Arts + Culture

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Baba Brinkman: Evolution of a Rapper

25 January 2012 | Comment Here

Can Chaucer be rapped?  Can Darwin be modernised?  Baba Brinkman uses hip hop storytelling and live turntables to bring the historical and cultural past to life in a refreshing urban context, with off-Broadway shows such as The Canterbury Tales Remixed and The Rap Guide to Revolution to his name.  A rap artist, writer, actor and tree planter, Baba’s work has Read more

Design + Architecture

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Growing Up Green and Urban at FARM:

29 November 2011 | Comment Here

Over the past few months, eco-social design practice Something & Son LLP have transformed a derelict shop in Dalston, East London into an urban food ‘Hub’, cafe and arts venue complete with mini ‘aquaponic’ fish farm, rooftop chicken coops, indoor allotments and polytunnel. The venue is called FARM: and speaks to the growing trend in urban spaces to grow green, Read more

Events + Festivals

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Food for Thought: Live Crickets, Absinthe Eclairs + Young British Foodies

2 December 2011 | Comment Here

The Stiglitz WOW Talks // FOOD, held on Thursday, December 1st, was an evening filled with inspiring speakers who expounded on all things gastronomic, from preserving organic Indian millet to getting Jamie Oliver’s people excited about a brilliant new food awards to a weekly pop-up serving surplus food, and a variety of other hot topics.  The Hub Westminster, the Talks new location, was buzzing with food Read more

Career + Education

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Stiglitz Launches G360º

29 November 2011 | 1 Comment

Stiglitz is finishing up a buzzy year with the announcement of G360. The flagship, 21-month core programme will be at the heart of the school, and is taking up applications for its first class, to commence in early 2012. G360 was unveiled at the Stiglitz Gala Dinners, held on November 23rd and 24th. The flagship, 21-month programme will be at Read more

Health + Wellbeing

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Inspiration & Reinvention Groups: Connecting Influencers around the World

28 November 2011 | Comment Here

  Debbie Arnold and Caroline Sheridan are the brains behind Inspiration & Reinvention Groups (IRG), a new platform dedicated to providing the UK and European transformational and personal development community with the resources it needs to connect between teachers and students, workshops and attendees, coaches and coachees and much more. Stiglitz got the chance to catch up with these inspiring women, Read more

Causes + Non-Profit

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The People’s Kitchen

29 November 2011 | Comment Here

Food waste has always been something that has upset Stephen Wilson, Founder of the People’s Kitchen. As someone that spends a lot of time trying to make food look and taste as beautiful as possible and hoping that people enjoy it, he doesn’t like to see the fruits, or vegetables, of ones labour heading towards the landfill. Certainly a dislike Read more

Nature + Environment

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Kyra Choucroun – Journalist, Environmentalist & Influencer

17 October 2011 | 1 Comment

Writer, campaigner and founder of culture and design magazine The Gopher Illustrated, Kyra Choucroun is a force to be reckoned with. She regularly explores tough and important questions about society, the economy and the environment and is exceptionally methodical in checking and re-checking her sources whilst quoting cold, hard facts as she finds them. We are not surprised that Kyra Read more