace, likewise dressing up, but look around apart from three-Michelin star chef Pierre Koffman, Ellie Goulding and Margot Robbie have been in. Finally, if youre the sort that wants to party but, er, also sleep, the art of the long lunch is a fine thing to master. Theres a full how-to guide here, but if youre wondering where to kick things off, skip the vegan Honest Burgers news came yesterday it has shut amid little demand and instead try Jackson Boxers places: both Orasay and Brunswick House have recently held feasts that have stretched through an afternoon and into the evening and its rumoured more may follow. If youre out late, Boxers Chinatown bar Below Stone Nest (W1D, belowsoho.london) is just the place for an elegant nightcap: open until 2am Wednesday to Saturday, it looks something like the basement equivalent of Sessions Arts Club, has a live jazz band killing it and serves drinks for 8.50.

Life is a cabaret

High-living: Christabels

While the cabaret sector has wobbled, steadying itself post-pandemic, the stage lights are now burning brighter than ever. At the eye-widening end of the scale, the Box in Walkers Court (W1F, privilege-entertainment.com) has found itself back en vogue after it hosted the Brits afterparty: go to watch well, look, I cant really say; find out for yourself. Speaking of common decency, theres an underground bar of that name at theNoMad (WC2E, thenomadhotel.com), where they promise unscripted surprises drag cabaret tends to be the thing. Over by Piccadilly Circus, inside Brasserie Zedels Crazy Coqs (W1F, brasseriezedel.com) next month launches Halcyon Nights, promising Fifties-style glam, with West End star Joanna Woodward hosting.

Meanwhile, just off Berkeley Square, Club Chinois (W1J, parkchinois.com) is likewise reviving its cabaret act with the aptly-named Show Reborn: 23 acts play every Wednesday-Saturday until 2am. Wilder, though, is likely to be Christabels, beneath the Windmill Theatre (W1T, christabels.uk); its promising high-living (Michelin-starred food, live bands, cigars and Champagne), but its the burlesque that should give the place its reputation. There is, too, a sense inhibitions arent especially welcome: former Primal Scream and Oasis manager Alan McGee, a regular at its old spot in Fitzrovia, says: The only difference is, in the Eighties this place would have an orgy. Perhaps be grateful its 2022 after all.

Thats not to say, moving away from cabaret, that there arent plenty of sex-positive parties. Theres quite a few operating in a queer-friendly way: the biggest kink party at present is Crossbreed (crossbreedworld.com), which proudly is as progressive as it is (consensually) pervy, but check out Oliver Keens full guide to all the fun, including Meat, Thorn, HTBX and HOWL. After all, to wreck a Rita Mae Brown line, the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.

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Shot Girl Summer: Your guide to hedonism in London - Evening Standard

I'd like to offer distraught culture warriors some advice for the remainder of this blistering summer: sit by a pool with an icy drink and calm yourselves down.

Hardly a day goes by that we don't see another dire warning that America is headed toward a second civil war. (See: tinyurl.com/y6k7hhu6) The right hates the left and the left hates the right. Trumpers loath Bideners -- and vice versa. Every new development is the end of the world as we know it.

There are indeed serious matters at stake, as there are in every age. The U.S. Supreme Court's recent overturning of Roe v. Wade was a monumental decision, whatever your views on abortion. Congressional hearings on the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol continue to provide one mind-bending revelation after another.

But we also find ourselves seething over lesser matters we blow out of all proportion.

Two things recently happened that brought this to mind.

In the county where I live, Kentucky's state teacher of the year, Willie Carver, announced he's leaving the teaching profession after 17 years. (See: tinyurl.com/29wwp44j.)

He found that, "as a queer person in K-12 education, I have been unable to do that work without facing discrimination, heartache, and being a part of systems that cause harm, though I am immensely proud of my brilliant, hardworking, and fierce colleagues who have and continue to change that system in defense of students."

He told the Lexington Herald-Leader that extremists had attacked him and his former students at Montgomery County school board meetings and on social media.

