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Replenish: Exploring What Else a Wellness Retreat Can Be

What should a wellness retreat leave you with? For Replenish, the answer extends beyond rest and recovery. Launching on Cornwall's north coast, the five-day experience brings together movement, neuroscience, music, community and conservation, inviting guests to consider whether wellbeing can also be found through active participation.

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An Artist’s Perspective: Supriya Nagarajan is Reimagining Traditions for a Changing World

For vocalist, composer and creative producer Supriya Nagarajan, music is both a bridge between cultures and a powerful way of exploring urgent issues. Ahead of her upcoming performance of Meltwater at the Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room, she spoke with The GIFTED Journal about heritage, collaboration and the role of art in conversations around climate change.

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“The Last Balloon” Sees Tank and the Bangas Close a Trilogy in Style

GRAMMY-winning collective Tank and the Bangas are not easy to box in, and that’s exactly what makes them one of the most refreshing acts in music right now. Their latest release, The Last Balloon, closes out the band’s celebrated “Balloon” trilogy while simultaneously pointing toward a bold new chapter.

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Emerging Artist Spotlight: Honey Grace B Steps Into Her “First Day Of My Life”

Honey Grace B releases her debut single “First Day Of My Life”.

The Reading-born singer-songwriter enters the indie pop space with a sound rooted in emotion but lifted by optimism. The single blends light energy with delicate string textures, creating a sound that mirrors its message: freedom doesn’t come without reflection, and growth often carries both lightness and weight.

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At Home With Kio Briggs

Join us inside the space and experience of Kio Briggs as he reflects on a decade of inquiry, ambition, and the pursuit of true freedom. He shares the journey behind his upcoming book Meditations on Freedom, exploring what it means to live intentionally, embrace humility, and create a life aligned with happiness.

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Creativity as Essential Infrastructure

Creativity has long been treated as enrichment — something optional, peripheral, nice to have. The Roundhouse, in partnership with the Centre for Young Lives, through the Young Creatives Commission challenges that framing entirely. What if creativity were treated like sport: with academies, infrastructure, clear progression routes and sustained investment? The question is not whether talent exists. It does. The question is whether we are building a system that allows it to thrive.

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Sophia Thakur: Balancing Rawness and Refinement

Rooted in the raw spirit of jazz and the refinement of poetry, Sophia Thakur’s work explores what it feels like to be in the moment. Ahead of her Late Night Jazz performance at the Royal Albert Hall on February 14th, Thakur reflects on instinct and intention, rawness and refinement, and the shared space where poetry and jazz instrumentals move together.

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Did Morocco Alienate Themselves From the Rest of Africa During This AFCON?

A comment online that said, “How Morocco alienated themselves from the rest of Africa during this AFCON should be studied,” quickly gained traction. From talk of “antics” to the final’s controversy, the conversation is bigger than football. This is an opinion, shaped by experiences and influenced by cultural background.

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