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Mark C. O'Flaherty

Marrakech | Ramadan, riads and royal palaces

Marrakech | Ramadan, riads and royal palaces

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"No one in their right mind goes to Marrakech in midsummer"
Review: Armani Hotel Dubai

Review: Armani Hotel Dubai

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"The presence of the Armani Hotel in Dubai reinforces the idea that everything is available for a price: in a city that has no taste of its own, soft and sculptural amber lighting and laser cut leather are available wholesale"
From the Pet Shop Boys to Pina Bausch | 100 years of <em>The Rite of Spring</em>

From the Pet Shop Boys to Pina Bausch | 100 years of The Rite of Spring

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"It was pagan. It was punk. It was cool before cool, as a concept, existed. It might not be an outrage today, but it’s a shame that it was made interminable by its style of presentation in Paris"
Philip Glass | <em>The Perfect American</em>

Philip Glass | The Perfect American

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"There’s a lot to love here. But there’s no Disney. None at all. Never in a million years will the Disney estate let Mickey, Donald et al appear in this context, and their absence is peculiar. It’s the Dumbo in the room"
Why the best table in the room is always the booth

Why the best table in the room is always the booth

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

Mark C.O'Flaherty ponders the irresistible allure of the restaurant booth – from Balthazar to Bob Bob Ricard, dive bars and beyond
Review: Qantas x Emirates inaugural flight – London (LHR) to Dubai (DXB)

Review: Qantas x Emirates inaugural flight – London (LHR) to Dubai (DXB)

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

We take a look at the airlines' revolutionary new partnership and review Qantas' inaugural flight from London Heathrow to Dubai's state of the art new A380 terminal
Review: Ron Blaauw, Amsterdam

Review: Ron Blaauw, Amsterdam

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"Marcel Wanders made Blaauw sound so exciting, so alluring, and perhaps even dangerous, that I felt compelled to visit at the earliest opportunity"
Review: Emirates – Dubai (DXB) to London Heathrow (LHR)

Review: Emirates – Dubai (DXB) to London Heathrow (LHR)

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"It’s always so tempting to booze it up on a long flight, but the experienced flyer knows the truth: the circadian rhythm is going to get you"
Pina Bausch | No final curtain

Pina Bausch | No final curtain

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"To stop dancing would, it feels, be to let her slip away"
Review: CityJet – London City (LCY) to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)

Review: CityJet – London City (LCY) to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"I will jump through the hoops of a carrier’s schedules to fly from London City. It is tranquil. There are no screaming children. You are treated like a human being rather than stag-party scum"