Society Marbella Magazine March 2023

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Deciding on a future career just became somewhat tricky. Students aspiring to a future profession in such occupations as doctors, armed forces, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, retail, market research, blogging, drivers, proof-readers and even bookkeepers have just had their dreams dashed by… A ROBOT.

Entire houses are now built using AI and even the paintwork is automated. Robots are now building roads… and web sites! The most downloaded App in the brief history of Apps, ‘CHAT GPT,’ currently affords students the possibility of cheating on homework and also helps them pass exams to become lawyers, scientists or…clergymen! They can also become an event planner or a graphic designer, or maybe even a pro footballer, until Man City buy 11 robots, (cue Jack Grealish jokes.) But that’s about it!

According to Uncle Elon, 65% of current professions will be fully automated by the end of next year. So no more schools, no more universities, education as we know it is about to undergo massive changes. No longer will local residents be tied to paying 20k a year to the local college to teach their kid how to roll a spliff, change is coming. Marbella has just granted a license for a whole new modern approach to teaching. No seasonal terms, your child can just turn up and learn the subjects they excel in and are interested in learning. Oh and no expensive books and uniforms. These new seats of learning are positioned across the globe, so when you relocate your child enjoys the familiarity and best of all it follows a certified curriculum.

EDUCATION AS WE KNOW IT IS ABOUT TO UNDERGO MASSIVE CHANGES...

NEW DOGS OLD TRICKS

I guess the aforementioned begs a more pertinent question: why are we not up in arms about this? Are we all still too stressed and suppressed by recent restrictions? Robotic guard dogs are already gamefully employed and even the recent super bowl final, (third largest tv audience ever,) showcased metal performing pooches, in a stealthy bid to normalize the impending silver invasion.

Maybe the faceless people, who instruct the people, who lobby the people, who the people vote for, are concerned for their long term safety and prefer those protecting them to be of a more metallic hue. If we did replace the current crop of dead-neck world leaders with Daleks it would be tough to argue against it. Even the village robot would be an upgrade on most.

In magazine matters, humanoid Ian Greenland, explains why branches of McDonalds in Wrexham are playing classical music in a bid to make the Welsh youth behave less like Welsh youth. Another Ian, (we pay by the letter, ) Kuah affords us a peep into the future of motoring with the Audi Activesphere Concept. Which will no doubt be driverless by the time it goes into production. Staying on subject A.I. is also making waves in the art world. Stirring the pot to predictably polarising effect.

The future is bright… silver.

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The Good Fight

Newly crowned, Best Actor at the Golden Globes, Kevin Costner, has been rewarded for his captivating portrayal of the ruthless John Dutton in the hit drama Yellowstone, a show which has made Westerns relevant again. In this month’s Society Marbella, Edwina Cole, explains why she thinks Costner is the ultimate modern American cowboy.

My bestie and fellow box set addict, Natalia, has been sending me daily WhatApps for the past few months, demanding that I watch her latest TV obsessionYellowstone. Cowboys, westerns, bar fights and rodeo! Ermm, no thanks. I may be getting older, but I am not that old.

Last week, however, I finished the genius kitchen drama, ‘The Bear,’ and found myself needing to fill a void. Only to shut Natalia up, I gave the first episode a go. That’s all it took! I was hooked! Yellowstone! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE? Natalia has obviously been gloating non stop. My daily appraisals of the masterfully tough-as-nails Beth Dutton, the loyal, roguish, lovable and let’s be honest, totally gorgeous, ranch foreman and enforcer, Rip Wheeler, or the fans favourite, hapless ranch hand, Jimmy, have been met with condescending, ‘I told you so’s.’ I do despise smugness.

More than 12 million people tuned in to watch the season 5 premiere. Why?

Because the Dutton clan drama just keeps getting better. The show follows a seventh-generation family who own the largest ranch in the United States. The star, Kevin Costner, has exceeded all expectations, playing the hard-bitten, patriarch, beset on all sides by current times and ancient feuds.

Written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, who earned Oscar nominations for Sicario and Hell or High Water, the story deals with the conflict with bordering Native reservations, national parks, and land developers. The result,

may be the closest thing to capturing the ever-threatened, real-world West.

The attraction of Yellowstone, other than the hot cowboys, action packed fight scenes and breath taking scenery, is that the show taps into ‘the dream.’ Living off the land, preserving the old ways and being at one with nature. It leaves you yearning for a more simple way of life.

‘We’re shooting in Bitter Root Valley, which I call the Garden of Eden,’ Costner told TV Guide with evident delight. ‘It looks the way it did in America before first contact, and the mountains and those rivers prove it. I love waking up and working [in Montana]. It’s untouched land.’

The complex characters are another reason that the show keeps you hooked, taking you on a journey of growth with all of them.

As Costner perfectly put it, ‘I love working in this genre. There’s a musical dance that I feel when I do a western. My draw to it isn’t the gunfight, my draw is how people talk to each other and the type of characters.’

Now be warned, this show is highly addictive and you may, ahem, end up trying to persuade your husband to sell up, buy a pair of cowboy boots and move to a ranch in the wild wild west.

So until the rest of season 5 drops, here is a look at why Mr Kevin Costner... I will always love you.

A Love That Lasts A Lifetime

You can’t say the name Kevin Costner without ‘The Bodyguard’ subconsciously springing to mind. I remember holding my breath, when I first heard Whitney sing the movies theme song, ‘I will Always Love You,’ as a tear silently rolled down my cheek. The 1992 romantic blockbuster may have been panned by the critics but won the hearts of the public. 30 years later, despite all its cheese, it’s a movie for every moment, that satisfies on every level. It’s what I like to call innocent popcorn pleasure.

Costner played the rugged former secret service agent, hired to protect a famous soul and pop diva, (Whitney Houston,) from her stalker. He was also the one to push for the award winning singer to be cast over veteran actor-musicians like the late Olivia Newton-John and Dolly Parton. Houston’s enthralling performance proved he was right. The two forged such a close bond that when she died years later, Costner said in a statement, ‘I saved her then; I should have saved her now. … She was my one true love.’

The movie’s soundtrack became a cultural phenomenon, with the lead single selling over 45 million copies and it was Costner who first suggested she sing, ‘I Will Always Love You.’ At the 2022 SAG Awards he said. ‘When movies are working at their very best, they’re about moments and images that you’ll never ever forget…I don’t think we’ll ever forget when that little song came out, that she just blew up. She sang the first part of it a cappella and musically the world was never the same.’

“If you don’t understand your limitations you won’t achieve much in your life.”

A Hollywood Gunslinger

Every year in the run up to Christmas my Mum would watch her favourite movie, the heart stirring western epic “Dances With Wolves,’ and swoon over Mr Costner, much to my disgust. I mean she should only have had eyes for my Dad right? Mum would always clap in delight over the scene stealing wolf named Two Socks, no matter how many times she watched the movie.

It is beautifully filmed story, where a union soldier embraces the ways of the Sioux and falls in love with a white woman raised by the tribe. This epic, romantic masterpiece, was Kevin Costner’s directorial debut and went on to become one of the most successful Westerns of all-time, winning Best Picture and Best Director, over Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas.

Costner told the Washington Post .’I found ‘Dances’ and it was big, it was ambitious. I mean, I’m not stupid, I didn’t look at it and not think to myself, ‘My God, what am I doing?’ I’m just setting myself up for every known problem -- animals, non-actors, children, foreign language, length, subtitles. But I’m not being cavalier when I say I thought it was a greater risk to not do the movie.’

The Legendary Outlaw

The 90s classic, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was released over 30 years ago. I was obsessed and knew every line in the movie. I would watch it most days before school, shoveling down my Coco Pops while swooning over Christian Slater, who was cast as Robin Hood’s (Costner’s) brother.

Costner’s outlaw starred opposite Morgan Freeman’s Azeem and Alan Rickman’s iconic turn as the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham. These days the movie is remembered more for Costner’s glorious mullet and his very questionable English accent, but it will always hold a special place in my heart.

I am sure everyone will also recall the inescapable theme song, Bryan Adams, ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It For You,’ which could be heard everywhere, from supermarkets to shopping centres, to radio stations. I caught my Dad on one too many occasions muttering ‘If I hear this one more fxxxing time…..’

The Wild Wild West

What I love about Costner is that his all-American persona is the real deal. He remains one of the few Hollywood actors who can ride a horse as though he was born to it – no stuntman required. He also plays country music, guitar and twangy vocals in his band Kevin Costner & Modern West.

Offscreen he resides in a 17-acre seafront Santa Barbara ranch where the accomplished equestrian raises his own horses. He also owns a 165-acre ranch outside Aspen. More comfortable in the wide open spaces than at a starstudded Hollywood premiere, when not filming he spends his days in the saddle, usually riding alongside his wife of 16 years, Christine. His life revolves around his wife, seven children, horse riding and trout-fishing. Kevin Costner, is a happy man in a happy place.

