Edgy and painfully urgent … George Benjamin conducts Ensemble Modern. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian George Benjamin’s pair of concerts with Ensemble Modern, presented under the auspices of the Wigmore Hall, were split between the hall itself and the Roundhouse. Both featured Benjamin’s own music. In the first, there were also works by Cathy Milliken, Christian Mason and Luigi Dallapiccola, … Read more
Hermès Arceau 78Joel von Allmen/Hermès The name of this new model by French powerhouse Hermès references the year 1978, when designer Henri d’Origny set the aesthetic codes for the understated new Arceau line, the first timepiece he designed for the brand. With this watch family having turned 40 in 2018, the brand releases a preview … Read more
Pioneer Woman star Ree Drummond just revealed a new launch of small kitchen appliances — and they are perfect for gifting this holiday season. The collection, which officially launched on Dec. 3, features elegant floral designs that are meant to add a touch of style to any home. The seven new items include slow cookers, … Read more
Cisco has claimed to be “bringing intent-based networking into every domain”, the latest being branch offices which need software-defined WAN capabilities and security. The quote came from product management senior veep Sachin Gupta, who told El Reg the cloud has destroyed traditional notions of the “network edge”, and while SD-WAN makes it easier to shift … Read more
Indonesia is recruiting tribespeople to help fight outbreaks of haze with a government deal designed to tap into traditional ways of containing forest fires. The region suffers every dry season from a haze caused by smoldering fires, often set deliberately to clear land for pulp and paper and palm oil plantations on Sumatra and Borneo … Read more
A new art installation opens today at the Tate Modern. There’s just one snag – you can’t actually see it. Walk in to the Turbine Hall and you’ll find a plain black floor. The portrait hidden underneath can only be revealed using body heat. In other words, by getting a very large number people to … Read more
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) is unveiling its newest private brand, Peyton and Parker. Designed to help moms create effortless, yet put together, style for the family and home, Peyton and Parker offers a curated collection inspired by Instagram moments and the beautiful aesthetic created by every day, stylish … Read more
For years it stood in the corner of the Shelburne’s Dining Room, chiming a few minutes before every hour, marking time’s passage over sumptuous, lingering meals. The metallic clang, one you might hear multiple times over an evening, was a reminder that time spent, unhurried, in the presence of fine food and plenty of wine, … Read more
There is no escape. Well, that’s not technically true. There is an escape… But you have to find it; to figure it out. That’s the name of the game. The escape room game. Even though still considered a niche activity, escape rooms have been rapidly gaining popularity around the world. The idea is simple. A … Read more
Visitors to Norfolk are finding more available hotel rooms now that Norfolk Lodge & Suites has opened 27 of the 38 new rooms that are part of an expansion of the facility. That includes a number of “extended stay” rooms that already have proven to be popular, said Shawn Severson, general manager of Divots Conference … Read more