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An Amnesty International vigil for Raif Badawi in Vienna, Austria. January 2015. The Saudi arabian government sentanced Raif Badawi to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes in May 2014. He was convicted of insulting Islam through his writings and on his website, which was set up to encourage public debate

United We Stand – Glass talks to Salil Shetty Secretary General of Amnesty international

July 1, 2016

United We Stand – Glass asks Amnesty International how their uniting of voices is bringing about remarkable results around the world AMNESTY International is one of the largest and most powerful bodies promo...

Little Girl Lost – Glass interviews Korean-American filmmaker So Yong Kim

Peter Yeoh

June 30, 2016

Culture, Feature

Korean-American filmmaker So Yong Kim mines her past to make movies about girls left adrift by adults THE girls in So Yong Kim’s films don’t have happy childhoods. Everything unravels around them. Their pare...

The Glass Gentleman’s Journal – Pocketfuls of Suave

Livia Feltham

June 29, 2016

Fashion, Feature

Glass compiles a selection of some of the most outstanding and stylistically distinct pocket squares on the market. DRESSING the top pocket of one’s jacket with a handkerchief has long served as a way to tra...

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Glass visits Paris – Literature and Language at Le Pavillon Des Lettres

Stephanie Clair

June 28, 2016

Europe, Feature, Paris, Travel

VISITING Paris years ago, when both my French and cycling skills were far better, I (now nostalgically) remember riding to the local boulangerie in the morning ordering my coffee and croissant in French without...

Glass reviews Richard III at the Almeida Theatre, London

Heather Doughty

June 27, 2016

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

IN a part-traditional, part-contemporary gritty production, director Rupert Goold opens his Richard III in a Leicester car park, of all places, during the excavation of Richard’s supposed remains. This dramatic...

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OH BOY! London-based youth fashion brand BOY London celebrates its 40th year

Yasmin Bilbeisi

June 21, 2016

Fashion, Feature

RATHER than fade into obsolescence as so many edgy labels do after a few decades, youth fashion brand BOY London made the mature transition from urban to urbane with the launch of a premium line collection to c...

Botticelli Reimagined at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Kensington Hotel

Yasmin Bilbeisi

June 17, 2016

Art, Feature

IN conjunction with the Victoria and Albert Museum, The Kensington Hotel is offering groups of people the chance to experience their own personal art renaissance. Until July 03, 2016, patrons can merge a visit ...

The Glass Guide to this summer’s UK Music Festivals

Katrina Mirpuri

June 16, 2016

Feature, Glass LIVE, Music

FESTIVAL season is fast approaching, and this summer will host a vast amount of great music across the country. In order to help you decide which festivals to go to, we’ve created a guide of the best musical ev...

The Glass Gift Guide – Five Fragrances for Father’s Day

Glass Beauty

June 14, 2016

Beauty, Feature

FATHERS are notoriously tricky to buy gifts for, so let the Glass beauty team guide you to the best fragrances for dad this Father’s Day. Black Cedarwood & Juniper Cologne by Jo Malone London ...

The Glass Magazine Father’s Day Gift guide

Glass Beauty

June 13, 2016

Feature

FATHER’S Day is approaching fast. The Glass team is stepping in to help you out with our Father’s Day guide. All gifts selected with the impeccable taste you expect from us here at Glass. Sisley’s Buff & W...

Glass visits the unique Urso Hotel & Spa, Madrid

Sara Hesikova

June 9, 2016

Europe, Feature, Spain, Travel

THE five-star boutique hotel, Urso Hotel & Spa, is the only one of its kind in the cultural centre of Madrid. Every morning you will be treated to a full view of this buzzing city, best enjoyed from a priva...

Glass enters the wonderful world of artist Hormazd Narielwalla

Oliver Krug

June 9, 2016

Art, Feature

“THE Dead Men’s patterns?” says Hormazd Narielwalla, as he leads me into his new studio around the corner from London’s Whitechapel Gallery, “they are right here, on the wall. I once found them on the floor”. C...

New Model Army – Glass meets Sonia Trzewikowska

Justin van Vliet

June 7, 2016

Fashion, Feature

Name: Sonia Trzewikowska Agency: Profile Model Management Age: 22 Nationality: Polish Sonia Trzewikowska. Photograph: Justin van Vliet How did you become a model? I spontaneously attended to the...

Glass enjoys three blissful nights at Halkidiki’s elegant all-inclusive resort, Ikos Olivia

Becky Zanker

June 6, 2016

Europe, Feature, Greece, Travel

IKOS Olivia will make an avid relaxer out of even the most stubbornly stressed. It starts at the airport, where a private shuttle picks you up and transports you through the olive groves and vast, ver...

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East Kenya – Glass discovers the recipe for the perfect safari

Sean Sheehan

June 6, 2016

Feature, Travel

MOST safaris are memorable because the wildlife that you see up close and in the wild provide unique experiences. It doesn’t help, though, if some in your group –usually male for some reason –have cameras and b...

Glass reviews Nanogen Hair Thickening Treatments

Rachel McCormack

June 3, 2016

Beauty, Feature

IT’S BEEN several years now since I first began to suspect that my fine hair was thinning. For a long time, I kept my suspicions to myself. I didn’t want to admit it was happening, and, if no-one else had notic...

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Building the Barbican: Glass reviews Building the Brutal

Stephanie Clair

June 1, 2016

Books, Feature

AFTER three decades of conception and planning, the Barbican finally opened in 1982. Designed by young architects Chamberlin, Powell & Bon, the Centre was imagined as a union of utopian inner city life, uni...

New Model Army – Glass meets Heather Medendorp

Justin van Vliet

June 1, 2016

Fashion, Feature

Name: Heather Medendorp Agency: Profile Model Management Age: 19 Nationality: American Heather Medendorp. Photograph: Justin van Vliet How did you become a model? I found an agency in Michigan o...

Glass samples the Sunday menu at Café Murano

Ben Olsen

May 30, 2016

Dining, Feature

PUTTING an Italian spin on the institution that is Sunday lunch, Café Murano’s Pranzo di Domenica menu takes guests on a journey through some of Italy’s finest culinary creations. The elegant yet laid...

The Great Escape festival highlights

Katrina Mirpuri

May 27, 2016

Feature, Glass LIVE, Music

THE Great Escape has a reputation for hosting some of the best new acts emerging on the scene. This year’s festival hosted over 400 acts which presented the new wave of musical talent as well as some familiar a...

Biking Barcelona – Glass saddles up to truly discover this Catalan capital

Natalie Egling

May 26, 2016

Europe, Feature, Spain, Travel

THERE is something wonderfully cinematic about cycling in Europe. Think: Guido, Dora and Joshua in La Vita è Bella, the entire Von Trapp clan in The Sound Of Music, and Catherine and her two loves in Jules et J...