"The national rhetoric is turned up, and LGBTQ teachers bear the weight of a lot of hatred that catalyzes the vitriol. It's tiring," he said.

As far as I can recall I've never met Carver, but he and my wife worked together a decade ago at Montgomery County High School. Long before Carver became state teacher of the year, Liz praised him to high heaven as a wonderful man and a devoted educator -- the best of the best.

No matter these days. You know how the right-wing rhetoric goes now. Teachers generally, and LGBTQ teachers particularly, are "groomers" luring their young charges into lives of debauchery, atheism and wearing green hair.

At roughly the same time as Carver's resignation, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Bremerton (Wash.) High School assistant coach Joseph Kennedy's prayers. (See: tinyurl.com/4tpun89h.) Kennedy had a habit of kneeling briefly at midfield after football games to offer a personal prayer of thanks.

He did this alone for years, but gradually others joined him. The school ordered him to stop. His prayers became a culture wars thing. Eventually it became a court case.

Although I oppose mixing religion and state, I'd hoped the court would find in the coach's favor, because in this case Bremerton school officials wildly overstepped their bounds.

Kennedy had a right to publicly take a knee in prayer for multiple reasons, I believe, including the same reason former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick had a right to take a knee during the national anthem: they're U.S. citizens exercising First Amendment protections. You don't forfeit your citizenship by stepping onto a football field.

The conservative Supreme Court agreed with me, for what will likely be the only time ever.

But sheesh, did the limburger hit the sideline fan. People on the left howled their heads off. High school football players will now have religion forced down their gullets. They'll be coerced into conversions. Soon we'll all be living in a Christian theocracy.

Please. I played high school football 50 years ago. Regularly, our coach told us all to kneel in the locker room before games. We'd say the Lord's Prayer. It wasn't optional.

As far as I ever knew, not one guy was converted as a result. No one was noticeably traumatized. I think most of the players regarded the prayer as I did -- as a good-luck ritual, along the lines of not washing your lucky socks on game days.

It was the raucous 1970s. We entered the locker room as wastrels and heathens, and post-prayer we emerged with our hedonism intact.

Here's the thing. Teachers and coaches are excellent at helping kids learn math or tackling. They're lousy at altering kids' sexual orientation or their eternal destination. They don't change who we fundamentally are.

In the big matters, you're dealing with three other influences: genes, parents and peers.

Genes you can't do much about. Kids get whatever biological cocktail they get. Blue eyes or brown. Light skin or dark. Gay or straight. Introvert or extrovert.

To the extent environment plays a role, it's mainly parents and peers who set that course. No teacher has the influence on a kid her family and friends have.

Solution: be the best parent you can -- and vigilantly monitor your child's friends.

But having Willie Carver as an instructor was never going to turn your kid gay, if that's your fear. Junior was only going to get a brilliant French teacher.

Having Joseph Kennedy as Junior's football coach wasn't going to turn him into a Bible-thumping zombie, if that's your fear.

That's not how life works. Things only work that way in political fundraising emails.

Calm down. Sit by the pool with your libation of choice. Listen to Jimmy Buffett tunes.

Remember that not everyone who is different from you is out to destroy truth, justice and the American way. Sometimes, they're just different.

Paul Prather is pastor of Bethesda Church near Mount Sterling, Ky. You can email him at

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Culture will survive all the right and left drama - Arkansas Online

Kevin Norquay, a Stuff senior writer, might have done even better with a decent name.

OPINION: After decades in darkness, the despised name Kevin is making a comeback, so just watch your steps cool boys Lucas, Ryan, Matthew and Nick.

Times have changed; two Kevins have just been elected in France for Marine Le Pens National Rally, prompting newspaper columns on a cultural sea change.

In France, Kevin is (was) a redneck name. A 2015 study by Frances Discrimination Observatory found a Kvin had a 10%-30% lower chance of being hired than an Artur/Arthur.

