Potted history
Caribbean handicrafts — from canoe building to basket making, lace embroidery and vaudou flags — combine function, aesthetics and...
On Florida’s “Art Coast” | Destination
You always remember your first visit to a truly great museum. For me, it was the Museo del Prado in Madrid — where my dad and I dragged...
Word of mouth (Nov/Dec 2017)
Why Jean-Michael Basquiat is a posthumous art star, how the Sunset Festival in Trinidad is changing Caribbean dance music, and where to end 2017 with a truly big bang: Paramaribo
The Bibliothèque Schoelcher: a Library For All | Parting Shot
Overlooking the Place de la Savane, the ornate Bibliothèque Schoelcher is Fort-de-France’s main public library, and a monument to the...
Inner-city art in Kingston
The shell of the old Toyota warehouse at 41 Fleet Street is a ghost from a bygone era. But concrete skeletons are nothing rare in downtown...
Fanny Eaton: forgotten beauty
When Fanny Eaton died in west London on March 4, 1924, her memories were already lost to senility. She had worked as a cleaner, a...
Kingston beat
Discover Kingston, Jamaica Get down with downtown Downtown Kingston is one of the neighbourhoods visitors are often urged to avoid. Yet...
Ewan Atkinson: boy next door
Who are the people in your neighbourhood? They’re the people that you meet each day. A neighbourhood is a familiar place....
