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Media, Money, and Politics: Murdoch’s Monopoly
Media, Money, and Politics: Murdoch’s Monopoly

The News of the World scandal led to the paper’s closure but not before damaging the public’s trust in Britain’s political, business and media establishments. How did we get here? How do we get out? Billy Taylor discusses why media conglomerate…

The Butterfly and the Boiling Point
The Butterfly and the Boiling Point

As David Cameron firmly announced the “necessary, legal and right” decision to take military action against Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, YUPPIE wonders: why is 2011 such an explosive year? Author, Rebecca Solnit discusses revolution from her pers…

Arts & Culture

English Beauty
English Beauty

Just like your mother might have told you, beauty is not only about the reflection in your mirror – it’s so much more. From April to June 17th, the Victoria & Albert Museum presents The Cult of Beauty, a major exhibition that explores the Aes ...

YUPPIE's music pick: Niki and the Dove
YUPPIE’s music pick: Niki and the Dove

First came Florence with her machine, then followed Marina and her diamonds. Great things tend to come in pairs and that also seems to be the case for Sweden’s latest export Niki and the Dove. Led by vocalist Malin Dahlström, the band consists ...

Fashion

Hot spot: The Village Bicycle
Hot spot: The Village Bicycle

As if we didn’t have enough stores to visit and windows to see in Notting Hill, a new hot spot is about to open in May and crowd our itinerary. The Village Bicycle is a hybrid between London 60s store Granny Takes a Trip and the French Colette. It …

Rodarte - Opening Ceremony
Rodarte – Opening Ceremony

A cool fashionista dream come true. What happens when a cool store partners with the brand of the moment? Very hot, hit pieces, obviously. The wonderful Opening Ceremony has asked the Rodarte sisters (yes, the duo that created all of the costumes for…

Leisure

Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing

In what will surely appeal to the strange combination of both Doctor Who and Shakespeare fans, Catherine Tate and David Tennant are to be reunited in Josie Rouke’s reworking of Much Ado About Nothing. Running at the Wyndhams Theatre from 1st June -…

Art Attack! Postmodernism: Style and Subversion
Art Attack! Postmodernism: Style and Subversion

From September 2011 to January 2012, the V&A features an exhibition entitled Postmodernism: Style & Subversion 1970-1990. For those who have no idea what this means, it is the movement from the 70s to the 90s that ‘attacked’ moder…