What we’ve read and liked this year (so far)
The Currency team and a couple of friends (especially my mom Jenny, who reads everything) rustled up a list of books we’ve enjoyed thus…
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The Friday song (on a Sunday): ‘Feel Like Making Love’ by Bad Company
Listening this week to the first time in years to tracks by both Mott the Hoople (remember All the Young Dudes?) and Bad Company…
Kirsty’s six picks from Art Basel Switzerland 2025
The world’s biggest art fair, Art Basel, took place last week. Kirsty Colledge was there, and shares a handful of African highlights…
Eight questions for the interested and interesting: Yasmin Mayat
The Joburg architect on park walking, good pillows, and her mum’s ace cooking…
What we’re drinking this week: Cuvée des Antiques Châteauneuf-du-Pape
An iconic French red that pairs beautifully with winter fare…
Bezos, bubbles and bad taste: the billionaire wedding no-one wanted
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez throw a foam party on a $500m yacht before their Venice wedding – they are the billionaires we love…
The Gupta compound is going on auction – can we finally bulldoze the bad taste?
The compound belonging to the notorious brothers is under the hammer. Let’s hope the new owner tears it down and starts from scratch…
Building the creative economy
Standard Bank has launched The Standard Bank Art Lab, where innovation, legacy, and art intertwine.…
The Friday song (on a Sunday): ‘Righteously’ by Anna Ash
Mark Rosin unpacks the folk-meets-atmospheric indie pop track, Righteously, by Anna Ash – a distinctive cover version of a tune by the legendary Lucinda…
Currency’s on-trend guide to visiting … Cascais
Swap Lisbon for Cascais, a chic Portuguese coastal escape full of art, fine dining, museums, and sun-drenched charm…
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