More from: Chris Cotonou
Pleasure January 2023
What to Know About Sundance Festival 2023
More than an ‘Oscars for Independent Cinema’, Sundance is a reliable barometer for the trends and artists that challenge the Hollywood status quo.
Icons January 2023
Rakish Icons: Paul Newman
Paul Newman was a dazzling actor, but became more of a legend for his off-screen exploits and the photographic stills that revealed his rakish charisma.
Pleasure January 2023
The Rake Dispatch: Marrakech, Morocco
As one of North Africa’s cultural hubs, Marrakech offers travellers a share of dynamic and traditional experiences, all within its mysterious rose-coloured walls. It is a city that has attracted the attention of the Jet-Set for more than a century.
Style January 2023
Pitti Uomo: All You Need To Know
This year marks the 103rd edition of Pitti Uomo. That’s 103 examples of menswear’s greatest gathering of brands and designers congregated in Florence to launch an event that preceded Milan’s fashion elite.
Speed January 2023
The Dakar Rally: Why The Classic edition should be on every motoring enthuasist's bucket list
The Dakar Classic is writing itself into our ever-growing bucket lists – and perhaps becoming a thrilling resolution for petrolheads to participate in the following year.
Pleasure January 2023
The Rake Dispatch: Visiting Florence during Pitti Uomo
Florence during Pitti Uomo is buzzing with aesthetic excellence, reflected in the fashions of the revellers and the beauty of the city’s architecture.
Style December 2022
The Greatest Party of all time: Studio 54
With 2023 around the corner, we revisit one of the greatest New Year’s Eve parties in history—at the legendary Studio 54 nightclub.
Pleasure December 2022
The Rake Cinema: Rakish Winter Films
It’s that time of the year where we settle on our comfortable sofas, pour ourselves another drop of brandy, and indulge in the temptations of the Christmas Movie.
Style December 2022
‘I WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH. I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT AS A PROFESSION’
Ben Bailey Smith, better known to some as the stand-up Doc Brown, has moved elegantly from the comedy spotlight to a place in the Star Wars universe with his role…
Pleasure December 2022
The Rake Dispatch: Mauritius
For those of us who have stared longingly at the travel brochures, Mauritius inspires us to dream of turquoise seas, lush forests, and stretches of white sandy beaches.
Icons December 2022
A Flair for Funk
Funk music originated from an African-American medley of jazz, soul, and primarily RnB sounds that were popular in the USA in the 1960s. But few genres can be pinpointed so clearly to one artist.
Icons December 2022
Rakish Icons: Steven Meisel
For those of us who came to admire Steven Meisel’s covers of the famous fashion magazines in the nineties and noughties, revisiting them again elicits a feeling of warm nostalgia.
