A year ago, Vanessa Kingori MBE joined British Vogue during a very exciting time, a time where she’ll tell future generations, “I was there.” As the magazine’s first female Publisher since it launched over 100 years ago, she’s making history herself. Vanessa walks us through her high-powered, yet surprisingly numbers-driven role, where she shuns coffee for herbal tea, plans her outfits a week in advance and relishes the joy of missing out (JOMO) during her downtime

Book Publicist by day and true crime aficionado by night (and weekends), Grace Harrison co-founded Foul Play magazine with her previous colleague Emma Hardy when they couldn’t find what they wanted to read on the subject. Although Foul Play is not the first true crime magazine, "it is the first true crime magazine to be made by women that focusses on being respectful and non-sensational". Sounds killer to us (sorry, we had to)

The PPA attended the British Journal of Photography's Portrait of Britain book launch and caught up with the photographers and their subjects to get the back story on the images capturing the face of a changing nation. A picture is worth a thousand words, after all

As someone with "Bad Influencer" as her Twitter bio, this Columnist is not afraid to cause a stir. Whether it's weighing in on the Westminster sex scandal or gun control, or penning "controversial" book Hot Feminist, Polly has "always been pretty sure of [her] own mind"

Andy charts the "laundry list" of places he worked before starting his own business, Cowles Media.London. The award-winning Creative Director recently returned from New York, where he spoke at the Rolling Stone conference about his time there and the freedom that the magazine still represents

The Big Issue's Editor is from Ballymena, Northern Ireland, but is now based in Glasgow for work. He shares a love of church architecture with the magazine's founder John Bird and Mark Hamill has asked him for advice...it's all part of the job!

Literature-themed exhibitions have Laura Rutkowski turning the pages in anticipation

The Editor-in-Chief of British GQ, GQ Style and GQ.com takes time out of his busy schedule to chat with us about his penchant for wearing blue suits and not believing in guilty pleasures

Laura Rutkowski investigates museum tours that reveal strange and often little known subterranean landscapes

My British GQ article from August 14, 2017, Meet the sex robots that want to replace your girlfriend, was featured on episode 271 of HBO's Vice News Tonight on January 12, 2018. Read the full piece under the GQ section of my portfolio.

Laura Rutkowski is game for the latest craze that allows visitors to experience museums in an exciting new way

A couple who were matched on season eight of First Dates have announced their engagement on Twitter. Greig Fairweather and Shaun Smith were paired on episode 10 of the season, which aired on June 20, and are now set to wed. Smith shared the news on Twitter: “I have some absolutely fantastic news for you all, sorry if I haven’t managed to speak to you over the weekend in person. Last week, I asked Mr. Greig Fairweather to marry me. “And he said yes! Beyond thrilled, happy and excited.

Sia has said that she stands by her decision to feature 15-year-old dancer Maddie Ziegler in her music videos and on tour, in the wake of new criticism. The singer-songwriter, full name Sia Furler, defended her continued use of teenage Ziegler after a Guardian article criticised her for using her as a “cypher since she broke up with fame”. The singer is known for keeping her identity protected by wearing a wig that disguises her face, choosing instead to cast Ziegler in the spotlight.

Iain Lee and Jennie McAlpine got dangerously close to toads, creepy crawlies and mud crabs during the Deadly Departure Lounge Bushtucker Trial on I’m A Celebrity. In scenes to be aired in Thursday’s show, the campmates are seen undertaking the latest timed challenge. Lee and McAlpine had to put their heads into a series of boxes, using only their tongue to unscrew and retrieve a plastic dollar. Animals hopped, wiggled and clawed around, making the task a difficult one to complete.

Icelanders mark Christmas Eve by gifting books to each other. In honour of this tradition, we asked our Stylist Live speakers to pick the book they'd love and the chocolate they'd eat with it

Laura Rutkowski gets into a festive mood as museums put on inspired events to celebrate Christmas with their visitors

For a relatively modest outlay, museums can now widen their audience reach and ensure visitors no longer have to fear missing out on events, says Laura Rutkowski

Laura Rutkowski takes a snapshot of the history of the self-portrait, and how it is being used (and abused) in museums now

Box-out

A one-day diary from morning latte to lights out: Laura Cottom, Maintenance Team Leader