On that note, I am going back to dreaming of moving to Montana, becoming a cowgirl and riding into the sunset shouting Yeehaw - Kevin, hope to see you there.

“When I see my children, and when I see the people who value me, I know how lucky I am”

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HELLO BEAUTIFUL

by Ann Napolitano

Can love make a broken person whole? asks the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Edward in this heartfelt tale. A powerful portrayal of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are but because of it. Everyone in the tightknit Italian-American neighbourhood believes the Padavano girls, Julia, Sylvie, Cecelia, and Emmeline, to be inseparable, but a devastating family split alters their lives for future generations. Will the ties that previously bound them still be strong enough to bring them together when it counts?

There is nothing quite like getting caught up in a good book and we all know certain songs have a way of transporting us to a magical moment. So, how do you spend your downtime? Do you pick up a heart-warming novel and disappear into an imaginative state or do you stick your headphones in, play your favourite artist and zone out? Or how about both? In each issue, we bring you new releases designed to give you those moments of relaxation we all need.

STRICTLY FRIENDS

by Frances Mensah Williams

When Ruby Lamont’s young son Jake starts telling tall tales about the dad who walked out on them six years ago, she realises that, for her son’s sake, it’s time to find out the truth. It’s not that she wants Kenny back in her life, her best friend, charming commitment-phobe Griffin, has always been more of a father-figure to Jake, but if she can understand once and for all why Kenny broke her heart by leaving her, perhaps she and Jake can finally move on.

PINEAPPLE STREET by Jenny Jackson

The story of Darley, the oldest daughter in the well-connected, wealthy Stockton family, Sasha, a middle-class New Englander who married into the family in Brooklyn Heights and finds herself cast as the outsider, and Georgiana, the baby of the family, is told in Pineapple Street, a smart escapist book that sparkles with wit. Pineapple Street is a novel about the unusual unknowability of someone else’s family and the madness of first love. It is rife with the luxurious joys of living among New York’s one-percenters.

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MILEY CYRUSEndless Summer Vacation

Described as a “love letter to L.A.,” and a new era for Cyrus Endless Summer Vacation is “a reflection of the strength she’s found in focusing on both her physical and mental well-being”. The album was recorded in Los Angeles and features production from Greg Kurstin, Tyler Johnson, and Kid Harpoon.

LANA DEL REYDid You Know There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.

Two years after her last releases, Blue Banisters and Chemtrails over the Country Club, Lana del Rey is back with new music and her wordiest album title yet: Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. The album features 16 tracks and feature collaborations with Father John Misty, whose song she covered last year, Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers and Tommy Genesis, while Judah Smith and Jon Batiste have also provided interludes. Songs featured include “The Grants”, “Grandfather Please Stand on The Shoulders of My Father While He’s Deep-Sea Fishing”, and “Peppers” which features Tommy Genesis.

ELLIE GOULDINGHigher Than Heaven

Ellie Goulding releases her fifth studio album, ‘Higher Than Heaven’. She shared, Higher Than Heave is “about being passionately in love. But it’s a hyper form of love, almost like a drug induced feeling. It feels almost artificial and there’s the potential for a crash.” The album contains stomping basslines, soaring synths and euphoric melodies with contributions from the likes of Greg Kurstin, Jesse Shatkin, Koz and Andrew Wells.

Inundated with TV shows and movie releases, sometimes it’s just too much for any one human to handle. Each month we will bring you three of the best movies and TV shows to keep you entertained right through the year.

PROM PACT

Starring: Jake Kasdan, Julie Bowen, Monique Green

PUNCH

Starring: Tim Roth, Wesley Dowdell, Jordan Oosterhof

Jim is a seventeen-year-old boxer in a small town. He is a golden boy, preparing for a fight that will elevate him to an early professional status. All bets are on his climb to success. But Stan, his father, is a stern coach and a wellknown drinker. In the town, Stan is treated like a joke but he has given everything to see his son gain professional status and escape the brutality of his small world. As Jim begins to rethink why he is fighting his life tangles with Whetu, a razor-tongued, gay Maori boy who spends his days in an old shack down by the beach. With his dog Moimoi he cobbles together a fragile glamour and dreams of leaving town to become a musician. As Jim stumbles towards discovering what it really is to be a gay man, he is forced to see that strength has little to do with heroism.

BLUEBACK

Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell, Robert Connolly

The news of her elderly mother Dora’s stroke reaches marine biologist Abby as she is studying Australia’s declining coral reefs. Abby recalls her childhood spent living in harmony with the water and her mother’s efforts to save the bay from selfish developers and invasive fishermen alike, often at the expense of their own relationship, as she hurries to her seaside village to care for Dora. Among the coral gardens, Abby befriends a rare fish, the blue groper, affectionately named Blueback, a tether to her environmentalism. Blueback serves as both a reminder of Abby’s environmental activism and a reminder to her and Dora of their love for one another and the fragile waters they call home.

It’s the height of prom season, and high school senior Mandy Yang and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben are surrounded by over-the-top ‘80s-themed Promposals. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard. When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she can’t stand - popular all-star jock Graham Lansing, whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum. Once Mandy becomes Graham’s tutor, she begins to realize there’s more to him than she thought and perhaps more to life than Harvard.

Perfect for all the family Are you afraid of the dark? One to keep your concentration

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SHADOW AND BONE: SEASON 2

Starring: Jessie Mei Li, Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter, Amita Suman, Kit Young

Finally, it’s nearly time to return to the kingdom of Ravka and beyond. In the trailer for Season 2 we witness the Crows joining forces with Jack Wolfe’s Wylan Hendriks, Jessie Mei Li’s Alina Starkov talking to Patrick Gibson’s Nikolai Lantsov, multiple explosions, chase sequences, and Ben Barnes’ General Kirigan asking someone what they’ll give up to pursue their wildest ambitions.

Protagonists Alina Starkov and Mal Oretsov will return, while the antagonistic General Kirigan – who survived an attack in the Shadow Fold in the Season 1 finale – is also back. The story follows Alina who is on the run. A beacon of hope to some and a suspected traitor to others, she’s determined to bring down the Shadow Fold and save Ravka from ruin.

CALL THE MIDWIFE: SEASON 12

Starring: Helen George, Linda Bassett, Leonie Elliott, Laura Main

The period drama has, arguably, risen to national treasure status – not least because of all of the wonderful midwives at Nonnatus House. All our favourites are back in Season 12 of the hit TV show, and after that proposal in the Christmas special, it seems there could be a wedding on the cards between Matthew Aylward and Trixie Franklin before the new season is over.

YOU: SEASON 4 –PART 2

Starring: Penn Badgley, Ed Speleers, Tati Gabrielle, Charlotte Ritchie

In season 4, Joe Goldberg, sorry, Professor Jonathan Moore—is working at a university in London to start a new life after killing his wife, burning down their home, and leaving his infant son behind. The first five episodes of Season 4, now streaming on Netflix, conclude by unmasking Joe’s new buddy Rhys as the socalled “Eat the Rich Killer.” Rhys threatens to pin all of his murders on Joe if he doesn’t kill Kate’s obnoxiously smarmy friend Roald. Not only does Joe not kill Roald he vows to take Rhys down once and for all, a scheme made even more complicated by Rhys’ decision to run for Mayor of London.

SPOTLIGHT

END OF THE ROAD

Is it the end of the road for Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox? The bombshell recently deleted her fiancé from most of her Instagram pictures, posted cryptic comments and unfollowed him… normally a sure sign there is trouble in paradise. The actress, then went onto delete her Instagram account having previously shared a series of photos of herself and a video of an envelope being burned in a fire pit. She captioned it with lyrics from Beyonce’s album Lemonade, writing, “You can taste the dishonesty/ it’s all over your breath.” In the comments section of Fox’s last post, before she went off the grid, one fan suggested that Kelly, was unfaithful in the couple’s relationship, writing, “He probably got with Sophie.” In response, Fox joked that it could’ve been her, commenting, “Maybe I got with Sophie” alongside a single fire emoji.

PUT A RING ON IT

High School Musical alum, Vanessa Hudgens shared her excitement about marrying her baseball player fiancé showing off her sparking, emerald-cut engagement ring in an Instagram post. “YES. We couldn’t be happier,” they wrote on their social accounts alongside a photo in Paris

engagement ring. Hudgens first saw Cole via a Zoom meditation group in 2020, which happened to be organized by Joe Jonas, while she was filming Tick Tick Boom. She went on to follow him on Instagram, and they started DMing days later. “I get on the Zoom, and I’m like, ‘Who is that?’” Hudgens recalled. “I fully just slid in his DMs and was like, ‘Hey, it was nice to meet you.’” The two made it Instagram official on Valentine’s Day 2021.

