• The Sustainable Business of Champagne

    The Sustainable Business of Champagne

    Change is generally disconcerting when it’s happening, but for those whose livelihoods depend on the outcome, it’s even more so. The tough conundrum many businesses face today is: do we sustain our business at the cost of the environment or do we save the environment at the cost of our business? A decision easy to…

  • Stereotypes exist to be broken

    Stereotypes exist to be broken

    The truth about stereotypes is that they may have once existed for a reason, but there often comes a time when they are no longer reflective of the ideal. I could literally write a thesis on the number of outdated stereotypes pandered around modern society like they were fact. From the classics “Women can’t drive”…

  • Thinkpiece — My Black Story

    Thinkpiece — My Black Story

    I wouldn’t say that I’ve been a victim of racism—to do so would belittle the true sufferings of the black community—but I have experienced racism of varying degrees on many occasions in my life. I’ve had one unprovoked physical altercation, but in the main the racism I’ve experienced falls into the categories I would describe…

  • CHIVAS VENTURE | Changing the face of Entrepreneurship

    CHIVAS VENTURE | Changing the face of Entrepreneurship

    What is a good business decision…? One that makes profit for the shareholders. Indeed… This mindset was one widely embraced as I tip-toed my way into the business world by way of education and experience. Thankfully, with increasing societal pressures and growing awareness, things are changing—and fast. The average lifecycle of a business used to…

  • IN VERSE | Leica M10-P

    IN VERSE | Leica M10-P

    The art of photography has changed—and is changing, With less and less of its truest form remaining, The flippancy of capture is rife, Endless documentation of everyday life, But under that there’s little skill, Just complete profligacy, if you will, Alas, the game is not yet dead, As an old veteran rears its head… It’s…

  • THINKPIECE | The World Cup and the English Apathy

    THINKPIECE | The World Cup and the English Apathy

    Time and time again as the World Cup comes around in the UK there is merely a sense of mild anticipation, one that has faded with each International tournament, in line with England’s diminishing performances and seemingly fated inability to win a penalty shootout. Fast forward to 2018 and on the “eve” of England’s World…

  • Thinkpiece: Time speeds up the older you get – here’s proof

    Thinkpiece: Time speeds up the older you get – here’s proof

    Did you know that the older you get time actually moves faster? Don’t worry; I shall (try to) explain all… It’s a theory I’ve mulled over for years; it surfaces every now and then over dinner, after a few drinks or during that coffee catch-up that gets far deeper than you envisaged. But recently the…

  • Thinkpiece : Have we become more Impatient?

    Thinkpiece : Have we become more Impatient?

    Have we lost the art of patience? When Internet speeds were restricted by the limitations of dial-up, the fact that the webpage loaded at all was incredible in itself, but now we get frustrated if we can’t stream flawless video in Ultra HD, or if a heavily image imbued website takes over 0.79 seconds to…

  • Thinkpiece: I forget what’s good

    Thinkpiece: I forget what’s good

    You find something you like, so you screenshot it. Then you forget it, find it amongst your Amazonian screenshot library, so you screenshot the screenshot again to send it back to the top; admit it we’ve all done it. Screenshots have become the modern version of a scrapbook as we try to make sense to…

  • Thinkpiece: The difference between Magazines & Blogs

    Thinkpiece: The difference between Magazines & Blogs

    When we launched the first issue of JOSHUA’s Magazine, I remember the amazement and wonderment that we encountered, people asking “How did you do it?” and I do have to confess in retrospect, I at times wonder myself, with the knowledge gap that I only now realise had existed at the time. But by magazine…

  • Chapter I – Choosing your Champagne

    Chapter I – Choosing your Champagne

    Simply grabbing the nearest champagne is up there on a par with wearing socks and sandals: simply unthinkable. This Exceptional wine deserves respect and so we thought you might appreciate a few choice tips. Vintages, grape varieties, growths and taste profiles – all need to be taken into consideration when selecting your bottle for specific occasions…