The Death of Death
Meet the People Trying to Live Long Enough to Live Forever
Annalies Winny
Freelance journalist based between Baltimore, MD, New York City and Monrovia, Liberia, covering the impact of development and public policy on citizens, from industrial fishing in West Africa to England’s ‘free schools’ to America’s debt collection and bail systems. News writer for Global Health NOW from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Alum of London and its beloved local, The Hackney Citizen.
The Economist, The Guardian, VICE News, HuffPost, CityLab, American Bar Association Journal, Prospect magazine, Baltimore City Paper, Hackney Citizen and others.
The Last David Bowie Left on Earth
A year after Ziggy Stardust ascended, we track down the David Bowie impersonator who is still dedicating his life to the Thin White Duke
The Cowgirls of Color: the black women's team bucking rodeo trends
'Tower' Shows the Forgotten History of the First Campus Mass Shooting
Sushinoen – review: the only 'normal' Japanese restaurant in East London?
Japanese restaurant Sushinoen may have cornered a surprisingly uncrowded market
Food in Art – book review: inside the great larder of art history
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at gastronomy in art down the centuries in her new, highly illustrated book
Rotorino – restaurant review: Italian cuisine made with cocky simplicity
If you don’t have an Italian grandma, try Rotorino’s well-trained waiters instead
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at the V&A
Nice ticket if you can get it. Alexander McQueen’s must-see retrospective takes the V&A by storm
Palmers – restaurant review
This E2 restaurant may lack the sheen of rival eateries but the cuisine is top quality
KimNara Music: the youth charity that improves lives through music-making
Charity aims to inspire confidence in teenagers with autism, ADHD and learning disabilities through songwriting workshops and performances
The Planner by Tom Campbell - book review
A town planner is seduced into a life of decadence in Tom Campbell’s satire on modern urban life
East London Painting Prize winner announced
Nathan Eastwood scoops first annual award, but with such a strong shortlist East London was the real winner
Less schmaltz, more syphilis: how Valentine’s Day is upping the anti
The annual love fest isn’t all about saccharine covered roses and teddy bears this year
Television: Plot thickens in second series of Channel 4’s urban saga Top Boy
Mayor Jules Pipe refused to allow show’s producers to film on Hackney estates, but that hasn’t prevented them creating ‘damn good drama’
Lovebox Festival 2013 – review
Festival topped off with disappointment from Lil’ Kim
Bring out the Cristal, Lil’ Kim is here for Lovebox
Festival this weekend promises an enviable lineup featuring AlunaGeorge, Azaelia Banks and ‘R&B Jesus’ D’Angelo
On my Radar: Marian Salzman's cultural highlights
A professional trendsetter's favourite things
Janie Dee: The best performance I've ever seen
Actor Janie Dee describes David Caves' breathtaking turn in 'The Changeling'
Magazines: Models getting Ziggy with it
Celebrities take note: if you haven't covered Bowie, you haven't made it