NUMBER TWO

Rihanna revealed she is expecting baby number two. The pop star and her boyfriend A$AP Rocky welcomed their first child, a son, on May 13, 2022. Fans were sent into overdrive thanks to her body language on the Super Bowl Half Time Show stage; she wasn’t nearly as active as many previous Super Bowl performers and, as her performance came to a close, she appeared to rub her belly before being rushed off stage.

NEW MATERIAL

A new Whitney Houston album which will include six previously unreleased songs, has been announced. A documentary TV special chronicling the late singer’s history with gospel music, I Go to the Rock: The

Gospel Music of Whitney Houston, will feature new material dating back to 1981 alongside a corresponding album. The first single Testimony will join gospel songs from the soundtracks of The Preacher’s Wife, Sparkle and The Bodyguard.

BACK TO THE CARPET

Lori Loughlin smiled for cameras during her first red carpet award appearance since she was involved in the headlinemaking college admissions scandal that led to her two months prison sentence. Lori’s appearance at the award show marks her first time showing up to an award ceremony since the scandal and her prison time. Lori stepped away from that spotlight in 2019, when she and her husband Mossimo Giannulli were arrested for their involvement in the college admissions scandal, which was organized by Rick Singer. The scandal involved using fraudulent methods to help get children from rich families, including Lori and Mossimo’s daughters, Bella Giannulli and Olivia Jade Giannulli, into top U.S. colleges. After pleading guilty, Lori served a twomonth prison sentence and Mossimo served five months, in late 2020. She was also ordered to pay a $150,000 fine, have two years of supervised release, and do 100 hours of community service.

LOVE FOR LEWIS

Lewis Capaldi went public with his new girlfriend Ellie MacDowall at the recent BRIT awards. The couple had previously been keeping their romance out of the spotlight, but after dating for months it appears that they were ready to go public. Lewis and Ellie were first spotted together on a night out last November. Actress Ellie is thought to be

HARRY WINS BIG

Harry Styles swept the 2023 BRIT Awards as he took home four awards, winning in every category he was nominated in, including the coveted Artist of the Year. Harry dedicated his Artist of the Year award to several female artists who weren’t nominated after the BRITs received criticism for its all-male Artist of the Year lineup when the category went gender neutral. Taking to the stage in London’s O2 Arena, he said: ‘I want to thank my family for being the most supportive, understanding family I could have ever asked for. I want to thank my mum for signing me up for X Factor, I wouldn’t be here without you.’ He also shouted out his One Direction bandmates by name, saying: ‘I want to thank Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn because I wouldn’t be here without you either. I’m aware of my privilege up here tonight so this award is for Rina, Florence, Mabel and Becky.’

‘I’m lovin’ it’ Classical

By Ian Greenland

According to the BBC, a McDonald’s branch in Wrexham, North Wales has decided to start piping classical music in after 5pm in an effort to curb the persistent antisocial behaviour being committed by gangs of bored youths. (Presumably whoever thought of this still hasn’t seen A Clockwork Orange...) Amongst the recently reported incidents was a mass assault involving some 20 people when fire extinguishers were let off and staff were hit with thrown coins and signs (I’d see getting hit with an actual sign as a sign I needed to get a job somewhere other than McDonald’s.... The hurled money thing would be slightly more ambiguous I guess. Strippers seem to love it, but then dancing naked for drunk strangers is probably better for your self esteem than working in a McDonald’s in North Wales...)

In a further effort to deter the troublemaking loiterers, it’s reported the “restaurant” will also disable their WIFI at certain times, meaning if anyone wants to TikTok themselves throwing coins at staff they’ll have to attempt it on their own bloody 3G. (“Er, It’s 5G now.” – ed. (“Errr, It’s North Wales mate.” - me))

A McDonald’s branch in Wrexham, North Wales has decided to start piping classical music in after 5pm in an effort to curb the persistent antisocial behaviour being committed by gangs of bored youths. (Presumably whoever thought of this still hasn’t seen A Clockwork Orange...)

Wrexham’s certainly not the first branch to employ classical music to set a certain, more “civilized” tone. McDonald’s head office said the tactic has proven successful for more than a decade in helping relax diners and calming those

desperately waiting for a freshly deep-fried box of McNuggets or the plastic toy in their Happy Meal. A branch in Shepherd’s Bush which had in 2017 reported 71 criminal acts in or around the store saw a dramatic reduction in incidents when they introduced classical music... of course they also saw a dramatic reduction in customers when everyone under 30 fucked off to the nearest KFC, which was still blazing the type of dance music you can really throw some signs to.

Whilst it leaves many bored or indifferent and actually appears to be a type of kryptonite to the Fast and Furious crowd, research studies

have shown classical music is actually beneficial to our mental health and well-being. It’s been shown to lower stress and anxiety levels, reduce depression, improve memory, mood and cognitive function and even help with pain management. The positive effects on mood should theoretically deter people from throwing coins at staff in McDonald’s, although if a given symphony fell short of stopping coin throwing altogether, presumably improved cognitive function would result in better focus and accuracy and therefore a higher hit rate? On the upside, the staff in McDonald’s, now struck by more coins might feel the pain of said thrown coins and the anxiety of the situation a little less It’s all very confusing but I think the message is clear.... eat in Nando’s Or don’t expect Mozart to pick up the clack for inadequate funding for education, youth centres, local entertainment, sports and recreation facilities....

Research studies have shown classical music is actually beneficial to our mental health and well-being.

Besides, classical music has not always kept its somewhat upturned nose clean, courting numerous controversies over the years. When Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris’s Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in 1913, the controversial subject matter (a sacrificial pagan ritual during which a virgin dances herself dead), confrontingly atypical music and choreography were expected to raise some eyebrows, but perhaps not chairs during an actual so the story goes). Of course the French love a good riot (reckon we could learn a thing or two there) but the seemingly bourgeois confines of a ballet performance are not where you’d expect things bigger than McNuggets to start getting chucked about. Despite its early controversy, Stravinsky’s was subsequently reappraised as his seminal masterpiece and is regarded as one of the most influential musical works of the 20th Century.... think the Macarena might have something to say about that...

John Cage’s 4’33” broke the mould and a few fragile minds when it was first showcased in 1952. The avantgarde American composer and Zen Buddhist had long been dabbling in the boundaries of auditory experimentalism as music when he conceived the three-movement “composition” which required nothing of its various musicians other than to sit and not play their instruments. The resulting quasisilence, though it proved infuriating and deridable to many critics, was supposed to provide a moment of stillness and reflection for the audience, an awareness of what Cage called life’s “isness”. Today we’d call it mindfulness or being present... Not something your really want to be in a Maccy D’s in Wrexham.

composer, who subsequently put him on serious blast, declaring “He’s just a rascal like all the others.” BURRRRRN!

Don’t expect Mozart to pick up the clack for inadequate funding for education, youth centres, local entertainment, sports and recreation facilities....

The incomparable Ludwig van Beethoven (you don’t meet many Ludwigs any more...) originally intended to dedicate his mammoth third symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte

The gigantic symphony saw Beethoven, tormented to the point of nihilism by the gradual loss of his hearing taking a new, bolder path, aspiring in scope to a Homeric epic, full of valour, determination and integrity. When the new “Emperor’s” actions took a figurative steamer on it, Beethoven literally ripped the “Bonaparte”anointed title page from his manuscript and renamed it Eroica (Heroic), rather than completely scrapping the now tainted masterpiece. I mean, you certainly tear your Gary Glitter posters down but you don’t bulldoze the whole house...

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SWIMMING YOUR TROUBLE AWAY

SWIMMING YOUR TROUBLE AWAY

By Seena Mathew

It’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off some of the ravages of aging. But a growing body of research suggests that swimming might provide a unique boost to brain health.

Regular swimming has been shown to improve memory, cognitive function, immune response and mood. Swimming may also help repair damage from stress and forge new neural connections in the brain.

Until the 1960s, scientists believed that the number of neurons and synaptic connections in the human brain were finite and that, once damaged, these brain cells could not be replaced. But that idea was debunked as researchers began to see ample evidence for the birth of neurons, or neurogenesis, in adult brains of humans and other animals.

Now, there is clear evidence that aerobic exercise can contribute to neurogenesis and play a key role in helping to reverse or repair damage to neurons and their connections in both mammals and fish.

Research shows that one of the key ways these changes occur in response to exercise is through increased levels of a protein called brain-derived

The fountain of youth hasn’t been found — but swimming may come close

If more adults recognized the cognitive and mental health benefits of swimming, they’d jump in the pool alongside their kids.

neurotrophic factor. The neural plasticity — or ability of the brain to change — that this protein stimulates has been shown to boost cognitive function, including learning and memory.

