Svalbard in Norwegian means “Icy Coast”. Yet Heidi Sevestre, a resident ‘ice doctor’, has seen the troubling signs that this frozen landscape has changed in recent decades. “My everyday job has become to understand how glaciers are moving and reacting to climate change”, explains the French-born glaciologist. We are taken to see a glacier, where she shows us how humans are damaging the ice. She explains how Svalbard is essentially the ground zero of climate change. “The environment looks absolutely pristine. We feel really far away from civilization but actually the snow, the mountains, the glaciers here are feeling everything…
Author: FABUK Magazine
London’s only Hot Sauce Festival returns for a Christmas special across three floors of spicy fun Hot Sauce Society is London’s only all-day event dedicated to the infamous spicy condiment. Back after a packed event in the Summer, Hot Sauce Society returns, this time to Brixton’s Dogstar pub and will host three floors of saucy fun with free entry all day. 38 traders will unleash the very best of the UK hot sauce market into one convenient hub of hotness and be conjuring up some Christmas never-seen-before specials designed to go with a Christmas meal, especially for the event. TABASCO®…
It wouldn’t be December without a visit to Clara’s Christmas party and to the Kingdom of Sweets. The Royal Ballet’s Christmas staple The Nutcracker will be broadcast to about 600 UK cinemas on dates from Tuesday 17 December 2019 at 7.15pm. The wonderful tale of Clara and Hans-Peter, their battle with the evil Mouse King and their magical journey to the home of the Sugar Plum Fairy will transport UK cinema audiences to a winter wonderland. Recorded in 2016, this Royal Ballet broadcast of The Nutcracker features a stunning cast including Lauren Cuthbertson as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Federico Bonelli as…
As part of its Christmas campaign ‘Gifts for your gut’, Bowel & Cancer Research, together with chef Tonia Buxton, The Gut Stuff founders The Mac Twins, and expert nutritionist and Bowel & Cancer Research ambassador, Lily Soutter, has compiled the ultimate gut-friendly ‘Alternative Christmas Dinner’. Christmas is a time of over-indulgence for most, with late nights, too much alcohol and rich foods, which can all present difficulties for those with gut-related illnesses such as IBS, or sensitive tummies. The video sees the fantastic trio of Tonia Buxton and the Mac Twins in Tonia’s home, creating delicious alternatives to the usual…
The Graduate Fashion Foundation charity is delighted to announce that from 4th – 8th November 2019 we held a series of national UK masterclasses, and from the 11th – 13th we will be hosting two international masterclasses, all in partnership with Ralph Lauren. During the GFF tour we will be visiting five UK host universities and colleges across the UK and in total 18 Graduate Fashion Week UK member universities will have the opportunity to benefit from the advice and information presented from Ralph Lauren and the GFF teams. Then for the first time, Ralph Lauren representatives will be flying…
The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to announce that Sam McKnight will receive the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator at The Fashion Awards 2019, on Monday 2nd December at the Royal Albert Hall, London. McKnight will be honoured for his invaluable contribution to the fashion industry, his remarkable effort in changing the role of the session stylist within fashion and for his unique ability to create modern and glamorous looks. With a career spanning nearly 50 years in fashion, encompassing catwalks, editorial and advertising campaigns, the celebrated hair stylist Sam McKnight has helped shape the global image of…
British street artist Endless and iconic fashion house Karl Lagerfeld launched a capsule collection at the Karl Lagerfeld Regent Street location. Thereafter, the “Endless Karl” exhibition opened at Contini Contemporary Gallery. It was a night to remember! The capsule collection includes premium sweatshirts and t-shirts for men and women featuring Endless’ rendition of Karl Lagerfeld, the grandmaster as the center piece. The exhibition showcased 12 one-of-a-kind works as an ode to Karl Lagerfeld who Endless has hailed as “one of the key creatives of our time.” “Endless Karl” will be on till the 17th of November. www.continicontemporary.com
Following the extraordinary success of the inaugural Christmas Tree Wonderland Festival in 2018 , Bournemouth is again getting ready to stage a magical, mystical and memorable event from November 15th 2019 – January 2nd 2020. There is just a week to go before the centre of town and beyond is lit up by the Christmas Tree Wonderland Trail made up of 100 diverse and dazzling trees, extraordinary illuminations and light installations which run from the seafront and the majestic Big Wheel, through the Victorian Lower Gardens to the bustling Alpine Market in The Square. Bournemouth’s own Wonderland Tree stands 60ft…
Sam Mendes’ latest film 1917 centres on two young British soldiers who are given a seemingly impossible mission at the height of the First World War. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers. Mendes is calling on the public to deliver a message of their own this Christmas as part of a campaign to raise money for current veterans and their families. The director of Skyfall was inspired to make 1917 after conversations with his grandfather, so supporting a partnership with military charity…
Solange Debuts Bridge-s at Getty Center Museum on Saturday, November 16th and Sunday, November 17th On Saturday, November 16th & Sunday, 17th, a series of performances, films, and artist talks entitled “Bridge-s,” programmed and curated by GRAMMY-Award winning musician and visual artist Solange Knowles, will premiere at Los Angeles’ Getty Center Museum. The series explores the themes of “transitions through time” and is powered by Dropbox and Getty in partnership with IAMSOUND. The event includes new work by Gerard & Kelly, choreographed specifically for the architecture of the Getty Center and based on their Modern Living series of performances. The work will be…