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A few months ago we brought in a selection of wines from my old friend David Stare and we did this because of his intense interest in all things sailing related and the impending America’s Cup. His Dry Creek Vineyards in the Dry Creek Valley of Son...

Progressive-rock band Sonique Sanctuary recently released a video for Dark Truth, a song from their debut album Resilience. The video was directed by Adrian Kawaley-Lathan of Rockfire Productions and styled by band member Tracey-Lynne Harney. Lifesty...

Georgia Dunn was on a hunt to find out more about her family history. She didn’t expect to come up with an idea for a business. Islander Ginger Beer was sparked by an old recipe Mrs Dunn found while poring through archives in Bermuda and the Turks ...

Veterinarian Chloe Kempe has treated everything from kangaroos to cattle dogs, but it was rabbits she fell for. It’s not a love story with a happy ending. The 28-year-old is moving to Australia in September and leaving her bunnies, Bojangles and Rem...

The stupid questions about Bermuda never stopped coming when Sarai Hines lived abroad. One of the 20-year-old’s favourites was: “You’re from Bermuda, gee how did you get here?” “I swam!” was her swift reply. She tired of counting the times she was as...

Anthony and Hannah Astwood were humble 18th-century salt rakers. Today they have hundreds of descendants including at least two knights, former Premier Sir John Swan and former Chief Justice and Court of Appeals president, Sir James Astwood. A family...

Marcel Westerlund’s patient was declared a lost cause after he slashed his throat. Hypnotherapy revealed he’d only done so because he was wracked with guilt; he’d been a mercenary in a previous life. “He had been responsible for killing men, women a...

Wander Hodgson’s poor health had turned her into a walking time bomb. She’d survived a bout with breast cancer but was diabetic and overweight; at her heaviest, she weighed 400lbs. In her early 40s, she decided to do something about it. “I wa...

Life needn’t end just because you’ve retired. Bermudian Michael Dowling was a teacher in Canada for 32 years. When he quit at the age of 55, he simply reinvented himself. The 71-year-old has been working as a glass engraver ever since. He started his...

A Year in Champagne is a behind-the-scenes documentary about the Champagne region of France and its most famous wine. We spoke to senior producer, director and writer David Kennard, about the film. Why did you make a film about Champagne? Only sparkl...