Studies in people have found a strong relationship between concentrations of brain-derived neurotrophic factor circulating in the brain and an increase in the size of the hippocampus, the brain region responsible for learning and memory. Increased levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor have also been shown to sharpen cognitive performance and to help reduce anxiety and depression. In contrast, researchers have observed mood disorders in patients with lower concentrations of brain-derived neurotrophic factor.

Aerobic exercise also promotes the release of specific chemical messengers called neurotransmitters. One of these is serotonin, which — when present at increased levels — is known to reduce depression and anxiety and improve mood.

In one limited study looking at the impact of swimming on mental acuity, researchers concluded that the swimmers had improved mental speed and attention compared with non-swimmers.

Swimming has long been recognized for its cardiovascular benefits. Because swimming involves all of the major muscle groups, the heart has to work hard, which increases blood flow throughout the body. This leads to the creation of new blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis. The greater blood flow can also lead to a large release of endorphins — hormones that act as a natural pain reducer throughout the body. This surge brings about the sense of euphoria that often follows exercise.

Most of the research to understand how swimming affects the brain has been done in rats. Rats are a good lab model because of their genetic and anatomic similarity to humans. In one study in rats, swimming was shown to stimulate brain pathways that suppress inflammation in the hippocampus and inhibit apoptosis, or cell death. The study also showed that swimming can help support neuron survival and reduce the cognitive impacts of aging. Although researchers do not yet have a way to visualize apoptosis and neuronal survival in people, they do observe similar cognitive outcomes.

One of the more enticing questions is how, specifically, swimming enhances short- and long-term memory. To pinpoint how long the beneficial effects may last, researchers trained rats to swim for 60 minutes daily for five days per week. The team then tested the rats’ memory by having them swim through a radial arm water maze containing six arms, including one with a hidden platform.

Rats got six attempts to swim freely and find the hidden platform. After just seven days of swim training,

researchers saw improvements in both short- and long-term memories, based on a reduction in the errors rats made each day. The researchers suggested that this boost in cognitive function could provide a basis for using swimming as a way to repair learning and memory damage caused by neuropsychiatric diseases in humans.

Although the leap from studies in rats to humans is substantial, research in people is producing similar results that suggest a clear cognitive benefit from swimming across all ages. For instance, in one study looking at the impact of swimming on mental acuity in the elderly, researchers concluded that swimmers had improved mental speed and attention compared with nonswimmers.

However, this study is limited in its research design, since participants were not randomized and thus those who were swimmers prior to the study may have had an unfair edge. Another study compared cognition between land-based athletes and swimmers in the young adult age range. While water immersion itself did not make a difference, the researchers found that 20 minutes of moderate-intensity breaststroke swimming improved cognitive function in both groups.

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GET YOUR BOHO ON

Party season starts here!

Imm erse yourself in the vibrant party atmosphere of Ibiza at T he BOHO Project , taking place this Spring, Saturday 29th April in the stunning Finca La Concepción in Marbella.

It’s an event you won’t want to miss, an unforgettable experience blending a specially curated selection of the best music, food, and entertainment. The first edition of this boutique festival will feature a line-up of talented DJs from Ibiza and Marbella playing the hottest music to get the party started, along with an eclectic mix of entertainment while enjoying the full The BOHO Project experience.

Ibiza favourites and Café Mambo, Pacha and Amnesia regulars, DJ and sax duo Lovely Laura and Ben Santiago will headline a line-up of some of the best world-renowned DJs, musicians and performers. All this in the stunning venue of Finca La Conception.

In addition to music, The BOHO Project will offer pop-up boutiques, entertainers, live art and the finest food and drinks. Sample a variety of dishes from our fantastic local caterers, or simply relax and enjoy a drink at one of the many bars.

Attendees are encouraged to embrace the vibe and dress in their best boho-chic attire for a fully immersive experience.

We have special group packages as well as VIP and Hospitality Experience tickets available, so get together with your friends and book now for an unforgettable event.

The BOHO PROJECT will take place on Saturday 29th April 2pm – midnight at Finca La Conception. Follow our socials for updates.

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Showcasing dream homes

UDesign’s stunning new showroom is a tool they use to help people create their dream home

Article by Vivion O’Kelly

UDesign’s new showroom is a combination of showroom, interactive interior design space and informal meeting place for clients and design professionals, where architects, designers and projects managers are on hand to offer their knowledge and creativity as needed and asked for. Their task goes way beyond the showing of products and materials.

The raison d’être of this showroom is firmly on good design and how best to make it work for the client. But what appears to be wonderful in a showroom might not be so wonderful at home, and this is where specialist knowledge comes in.

Buying a beautiful sofa is easy but buying one that really works in the space one has available is not so easy. It may be too big or too small. It may be upholstered in a material you love, but your dog may love it too. Perhaps a more user-friendly material, which can be taken off and washed occasionally, would suit you better, and UDesign will advise you on that.

This is the age-old compromise between function and aesthetics, and it is often difficult for a client to be conscious of all the practicalities all the time. In the new showroom, every aspect of a purchase decision is thought about very carefully

by all concerned, the task made somewhat easier by the overall layout of the products on show: a dozen or so very different zones designed to demonstrate different ideas and styles. Each zone showcases how furniture placement, materials and colours can blend to create a specific mood or style.

UDesign first analyse the space people have in their homes to create what they call a special plan, which is something akin to a personal shopper service. “Think of it as you would when being fitted for a Saville Row suit. Fitted is the key word, because you are not buying it off the rack. What

you think you want and what looks good on you are not necessarily the same thing. It’s similar with a house” says Jason Harris, Creative Director and CEO of UDesign.

Lighting is an area that also requires professional skills to get right, because

most of us do not spend hours of our time thinking about it and analysing all the options available. UDesign do. They consider all aspects of illumination - direct lighting, ambient lighting, low lights, bright lights, and technical advances that the client did not even know existed.

“What lighting you use and how you use it is subject to everything else in the room, quite apart from its architecture and overall design,” says Jason.

The client may not know what they want, and here the showroom itself comes into its own. All these zones show different designs, all beautiful and all different, ranging from conservative to eclectic to moody to minimalist. Each zone has been designed to create an entity that says something, to help people identify how they really feel about a room that they can relate to and identify with, according to their personal taste.

“We get a feel for what people really like from the showroom, and what they don’t like, and with that knowledge we can help them to create a style that’s unique to them and their lifestyle,” says Jason.

The UDesign showroom is open Monday to Friday from 9:00 am till 6 pm. Pol. Ind. San Pedro Alcántara, Calle Luxemburgo Esq. Calle Turquía, Local 4, 29670 San Pedro Alcántara, Málaga. Tel: (+34) 952 794 117 Email: info@udesign.es Website: udesign.es

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CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AT VISTA LAGO

BRIGHT, the development company behind Vista Lago Residences, is pleased to announce that construction work on the villas has started, following an 18-month period of infrastructure development. The dream of building the best luxury development in the world (and that’s official!) is well on its way to becoming reality

Granted, it took a while. Covid and subsequent global supply chain problems contributed to the delay in completing the infrastructure, but almost 18 months on, the construction workers have moved on-site, with the villas expected to be ready for occupancy by autumn next year.

Infrastructure work was especially challenging, given the sloped terrain that makes each of these individually designed luxury villas unique, each with uninterrupted views over the coastline, the Mediterranean Sea and North Africa beyond, and all on large plots that make each villa appear to stand alone in the landscape.

Two construction companies will be working simultaneously to build the villas. The award-winning team at the Atlas Group, well-known for their integrity

and technical excellence, and the long-established Prinza Construcciones, specialists in luxury villa construction.

The architects and interior designers are UDesign, partners of BRIGHT, with multiple architecture and interior design awards and a team of architects, interior designers and craftspeople working on luxury projects all over the world. The result is a development that has won the top prize – “Best Architecture in Europe” – at the International Property Awards and “Best Development in the World”.

Michael Rodziewicz, CEO of BRIGHT, tells us that “it’s all about superb design, creativity and respect for a site that is truly unique, high in the hills over the coast, with its spectacular views from almost every part of each of the villas that make up Vista Lago.”

As far as BRIGHT is concerned, he says, the environmental impact of the project is of the utmost importance.

“Fresh air, tranquillity and silence are the key words here, because this unique development is surrounded by nature, built right beside the Sierra de las Nieves National Park, which is also very important from an investment perspective. The closer to a nature park, the more valuable a property becomes.”

Vista Lago Residences is built on part of the upmarket Real de La Quinta estate, and as Administrative Director Andrew Lee reminds us, this was the first urban development project on the Costa del Sol to be certified by BREEAM, the world’s longest established method of assessing, rating, and certifying the sustainability of buildings and the application of the best technologies and practices in the industry.