A decade ago, German psychologists at Humboldt University in Berlin detected the curse of Kevin, by testing how often 47,000 dating site members opened messages from English-sounding suitors.

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Journalist Kevin Norquay challenging the concept that Kevins show a complete lack of intelligence.

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Single people would seem to prefer to remain alone than meet up with someone called Kevin, study leader Jochen Gebauer said, adding that emails from Alexanders were clicked on 102% more.

Unless you are a Kevin, it may have escaped you that in England the name is code for lower class (think bogan), and even that is the global high point for Kevs (with the exception of Ireland).

In Germany theres a trend called Kevinism. Its a term about as attractive as other isms such as fascism, hedonism and narcissism, causing Kevin to be regarded as a sneer-appropriate name.

German university researchers found teachers considered a student called Kevin more prone to attention-seeking behaviour, as well as lower scholastic performance.

The name was also indicative of lower socioeconomic status.

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Kevin Bacon as Jackie Rohr in City On A Hill.

In the United States, a Kevin is a whining, moaning, self-entitled white moron (he wrote cautiously, attempting a non-whining, non-moaning, brainy vibe). Twitter has a hashtag #kevinsgonewild.

In the 2006 Lionel Shriver novel We Need to Talk About Kevin, the Kevin in question was a murderous psychopath.

Reddit has a StoriesAboutKevin thread with 194,000 members. A Kevin is someone who consistently or greatly shows a complete lack of intelligence through incompetence of social and societal norms, or is purposefully antagonistic in their poor decision-making, followers are told.

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Author Lionel Shriver helped give Kevins a bad name, unless you like murderous psychopaths.

No surprises then that for four decades I have been betraying my given name, with Kevin running a distant fourth to Norks, Kev and Kevvo.

Yes, even Norks is preferred. For those not well versed in Australian high culture, here is a definition: Norks: noun. Australian slang, female breasts.

An Australian colleague once had her mother ask after me: And how is your Kiwi friend umm Boobs?

On dating app Tinder, Lucas, Ryan, Matthew, Nick, Josh, Brandon, Justin, Ben, Adam and Andrew have been found to be the 10 most right-swiped (apparently good).

Kevin? The least-attractive male name, followed by Justin, Marvin and Dennis.

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A blackbird, confident in the knowledge it has a patron saint ... Kevin.

But now is the hour of the Comeback Kevin, a resurgence in line with the names venerable past: St Kevin of Glendalough, born in the 5th century, meant fair-begotten, or of noble birth. So take that.

Patron saint of blackbirds, he was born into the royal line of the ancient Irish kingdom of Leinster and as a young man chose to become a hermit. Maybe he, too, had dating issues.

Isnt that great, though? Self-effacing, kind to animals (birds, even), such a nice person he was made a saint. Mind you, there is also a St Lucas, St Ryan (Rhian) and St Matthew, so they are good at Tinder AND saintliness.

As for St Nick, hes a yuletide superstar.

While a few Kevins have made it big (Costner, Kline and Bacon, footballers Keegan and De Bruyne, a few NBA players), theres one name change TO Kevin that stands out.

Jesus Christ Allin, a notorious US punk rocker, changed his name to Kevin Michael GGAllin. His life didnt work out so well subsequently; after forays into coprophilia (interest in excrement) and self-mutilation onstage, he overdosed at 37.

His post-Kevin name-change fate pretty much ruins my entire theme.

Dammit, if only my name didnt consistently cause a complete lack of intelligence around societal norms, such as pithy column endings.

But lets see you do better, Lucas.

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We need to talk about Kevin's return to cultural coolness - Stuff

Shrimps founder Hannah Weiland has a side passion: fabulous party planning. Known for throwing jolly London celebrations with Dolly Parton and Cher tribute acts, chintzy decorations and the kitschiest of catering, the designer is the hostess with the mostestand then some. When it came to launching homeware, with an edit of checkered crochet-knit table pieces which she will expand upon over time, it seemed only fitting to mark the occasion with something typically merry and maximalist.

