Category Archives: Around the campfire

Firestarter

My parent’s neighbour’s daughter Marion is a first year (I think it’s her first year… might also be her second. Early in the piece for sure) at Vienna University. And she wrote an interesting message to me the other day:
Hallo Iris,
ich weiß nicht inwieweit du über die Geschehnisse hier in Wien bescheid weißt (kommt wahrscheinlich [...]

Live-blogging from the diagonale

I am in Graz at the diagonale with my colleague Alexandra – we are meeting and interviewing filmmakers for our new venture. Yesterday was quite busy, and we met heaps of interesting people… we have only just arrived and it seems to be quiet today. But then it is the last day after all, I [...]

Tailored to your requirements

Once upon a time there was a tailor of bespoke suits in London’s famous Savile Row. His name was Thomas Mahon. Thomas’ business was going alright, but a steadily climbing rent for his shop and the limited amount of people in the closer vicinity who can and want to afford tailored suits costing around USD [...]