Michael Rodziewicz adds: “BREEAM certification is also very important for our clients, who can be assured that their new home is way above market standards in the area of sustainability and respect for the environment, quite apart from being very important for investment.”

Jason Harris, CEO and Creative Director of UDesign, explains the award-winning concept behind the design of the villas:

“For us, everything was about the view, which not only inspired the whole project but every single villa in it “

“We wanted the windows, for example, to totally disappear inside the walls so there was nothing between outside and inside. The formula was very clear – to ensure that the same top quality materials were used inside and out. The lounge and terrace become one seamless, endless space with the pool and the Mediterranean beyond.”

The steepness of the development site made the work of preparing the site quite challenging. “We were intent on having each villa totally separate from the next, with complete privacy where one doesn’t see or hear one’s neighbour. We wanted all the properties, not just some or most of them, to have equally good views,” he says.

“Collaborating architects for the project are the Marbella firm Gonzalez & Jacobson,” Jason goes on, “and they helped us a lot in that respect, since they specialise in the development of difficult terrain. They have been instrumental in the success of the project.”

With sixty percent of the villas already reserved, Vista Lago Residences is already one of the biggest success stories of the property world in Southern Spain, setting new standards of excellence, sustainability and creativity that will make each of these 18 villas a highly desirable investment for many years to come.

To find out more about Vista Lago Residences, visit vistalago.es, send an email to: info@by-bright.com or talk directly with the sales team on: (+34) 682 10 50 02

LADIES IN RED

It doesn’t get much more romantic than a date with your beau at the beach. The look of love was everywhere as couples flocked to Max Beach for a Valentine’s extravaganza, featuring ballerinas, stilt walkers and even fire-eaters. A special romantic menu preceded the festivities and ensured all present were in the mood for love. Rumour has it there was even a wedding proposal... and she said YES.

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SISTERHOOD

A fabulous gathering of the coast’s elite businesswomen attended the inaugural event of the WLBM group. Women in Luxury Business Marbella is the brainchild of founders Paula Leschot, Thaiss H. Mazzanti and Dominique Alexandra Forsström. The event hosted at Villa La Isla in Marbella was the first of many and will provide vital support to mothers and vulnerable children locally.

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FASHION TO THE FORE

A fabulous fashionable turn out of Aloha Golf Club’s lady members saw them swapping walking the fairways for strutting their stuff on the catwalk to showcase the latest collection of spring styles from local boutique Gunnels Fashions.

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MOTORING AUTHOR, RACING DRIVER AND PHOTO-JOURNALIST

IAN KUAH REPORTS ON THE AUDI ACTIVESPHERE CONCEPT

The launch of the Audi ur-quattro in 1980 turned the road and rally car world on its head when the Ingolstadt-based car manufacturer delivered the world’s first massproduction car with permanent four-wheel-drive. The quattro name was soon writ large in lights as the revolutionary turbocharged Coupe pummeled the opposition in the World Rally Championship. The unerring traction advantage of 4WD in the hands of rally stars Hannu Mikkola, Stig Blomqvist, Walter Rohl and Michèle Mouton was clear for all to see.

Thanks to these rally successes, ‘quattro’ quickly because a household word synonymous with all-weather traction, and the higher specification Audi models offered with this system quickly became popular in countries with harsh winters.

The 1980s saw the arrival of the Audi 200 Avant quattro, a turbocharged estate car that used 4WD to help it dispense its 200hp through allweather traction. The Audi RS6 Avant arrived in 1997, using 4WD traction as a performance aid to help keen drivers more effectively

deploy the 450hp mustered by its twin-turbo 4.2 litre V8.

Audi cleverly capitalised on the base platform yet again in 1999, raising the ride height for light off-road capability with the first generation A6 Allroad quattro. Gaining a following with buyers who eschewed bulky SUVs but required a slightly raised ride height for light off-road work. The popular Allroad formula continues to this day with the current fourth generation A6 and the smaller A4 Allroad, now in its third generation.

IF ANY OF THE BIG THREE GERMAN LUXURY CAR BRANDS OTHER THAN AUDI HAD CREATED THE ACTIVESPHERE CONCEPT, EYEBROWS WOULD HAVE BEEN RAISED. I SAY THIS WITH CONVICTION BECAUSE OF THIS CAR’S CLEAR LINEAGE FROM THREE WORDS THAT HAVE BEEN PART OF AUDI’S BRAND VOCABULARY FOR DECADES: QUATTRO, ALLROAD AND SPORTBACK.

The third established Audi design motif is the Sportback, which first debuted in 2004 on the A3, and is epitomised by the sleek four-door coupé styling on the A5 Sportback and A7. Mix this rich history of versatile 4WD Avant Allroad quattro and A7 models, add an electric motor on each axle and project it forwards a generation, and you have the activesphere concept. Audi calls this new body variant “active Sportback”.

A full-size luxury model, the activesphere concept is a sleek crossover coupé based on Audi’s innovative flagship Premium Platform Electric (PPE) drive system. Like the Audi grandsphere and Audi urbansphere concept cars that debuted in 2022, the activesphere concept draws on this modular system for series production.

PPE is the first platform designed to accommodate a wide range of

premium models from high ground clearance SUVs and CUVs to the A6, the core Audi model with almost identical external dimensions and wheelbase to the Audi activesphere concept.

PPE is designed exclusively for batteryelectric drive systems and leverages the advantage of this technology to enhance driving dynamics, economy, and package options. Developed together with Porsche AG, under Audi’s leadership, the first PPE-based Audi production vehicles will debut before the end of this year.

The key element of these forthcoming models is a battery module between the axles, which in this case holds around 100kWh of energy, and utilizing the entire width of the car between axles makes it possible to achieve a relatively flat layout for the battery.

An electric motor on each axle makes for a total output of 325kW, with a system torque of 720Nm. Range anxiety and charging are clear and present problems for EV owners. Thus, the heart of the drive technology in all future PPE models will be the 800-volt charging technology, which ensures that batteries can be charged very rapidly with up to 270kW at fast-charging stations.

This PPE technology enables charging times that come close to a conventional refueling stop for a combustion engine car, with just 10 minutes of charging being sufficient to load enough energy to power the car for over 300 km. The 100-kWh battery can be charged from 5 to 80% in under 25 minutes, and if you start with a full battery the claimed range is over 600km.

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To optimise ride and handling the engineers use a five-link independent suspension system with an adaptive air suspension unit and adaptive damper at each corner. For off-road use the ride height can be raised at the touch of a button. The Audi activesphere’s ground clearance is also variable; ideal for off-road use, it can be increased by 40mm from the basic height of 208mm, or lowered by the same amount, which benefits both the center of gravity and aerodynamics at speed.

Its dimensions - 4.98m long, 2.07m wide, and 1.60m high - make the Audi activesphere concept a member of the premium segment. Typical of an electric car, the wheelbase of the 4.98m long activesphere is a generous 2.97m, providing maximum legroom for occupants.

The relatively short front and rear overhangs make the car look more compact while aiding approach and departure angles off-road. The former is 18.9˚, with the latter at 28.1˚.

cruising on normal roads. The elegant, stylish camera mirrors on the two front doors are also designed specifically to minimize drag.

OTHER DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT GIVES THE CAR ITS PURPOSEFUL STANCE ARE THE 22-INCH WHEELS AND RAISED GROUND CLEARANCE. THE COUNTERPOINT IS THE SLEEK ROOFLINE WITH ITS DYNAMIC ARCH THAT GIVE THE UPPER HALF OF THE CAR THE PROPORTIONS OF A SPORTS CAR .

While the beefy 285/55R22 all-terrain tyres reinforce the cars off-road ability, the alloy wheels are designed to aid efficiency on the blacktop. They feature movable segments that open for optimum ventilation off-road, and then close for optimum aerodynamics when

Glazed surfaces make up a significant part of the vehicle’s body. A glazed nose panel mimics Audi’s Singleframe grille, giving front seat occupants an unobstructed view through the large frunk to the road in front. Metal strips with slightly offset vertical studs, arranged parallel to one another, are integrated along the lower body. These elements deploy when the ground clearance is increased, visualising the off-road mode. Glass panels in the lower door area help to dissolve the boundary between the interior and world outside when the

activesphere is in off-road mode. The wide, curved tailgate features extensive glazing, while the transparent roof panel lets abundant daylight into the cabin.

An overwhelming sense of light and space greets you as you climb into the spacious interior of the Audi activesphere through doors hinged from their front and rear edges with no intrusive B-pillar. The four individual seats are suspended like extensions of the high, full-length center console. The designers imagined the seat, back, and shoulder surfaces as three separate, circumferential shells. While their appearance hints at good lateral support, these seats also appear physically light and maintain a balance between automotive function and the elegance of a lounge chair.