The timing couldnt have been more perfect. Wiltshire venue Kin House, a stones throw from Hannahs countryside home, was just about to open its doors for private hire. The restored Georgian manor, with interiors by Barlow & Barlow, invited Weiland and Shrimps friends to cut the ribbon to its shell enclave, woodland glades and crochet lawns, which will soon be splashed across Instagram over its summer of It-weddings. When the margaritas came out at midnight, Weiland knew it had been yet another success.

Shrimps tableware inspired by the check crochet in the spring/summer 2022 collection.

Hannahs version of homeware, featuring sleeping bags for knives and forks.

Kin House is such a beautiful place, the feel of it felt perfect for Shrimps, says the designer, who invited model Greta Bellamacina and her poet husband Robert Montgomery, gallery owners Phoebe Saatchi Yates and Arthur Yates, and the actor Anna Shaffer to join the festivities. I loved the idea of our check knitted tableware set being amongst all these beautiful textures, it definitely fit in, adds Hannah of the luxe eclectic interiors that are a match made in heaven for her brand.

The crochet-set scene at Weilands summer party for the launch of her pre-fall 2022 and homeware line.

Jellies couldnt be more Shrimps.

Weiland has been seeding homeware into her mainline offering since last winter, when she couldnt resist making hot water bottle cover versions of her best-selling cardigans. A knitted blanket featuring the same bobble embroidery and contrasting trim followed, alongside some exceptionally cute woolen baby accessories perfect for swaddling. Needless to say, theyve been enthusiastically received by anyone prescribing to Hannahs cool-girl version of twee.

Anna Shaffer in Shrimps partywear.

Lucy Williams wearing the crochet knit vest that inspired the place mats.

I think what is so nice about homeware is that you dont have to launch with one big collection, you can do it in a more organic, piecemeal way, explains Weiland of her process. Its been quite spur of the moment, similar to our new tableware. I saw the crochet knit swatch and thought, wouldnt that be a beautifulplacemat, and the set evolved from there. I particularly love the little blanket/sleeping bag for your knife and fork.

A very Shrimps time at Kin.

Hannah and Greta mid croquet match.

Outfitted in the 70s-influenced pre-fall 2022 collection, the Shrimps revelers at Kin evoked the hedonism and disco fever of the era, and proved to be the perfect ambassadors for Hannahs world. What else can we expect from the brand this year? Hopefully a lot more parties! says the consummate professional in the field. We love to have fun and bring joy, across all aspects of the brand, from the clothing and artworks we create to the parties we throw.

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Guccis third high jewellery collection takes a world tour

The third high jewellery collection from Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele takes inspiration from cultural movements around the world

Creative director Alessandro Michele goes on a fantastical Grand Tour for Guccis third high jewellery collection, Hortus Deliciarum. Beginning in the mid-19th century and tracing a route through to the 1970s, the collection begins with Roman landscapes and the brilliance of Indias architecture before travelling through to ancient Eastern and Western traditions, finally arriving in the New World with its nods to the beginning of the modernist movement.

The collection is divided into five themes, each of which takes its cue from a different era. The first part looks to the Grand Tour, the rite of passage for Europeans in the 19th century, whose bid for culture and beauty is reflected in jewels that depict cultural landmarks from Rome in miniature form. The Colosseum, Piazza San Pietro, Pantheon, waterfalls at Tivoli and the Pyramid of Cestius are all drawn in cameos that sit in necklaces, bracelets, earrings and brooches set off by a rainbow of precious gems, including peridot, yellow beryl, red and pink spinel and fire opal.

Colour also defines the second part of the collection, which is inspired by those who travel to India, their experience of the architecture and verdant gardens married with the bold silks of traditional Mogul garments, creating joyful and vivid high jewellery. Gold threaded with diamonds and enamel make for textured bracelets, while a necklace in a rainbow of coloured stones is a brilliant centrepiece.

