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And this is why – beauty, brains, empathy and a brilliant director too...

Because: She is 15 – can sing her heart out, play like a 20 fingered genius and is unashamedly wearing braces on her teeth in her music videos. This is her interpretation of the xx’s Shelter -oh my and yes...

For those who were absent from social media (and with it I mean Twitter and #TeamAspasia) and/or away from their TVs (and with it I mean BBC channel 120) in the last 24 hours, then you missed out on seeing our editor, Aspasia Karras, show off her inner domestic goddess on the local version of...

This is my motor vehicle soundtrack on a state of permanent replay right now – Metronomy. Super nice particularly on a Monday...

Kimbra wants to settle down. Love her – love her video. It’s two parts amusing, one part eerily unsettling – who are those little clonish girls? x Aspasia Share

I follow this delightful gentleman in his dotage and his work on a daily basis in the New York Times. So does everyone else including those he has immortalised as the original street style photographer. Dying to watch this...

Shoo – what a day! It started with an hour long traffic jam and everything has felt frantic ever since. So here is a little spot of Lianne La Havas, making love to her guitar – featuring Willy Mason. Don’t forget to wear black tomorrow to show precisely how we feel about...

I spent much of yesterday judging and attending the SA Style Awards hosted at the Southern Sun Hotel at Hyde Park Corner. The view is spectacular and the party was super fun. I confess to going home way too late for a Sunday night.( Ouch) Overall winner Pabi Moloi is a delight( See My World...

Got to love Vampire Weekend – the ‘Stateside’ college boys with a yen for Kwasa – Kwasa and traditional Zulu beats. Given the 1st of November we should embrace this little tune for its positive message of holiday hope. We are fast approaching the denouement of the...