When the Audi activesphere concept is in autonomous driving mode, the

dashboard, steering wheel, and pedals disappear into the front of the cabin, further enhancing the sense of space. From the front seats especially, your perception extends to the front end of the activesphere and beyond, while the fully glazed Singleframe gives all occupants an unobstructed view of outside world.

If the driver wants to take over the wheel, the instrument panel along with the steering wheel, swivel out from their flush position below the windscreen. The MMI touchless controls in the doors are always accessible to the eye and the hand, for example to control windows and seat adjustments. The dashboard works like a large soundbar through the wood as well as a smart, full-width air-vent in both the deployed and stowed position.

The roof console that mirrors the centre console in its dimensions, holds the four

AR headsets for the mixed reality system that combines physical reality and the digital sphere to create the new world of Audi dimensions.

Previously VR goggles were limited to depicting a virtual reality without any real-world elements. However, technology evolved into augmented reality, whereby the real world is superimposed with virtual content. Now, Mixed Reality is able to depict virtual content with 3D spatial reference to the real world.

The user can view virtual content, initially for information only. If the user then focuses with his or her eyes on the information, thus signaling interest, the system displays more detailed information. Content becomes an active and interactive element as soon as the user is focused and engages, i.e., with gestures.

This means the hand can then intuitively follow the user’s gaze to control onboard functions, while the user interface (the virtual display in the headset) reacts to changes in real time like a conventional instrument. A particularly user-friendly feature, the virtual control moves towards the user so that he or she can interact comfortably with the user interface, regardless of sitting position.

A specific control only appears when it is required, and can be operated just as intuitively as it would be in the real world. A key point is that the diverse functions of the car are not organised in the typical way they are today in a car with screens and physical function. Instead they are located logically right in front of the elements they are related to. Thus, the air-conditioning control ‘hovers’ in front of the air-vent, while the entertainment and sound interactive panel ‘hovers’ over the speakers. However, the possibilities of this technology are by no means exhausted. In off-road mode, for example, high-resolution 3D topography graphics can be projected

onto the real landscape and information on navigation and the destination can be displayed. Traffic safety information, i.e., alerts for traffic jams or slippery roads, can also be used here.

Depending on their needs, passengers and drivers are provided with very individual content in their respective mixed reality headset. With the driver concentrating on steering while active behind the wheel, passengers can begin looking into and even preparing activities at their destination.

Conversely, the activesphere passenger can take his or her headset out of the car and onto the ski slope to help navigate a trail or to find the ideal descent path when skiing downhill.

Information about the car itself, the battery range, and the nearest charging stations can also be accessed from both inside and outside the vehicle. And there are also advance warnings of safety related things like low tyre pressures, as well as a weather forecast function as a criterion for selecting a route.

AS OLIVER HOFFMANN, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT FOR TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT SAYS, “THE SPHERE CONCEPT VEHICLES SHOW OUR VISION FOR THE PREMIUM MOBILITY OF THE FUTURE. WE ARE EXPERIENCING A PARADIGM SHIFT, ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERIOR OF FUTURE AUDI MODELS. THE INTERIOR BECOMES A PLACE WHERE THE PASSENGERS FEEL AT HOME AND CAN CONNECT TO THE WORLD OUTSIDE AT THE SAME TIME. THE MOST IMPORTANT TECHNICAL INNOVATION IN THE AUDI ACTIVESPHERE IS OUR ADAPTATION OF AUGMENTED REALITY FOR MOBILITY. AUDI DIMENSIONS CREATES THE PERFECT SYNTHESIS BETWEEN THE SURROUNDINGS AND DIGITAL REALITY.”

A FIELD WHICH HAS ALWAYS STIRRED DEBATE IS ART (AND WHAT IS ART?) AND HERE ALSO, INROADS ARE BEING MADE BY AI, STIRRING THE POT TO PREDICTABLY POLARIZING EFFECT.

Art

NEMESIS

By Ian Greenland

In recent weeks, my social media feed has been prompting me with several ads for AI powered content generation tools. I don’t remember ever googling that rather specific thing, so perhaps the first ad appeared at random... though “random” is not really an appropriate term these days. Everything we see is data driven, so whilst I might not have gone searching for “AI powered content generation tools”, my online activities have algorithmically still delivered that result to my door. It occurs to me in this moment that researching a recent article about procrastination and its place in the process of writing might have suggested to the machines that I’m a potentially easy mark for this service. The reason I noticed that first ad (if indeed it was the first), amongst the many suggested posts I subconsciously discount was the accompanying picture, incongruous as it was with the text, but of a face familiar to me – a person whose YouTube channel I have occasionally visited. Cynically discrediting the idea of AI generated prose (Surely it could never swear as creatively as me!?) whilst rebuffing the clickbait tactics of the “randomly” assigned image (presumably a machinechosen lure curated for different users...) I moved on. Although I never actually clicked through to anything on offer, the fact I slowed my scrolling enough to not just acknowledge the ad, but implicitly tell the algorithms I might want to see more of the sort seemingly validated the machine-learning on display.... cue many more ads of the sort.

Ironically enough, AI generated content has, by way of a targetted, algorithmically-chosen ad, generated content – this content... just not revenue for the advertisers. Nevertheless, it’s testament to how sophisticated things are becoming. A jaunt down my feed this morning brought a related ad in the form of MovieBot, an AI powered tool which promises to turn your short TV or movie ideas into fully fledged scripts. Having once read the hilarious (yet unnerving) rally address generated by an AI bot fed 1,000 hours of Donald Trump speeches (Google it), my expectations for coherence were not high. What passed freakishly plausibly for Trump-speak would surely not work for anyone with a normally functioning brain? Nevertheless, amongst the many dismissive comments deriding both the presumed efficacy of the tech and the current state of cinematic storytelling as soulless even before removal of the human element, were several surprisingly enthusiastic responses. Some of these were from actual users and others appeared to be from entertainment industry professionals (or very convincing moles), disagreeing with the cynics and heralding the tech as another sandbox to play in – a new tool to strengthen rather than supplant a scriptwriter’s arsenal. Far from signalling the end of human creativity, could it not represent a new avenue for blue-sky thinking? Perhaps writer’s bot might help alleviate writer’s block?

learning and the scraping of vast data sets to create novel images based on text prompts, image references and parameters suggested by users. The relative quality of these images varies dramatically, but when the process works, it’s astonishing. Certain users have gained swift recognition for their ability to effectively prompt the tools into creating evocative, realistic, consistent or cohesive works. Galleries have already come knocking.

“A CREATIVE ONLY HAS TO ADD A THREE PER CENT TWEAK TO A PRE-EXISTING CONCEPT IN ORDER TO GENERATE A CULTURAL CONTRIBUTION DEEMED INNOVATIVE.”

Critics still admonish the apparent lack of creative input and numerous red flags have been raised in terms of copyright issues and the effect of the technology on a community of “traditional” artists already struggling to make a living in a world which never fully appreciates how much more vibrant and interesting a place it is thanks to their input. Many are now decrying AI art as not art whilst simultaneously declaring “Art is dead”, a hysteria frighteningly similar to when the proliferation of photography in the early-mid 19th Century had painters and critics up in arms. Nevertheless, the tech’s methodology is concerning, as the programs scour millions of images from the open web, teaching algorithms to recognise relational patterns to the end of recreating certain aesthetics and styles in newly generated work. By uploading their art to the net, human artists are arguably training the instruments of their destruction to better imitate and potentially supplant their intellectual property.

SOME CELEBRATE AI ART AS THE MOST PRESCIENT FORM OF ART THERE IS –ULTIMATELY IT’S THE ART OF BIG DATA AND WE LIVE IN AN AGE OF BIG DATA

Not everyone agrees we have a crisis, provided companies commissioning AI art and individuals creating it stick to a necessary code of ethics... Good luck with that...

Some celebrate AI art as the most prescient form of art there is – ultimately it’s the art of big data and we live in an age of big data. Its ability to quickly straddle, augment and reconfigure vast information sets far outstrips our own.

Many argue that everything’s essentially already been done and there’s no shame in simply modifying. Louis Vuitton’s late artistic director and multimedia powerhouse Virgil Abloh was quoted as saying “A creative only has to add a three per cent tweak to a preexisting concept in order to generate a cultural contribution deemed innovative.”

When critics accused him of artistic plaigarism, his retort: “Duchamp is my lawyer.”

Marcel Duchamp’s 1917 piece “Fountain”, a signed urinal, was arguably the first piece of conceptual art and we’ve been arguing about what constitutes art ever since, it’s just now we can argue with machines.

An adjacent debate seems to be in a state of flux concerning much of AI

Bettina, our resident foodie, offers her insider knowledge on plant based cuisine and takes us on a culinary journey as she travels the world in search of gastronomic inspiration.

