Some day the twain may meet
The FameWorks were in East Germany last week. Or more accurately, in the eastern part of Germany - what was, before 1990, the socialist DDR
Three colours of love
The FameWorks were in Greece last week, where there are as many words for love as eskimos mythically have for snow…
Underground, Overground…
London has finally given names to its 6 Overground lines. And the bold, imaginative names chosen have caused quite a stir…
Most Trusted Brand
Anyone based outside the UK may not be aware of the scandal on everyone’s lips here for the past couple of weeks. It’s widely acknowledged to be the biggest single miscarriage of justice in British history, perpetrated by an organisation and its supplier with ferocious cruelty against hundreds of innocent victims
Of Men and Angels
As the 2020 Election reached its moment of high drama, the President’s spiritual advisor led his base in prayer…
Poles Apart
Poland has a particular love of a particular autumn food; and it reveals much about the character and quest of the nation…
The stories we tell
Picture the horrific scene… a young African boy cowers in the undergrowth as his mother is brutally murdered in a raid on his village…
Lifeblood of the continent
Temie Giwa-Tubosun many not have the global name recognition of Gwyneth Paltrow, yet her impact on the lives of millions of women may well turn out to be far more profound…
The Apples of their eyes
It’s official… figures released late last week indicate that China’s birth-rate is in decline. Last year 14.65 million babies were born,…
Our planet’s national treasures
Some New Year observers are saying that 2020 doesn’t look too promising for Britain. We’re about to indulge a heroic island fantasy …
Love and yearning in los barrios
There are no prizes for guessing which country tops the charts in worldwide TV distribution. But it may come as a surprise to know that no.2 in the global list…
Smooth Operator
A billboard got my attention yesterday as I Santander’d through London on my way to a meeting. As Smooth as Hellmann’s only Heinzier, it proclaimed
Like true sportsmen
The FameWorks were in Pakistan last week, where all the conversation was about an impending clash with India.
Flying High
If you can answer the following question without reading further, please mail us at info@thefameworks.com and claim your prize… What do the following brands have in common…
Sensuous, Censorious and Sensorial
The FameWorks were in Saudi Arabia last month, where despite the much-reported social reforms there were very few female drivers to be seen…
Four weddings and a Fulani
A few weeks back The FameWorks had the great privilege of visiting Kano, in Northern Nigeria…
Deep Culture
Culture: the economic, demographic and technological conditions in a society, and the resulting ideologies and aesthetics that shape the lives and experiences of the people who live in it. We think of these forces as underlying– metaphorically beneath our everydays…
Strange vortices of power
This week’s Culture Morsel reflects on influence. Millie Bobby Brown, the talented 14 year old British actress, star of Netflix’s Stranger Things, has just been named on Time Magazine’s 2018 100 most influential people list…
Children of the fatherland
The FameWorks are in Sweden next week, so we’ve been keeping our eye out for anything interesting going on in that culture. It turns out they’ve just this month re-introduced conscription…