The third theme interprets ancient Greek myths in its celebration of the pearl, with white, cream and black pearls a milky foil for vivid topaz in earrings, brooches and pendants. It is an arresting juxtaposition that sets the tone for the fourth theme, nodding to the modernist codes of the 1930s and 1940s in a play with geometry and sharp architectural forms. Pop culture is the defining reference of the final theme, with pieces bringing the hedonism of the 1970s to life in a psychedelic explosion of emerald, green tourmalines and aquamarine.

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The Glastonbury Festival 2022: Bringing Back Live Music Audience Together After 3 Long Years

Uniting musicians, music lovers & audiophiles globally, through baritones and harmonies after a hiatus of 3 long years.

Glastonbury Festival, 2022 a musical fiesta returned after 3 years hiatus to the delight of musical aficionados. A perfect treat for the music lovers with back-to-back performances by legends like Diana Ross and young pop artists like Billie Eilish.

Held between 22 June to 26 June in Worthy Farm, was attended by over 200 thousand audiences. Being suspended for 3 years due to the pandemic, it has received a rave reception amongst music lovers.

A song for every generation as Paul McCartneys Ive Got A Feeling brings back the retro memories of The Beatles and Kendrick Lamars Saviour keep the hopes high for the youth.

Glastonbury Festival, 2022 being held in one of the largest avenues means a great background performance too, by the event coordinators.

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With 100+ stages during the Glastonbury Festival, it stands out to be the one with one of the highest attendances. Catching up with the live performances is always a heart-wrenching moment and 3 years after the pandemic, makes it all the more special.

The target audience of the festival is the youth music lover whose taste in music varies across genres like pop music and ranges to folk and poetry. This in no way means that a walk down the memory lane is no longer appreciated by the audiophiles.

Let us find out the highlights for the festival in 2022 that made it stand out.

What makes the Glastonbury festival so special?

There were quite a few awesome milestones that the Glastonbury Festival 2022 saw. As the stage was set on fire with Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish she became the youngest to perform on The Pyramid Stage. Saturday night was taken back to memory lane with The Beatles band member, Paul McCartney which makes him the oldest solo performer to take the pyramid stage.

The fans were up for a surprise as he was joined by Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl the Foo Fighters band lead to perform the guitar shred-showdown lighting up the entire night with musical melody.

One of the highlights of the event was Kendrick Lamars performance which was targeted towards his support for womens rights and it was even seconded by the performance of Lily Allen and Olivia Rodrigo a mesmerizing night to remember.

Sam Fenders performance on the piano for the track The Dying Light was another catching point which won the heart of the fans. The heartfelt version, after the sip from New Castle Brown Ale was a heart-touching ode to the track on fighting back against suicide.

What is the importance of the pyramid stage at the Glastonbury festival?

The pyramid stage is the centerpiece of the festival. It reflects the aura and sets the ambiance of ecstasy, hedonism, and reverberation amongst the music lovers. It has been inspired by the historical pyramids of Egypt the Giza Pyramid thus making 1971, the year for inaugurating it.

Broadcasted by the BBC network, they have claimed to earn roof towering figures across numerous digital platforms for the Glastonbury festival 2022.

If you have missed out on the music fiesta, catch up with it next year!

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Following a two-year hiatus from the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, Yasmin Arrigo, global brand and editorial director at Amplify, considers whether it lived up to the hype.

After a two-year hiatus for the International Festival of Creativity, it was a return to the Croisette for a week of awards, talks, networking, big business and, in some cases, big-budget entertainment.

Amplify reviews the changing nature of Cannes Lions and considers this years festival

But while the past few years have introduced us all to hybrid formats, promising a democratization of experience, a lowering of barriers to entry and heightened audience numbers, how did the Cannes Lions experience fare upon its eagerly-anticipated return? Here are some of the discussions that recurred during the week...

No, not literally who made it through the BA and easyJet cancellations although, lets be honest, there was plenty of that discussion. The whole who gets to go to Cannes conversation dominates adland gatherings prior to the event and this year continued out there, with much discourse around the talent crisis and inability to fill post-pandemic vacancies. This was coupled with rising commentary around business travel against the backdrop of a climate crisis.