Ihave spent 10 formative years as a retreat chef. Cooking on retreats gave me an arena in which I could experiment with my style, working methods, and flavour profiles. Twenty four hours a day for a seven-day trip was a long time to be gifted with to discover ingredients and the ways in which what I did with those ingredients add value to someone else’s life. It’s intimate and growth-promoting and kept my feet steadily on the ground and in direct relationships with my clients and my craft. I now want to pass that onto you.

This course has been years in the making and planning and I am so proud to

RETREAT TO THE KITCHEN

Are you uninspired cooking in the same kitchen day in, day out? Do you long for the freedom and knowledge to play with culture, flavour and variety in your recipes? Are you ready to travel around the world while getting paid to feed people? Do you want to use your recipes to make a difference in the lives of people on transformational health and wellbeing journeys?

The Bettina’s Kitchen Retreat Chef Academy is here to teach you how to master the art of retreat cooking and implement it into a career you love.

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Being a great retreat chef is about so much more than just cooking lovely meals.

The role also requires you to also be an excellent menu planner, budget-er, accountant, and contract negotiator. The best retreat chefs know how to handle stress and time management, insurance, food allergies, and demanding clients and bosses with ease. All whilst delivering memorable, balanced meals to support yoga, exercise and the overall style, and the environment in which the retreats are held.

Enrol onto The Bettina’s Kitchen Retreat Chef Academy to learn all of these essential practical skills, and gain invaluable creativity, motivation, and industry connections to truly develop a

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The Bettina’s Kitchen Retreat Chef Academy is open to anyone that wants to work in the plant based arena. As well as if you are currently working as a chef or a retreat chef, a venue owner, a course leader, or anyone about to embark on a career in the Plant based or Retreat industry, to learn the intricacies and skills required to create menus, develop recipes, manage operations and run a kitchen within a retreat setting.

I invite you to come prepared to explore and learn every detail behind creating extraordinary, unforgettable Plant Based Retreat food. Get ready to delve into the art of crafting a functional menu to perfectly align the flow and focus of each day on a retreat. Learn how to use food to enhance the profound lessons and experiences of guests, whilst supporting the aims of the retreat facilitators.

CHOCOLATE & HONEYCOMB BRITTLE BARK

Honeycomb is the best, especially when it’s drizzled with chocolate and sprinkled with chopped nuts. We are going the extra mile with these and making them very giftable. Or you can just keep them all to yourself.

INGREDIENTS

125 g (4 oz) golden (corn) syrup

200 g (7 oz) sugar

2 tablespoons water

2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)

2 bars of vegan milk or dark chocolate

SUGGESTED TOPPINGS:

dried fruits (such as raisins, currants and figs)

nuts (such as hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, cashews and flaked/ slivered almonds)

dried flower petals (such as cornflowers)

METHOD

Heat the golden syrup, sugar and water in a very large saucepan, stirring occasionally until golden brown. If you have a sugar thermometer, the liquid is ready when it reaches 150°C (300°F). If you don’t have a thermometer, drop some of the mixture into cold water – if it hardens quickly and cracks, it is ready; if it is mouldable and bendy, it needs to boil a bit longer.

Line a baking tray (pan) with greaseproof (waxed) paper. When the sugar liquid is ready, remove from the heat and add the bicarbonate of soda and stir well. The mixture will go white and bubbly and double in size (which is why it is very important to use a large pan!).

Pour the mixture onto the lined baking tray and place in the fridge to harden.

Meanwhile, melt the chocolate in a bain-marie and pour over the hardened honeycomb. Add your choice of toppings immediately before the chocolate starts to harden.

Return to the fridge and once the honeycomb is fully set, break into pieces and put in bags as gifts, or simply eat them yourself!

CHOCOLATE PULL-APART BREAD

An Easter bread with a difference. It contains chocolate, tick, and is sticky and sweet, double tick. Great to make as a family or with kids, and it also makes a lovely gift.

INGREDIENTS

180 ml (6 fl oz/generous 1⁄2 cup) plant milk • 80 g (3 oz) vegan butter • 25 g (1 oz) fresh yeast or 2 teaspoons fast-action dry yeast • 4 teaspoons soft brown sugar • 440 g (1 lb/2 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour • pinch of salt

FOR THE FILLING:

60 g (2 oz) hazelnuts • 50 g (2 oz) vegan butter

90 g (31⁄2 oz/1⁄2 cup) soft brown sugar • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom

1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves • 100 g (31⁄2 oz) chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

FOR THE ICING:

100 g (31⁄2 oz/3⁄4 cup) icing (confectioner’s) sugar

1 tablespoon maple syrup • 1 tablespoon vegan butter, melted • 1⁄2 vanilla pod (bean), split and the seeds scraped out, or 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract

METHOD

Gently heat the milk and butter over a low heat. Leave to cool down until the mixture is warm but not piping hot. Add the yeast and mix well and stir in the sugar and pinch of salt until fully dissolved. Transfer to a bowl and add the flour. Mix everything together well and then use the heel of your hand to knead until a nice dough ball is formed. Cover with a dish towel and keep somewhere warm to rise for at least 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.

H the hazelnuts in a saucepan until they start to toast then set aside. Add the butter and sugar to the pan and heat until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. Stir in the spices and remove from the heat.

Line a large loaf pan with baking parchment and arrange a handful of hazelnuts over the bottom along with a spoonful or two of the butter-sugar mixture. Cut the dough in half and then in half again until you have 16 bigger pieces or 32 smaller ones. Roll the pieces into balls and dip them in the remaining butter-sugar mixture. Build the balls up in the loaf pan, adding some chocolate chips and hazelnuts between the layers of balls. Cover with a dish towel and leave to prove for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/gas 4). Bake the bread for 30–45 minutes until golden brown. Once baked, allow to cool in the pan on a wire rack and turn out once cooled.

Mix the ingredients for the icing together in a bowl and drizzle over the bread once it has cooled down completely.

THE TIME IS

Having lived in our great city for over 15 years, the only thing I really miss about my former home was a good Chinese restaurant. That particular lure ended with the opening of Mao in 2021.

Situated adjacent to the hugely popular Max Beach overlooking the glorious Mediterranean, this feast for the senses now sits alone as the go to for all lovers of this most popular cuisine. Choosing to dine at 6pm on a Wednesday we might have expected an hour or so to ourselves but nothing of the sort. After a packed Valentine’s the night before, the restaurant was already half full with large groups and more than a few lovestruck couples who may have got their dates wrong! Once our editorial team of wannabe influencers had finished abusing the good nature of our photographer with cocktail laden selfies and a “setting sun over Africa” backdrop, we moved on to the job in hand.

Having made a pre selfie selection of Asian delicacies, the house special Dim-Sum duly arrived in its bamboo home, providing us with the evening’s first dilemma: 3x3 dumplings and four people, this wasn’t looking good for new intern Helen! Before this telepathic eating contest could become an issue, restaurant manager Elias restored order by further adorning the table with four Vietnamese spring rolls. The returning smile on the interns face quickly dissipated with the arrival of the next course of ‘Dragon crunchy sushi roll’ and culturally appropriate eating utensils, a crash course in acceptable chopstick use ensued.

Words by Artur Ryan, Photos by dodekstudio.com

Roast Peking duck perfectly cooked with succulent meat and crispy skin was our next treat.

Roast Peking duck perfectly cooked with succulent meat and crispy skin was our next treat. Served as it was with steaming hot pancakes and an assortment of pickles, providing a much welcome return to finger food.

Stir fried Beef in Black bean sauce with spring onions was our choice for main course accompanied by curried vermicelli, chilli garlic prawns and egg fried rice. As the watery winter sun finally set and the restaurant filled to capacity we were finally fit to burst and preparing to thank our hosts for

this fabulous feast when our newly confident staff addition just had to mention the sticky rice and Mango dessert! Coats off, belts loosened, well… be rude not to.