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But agencies and individuals are making strides at switching up who gets to experience the Lions, from Elvis sending its social media manager and senior account director following an internal competition through to Cephas Williamss initiative, which funded and brought a group of Black creatives to Cannes.

The Palais de Congres, with its various stages, continues to offer a wealth of inspiring content, with everything from the future of gaming to e-commerce algorithms through to the biggest queues of the week for storytelling chief Ryan Reynolds.

But with a strong showing from the Cabana content shoutout to Meta in particular the content beyond the Palais is increasingly rich, albeit in some cases invite-only or highly restricted numbers. A Cabana pass, enabling access to the best content beyond the Palais, could be an interesting proposition in the future.

The Lions allure is still evident in the sheer number of entries from across the globe 25.4k this year from 87 countries a respectable volume against 2021 levels, which covered two years due to the 2020 festival cancellation. But to maintain that allure, the ceremony itself could do with a revamp.

The activations along the beach showcased emerging tech and exciting formats that the nightly ceremonies could certainly adopt to position the shows as a must-attend experience for all those shortlisted, and an aspirational moment for those coveting the Lions.

From activist and former Lions winner Gustav Martners impassioned theres no awards on a dead planet protest during the opening ceremony to Greenpeaces demonstrations on the beach and outside the Palais calling for a ban on fossil fuel advertising, the climate emergency was never far from attendees minds. Meanwhile, back in the Palais, secret speakers used their platform to highlight the escalating crisis. Yet this was the perfect forum to add in the actionable something each attendee could do and lobby for rather than leaving them in a state of heightened climate anxiety.

While some found joy in the early hours at the Gutter bar, or in the sheer volume of expense-account ros, the social media brands were out in full force along the Croisette also delivering some inspiring moments. From Pinterest choosing to do things differently, with a trend-inspired experience offering everything from micro tatts to bejeweled updos, through to Snaps augmented reality (AR) exhibition in partnership with Vogue, curated by Edward Enninful, there was much to smile about.

Hammered home loud and clear through the winning work at Cannes, purpose-driven campaigns were the most awarded and celebrated. But exit the Palais and what do you see? The juxtaposition of what were collectively delivering and celebrating as award-winning work v the hedonism and opulence of the Croisette.

When youve assembled some of the worlds leading brands and agencies and created a global gathering of some of the best creative minds that influence culture and can instill change, surely we should harness the opportunity to collaborate, unify and back a single cause? That would really be a cause worth celebrating.

Goodbye Cannes, a la prochaine.

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Warning: The article contains spoilers for Westworld Season 4, Episode 2.

Westworld started off with a focus on its titular park but as the show progressed, things have strayed far away from this facility. This being the case, fans got what theyve all been waiting for in season four, episode two as things went back to where they all began with a twist.

In the latest episode, Westworld is back open, however, the wild west has been scrapped in favor of the roaring 20s. Speaking to Metacritic, co-creator Lisa Joy elaborated on the decision to take things into this new park.

The park has always drawn its guests with the promise of sin and decadence and a boundary-pushing environment, and in the Wild West, of course, there were no rules everybody was making rules on their own as they chased their manifest destiny.

Similarly, the Roaring 20s were a pretty crazy time: There was a lot of sin, there was a lot of decadence, sexuality, a lot of experimentation, and it felt like the kind of environment that would be really beguiling for guests in its hedonism and also really telling about who the guests are when presented with such a cornucopia of options for behavior.

While the park might be in a different era, things still look very familiar to the original Westworld park. For Maeve this new venture into the park may be a return home, but for Caleb it will be the very first time entering one of the park facilities

Fans will likely get a lot more information about this new park and its secrets as we progress four in season four of Westworld.

New episodes of Westworld air on HBO each Sunday. If youre looking to catch up you can stream all of the first three seasons and episodes 1 & 2 of season four on HBO Max.

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