Playa Max Beach, Autovía del Mediterráneo, Km 198, 29649

Urb. Riviera Sol, Mijas Costa T. 951 89 15 05

maorestaurante.es

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Centro Comercial Casablanca, Office 3, Crta de Cadiz

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Marbella Club Hotel Blv. Pr. Alfonso von Hohenlohe, Marbella, T. 952857196

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Calle Jose Melia 2

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Urbanizacion El Chaparral, N-340 KM 203, Mijas Costa

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Urb. La Cala Golf, Mijas Costa

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Urbanización Marbesa (Exit Camping Marbella Playa) Carretera de Cádiz Km. 193 Marbella

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T. 952 822 211, marbellaclub.com

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ALOHA GOLF CLUB

DELICIAS DE LA HUERTA

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Centro Comercial Pino Golf, Elviria, +34 952 816 796 info@deliciasdelahuerta.es deliciasgourmetgroup.com

Apdo. 141, Urb. Aloha Golf, Nueva Andalucia T. 952 812 388 clubdegolfaloha.com

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Plaza Cibeles, Nueva Andalucia

Tel. 952 815 206 losnaranjos.com

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Urb. Elviria, Ctra. Cadiz-Málaga, KM 192, Elviria T. 952 831 036 santamariagolfclub.com

REAL CLUB DE GOLF GUADALMINA

Urb. Guadalmina Alta, A-7, Km.170, San Pedro de Alcántara, T. 952 88 33 75, guadalminagolf.com

SANTANA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

Ctra la Cala – Entrerrios, Mijas Costa

T. 902 517 700, santanagolf.com

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Avenida de los Cortijos, San Roque

T. 956 791 200 valderrama.com

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MAX FITNESS GYM

Playa Riviera, Max Beach, A7 KM 198.1

T. 952 931 627 maxfitnessgym.es

ALOHA TENNIS CLUB

Urb. Parcelas Del Golf 29

Nva Andalucía Marbella

Tel. 634 02 89 93

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Hotels & Spas

BENAHAVIS HILLS COUNTRY CLUB

Sector La Coja s/n Benahavis 29679 T. 952 856 171, wellness@benahavishills.com benahavishills.com

FINCA CORTESIN

T. 952 93 78 00, info@hotelcortesin.com, fincacortesin.com

KEMPINSKI HOTEL BAHÍA

Autovía del Mediterráneo, Km 159, 29680 Estepona, Málaga T: 952 80 95 00, kempinski.com

NOBU HOTEL

Boulevard Principe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, 29602 Marbella, Málaga T. 952 77 85 85stay-marbella@nobuhotels.com marbella.nobuhotels.com

PUENTE ROMANO

Av. Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso de Hohenlohe, s/n, 29602 Marbella, Málaga T. 952 82 09 00, puenteromano.com

Interior Design

DESIGN SPACE

ANANTARA VILLA PADIERNA PALACE BENAHAVÍS MARBELLA RESORT

Urbanización Los Flamingos Golf, Carretera de Cádiz, Km 166, 29679 Marbella, T. 952 88 91 50, anantara.com

AMÀRE MARBELLA

Avda. Severo Ochoa, 8, 29603 Marbella. T. 952 76 84 00 booking@amarehotels. com amarehotels.com/es

Avda. De Salamanca, Urb. Nueva Andalucia, Edif El Mirador, local 6, San Pedro de Alcantara, T. 952 799 440, designspace.es

EZ HOME SOLUTIONS

Poligono Industrial Norte C/ Carril De Picaza, 23, San Pedro De Alcantara, Marbella, 29670 T. 952 799 344, info@e-z-home-solutions.com e-z-home-solutions.com

G VEGA CERAMIC

Polígono La Campana Nva Andalucía

T. 952 816 848, gvega.com

GRASSIFY

T. 694 442 331, marbella@grassify.es, grassify.es

HEIDI GUBBINS contact@heidigubbins.com +34 653561867, heidigubbins.com

JENSEN BEDS

Poligno Nueva Campana 23, Nueva Andalucia, T. 952 90 88 55, jensen-beds.com

MARBELLA CARPETS

Edificio Casablanca, Golden Mile, T. 952 77 37 65, marbellacarpets.com

MOBILE & DISEÑO

A7 – Km. 189, 5, Marbella, T. 952 83 76 01, mobiledis.com

ROCHE BOBOIS

Centro Comercial Torre Real, Marbella T. 952 77 78 58 roche-bobois.com

NALIPEMI

T. 660 676 322, nalipemi@gmail.com

Pets

ADANA

Camino Padre Cura, Urb. Huerta Nueva, 14 T. 952 113 467 adana.es

CLÍNICA ZARPAS Y BIGOTES

Urb. Marbella Real, 13. T. 952 857 863/ 659 069 000, zarpasybigotes.com

FAMA

Camino de Campanallas T. 620 354 885 famaspain.com

MOBILE VET

Calle Santa Lucia, 23, San Pedro de Alcantara, T. 952 78 07 33, mobile-vet.com

POINTER VETERINARY CLINIC

Nueva Andalucía and & Estepona T. 952 906 626 / 952 804 165, pointerclinic.com

TRIPLE A

Ojen Road, up from La Cañada T. 952 771 586 aaahelps.com

Photographers & Artists

B-ART b-art.com

FJ BAUR fjbaur.net, @fjbaur

JULIA RODER

T. 678 521 108, julia@juliaroder.com juliaroder.com

JB FORT jbfort.com

NANI & ANTONIO PEREZ

nanideperez.com T. 615 31 44 46

SAVE THE ROBOTS FILMS @save_the_robots_films

T. 600 625 520

DODEK STUDIO

@dodekstudio T. 603 833 772, dodekstudio.com

Property Developers

BRIGHT

Calle Países Bajos nº 6, Polígono Industrial San Pedro Alcántara +34 648 981 111, info@by-bright.com, by-bright.com

FOC DESIGN

info@wearefoc.com

T. 952 817 129 focdesign.es

PRIME INVEST

Centro de Negocios Oasis Business Center, Carretera Nacional 340 Km 176 Oficina 1 - 1ª T. 951 10 00 77 primeinvest.es

Radio

BEACHGROOVES 97.1

T. +34 616 353 623 info@beachgrooves.com beachgrooves.com

CHILLI FM 90.1 FM 91.5 FM Marbella | 102.8 FM Gibraltar - So togrande | 100.9 FM Málaga - Nerja | 93.4 FM Guadalhorce Valley chilli.fm

SPECTRUM 90.4 FM Centro Comercial Diana Blq 3 Local 27 y 28, Urb. Nueva Atalaya, Estepona, T. 952 90 50 00, spectrumfm.net

TALK RADIO 91.9FM

T. 952 799 953 talkradioeurope.com

Real Estate Offices

KING ESTATES

Cabopino Golf Club, Urb, Jardines del Puerto info@kingestates.es www.kingestates.es

NORDICA SALES & RENTALS

Av. del Prado, s/n - C.R. Lorcrigolf, Locales 5 Y 6, Nva Andalucia, +34 952 81 15 52 info@nordicamarbella.com nordicamarbella.com

MOJO ESTATES

Centro Idea, Av. de Mijas, Km. 3,6 MIjas, +34 951 77 45 47, +45 427 229 16 info@mojoestates.com mojoestates.com

+34 952 63 84 43

Calle Ramón Gómez de la Serna Marbella Centre

C. Carlos Mackintosh, Nº1 Next to Alameda Park

Reservations:

ENGEL & VÖLKERS MARBELLA

Blvd. Principe Alfonso de Hohenlohe, La Poveda, local 5 CN 340, Km 178.2 +34 952 86 84 06, marbella-ev.com

EXXACON

Centro Comercial Guadalmina

Edf. 3 Planta 1a Ofi. 4 952 906 110, exxacon@exxacon.es, exxacon.es

INTERNATIONAL MARBELLA

Calle el Califa, 354, 29660 +34 951 31 99 14 internationalmarbella.com info@internationalmarbella.com

THE VIEW MARBELLA

Urbanización La Alborada Benahavis, +34 951 664 390 theviewmarbella.com

VILLA MARKETING

Avenida Manolete, Conjunto Casaño, T. +34 952 81 06 95, info@villamarketing.com villamarketing.com

Restaurants

SOTOGRANDE

Trocodero Sotogrande

Paseo del Parque s/n, 11310 San Roque, Cádiz. T. 678 456 047, trocaderosotogrande.com

CASARES

FINCA CORTESIN EL JARDIN

Carretera de Casares S/N T. 952 937 800, info@hotelcortesin.com, fincacortesin.com

ESTEPONA, BENAHAVIS

Indian MASALA

C. Com, El Pilar, Local 2 T. 900 525 801, masalamarbella.com

ARBONAUTA

La Zagaleta

Benahavís

Tel. +34 59 284 379, reservas@ arbonauta.es

http://i-lacarta.com/arbonauta

Oriental

INDIAN SPICE

BENAHAVIS

Plaza Del Castillo, 1, 29679

Benahavís

+34 952 60 55 13 indianspicebenahavis.com

LEMONGRASS

Plaza de la Iglesia 2

Benahavís

Tel. +34 952 96 62 71 +34 658 128 679 lemongrassbenahavis.com

International

SAN PEDRO

Spanish

PEGGOTTY'S FINEST FISH AND GRILLS

Urb El Pilar 8-10 Estepona +34 952 883 666 peggottysfishandchipsspain. com

ALABARDERO BEACH CLUB

Urb. Castiglione s/n San Pedro de Alcantara T. 952 780 552 grupolezama.es/portal/ alabardero-beach-club

International

ALBERT Y SIMON

Urbanización Nueva Alcántara Edificio Mirador, Bloque 4-B San Pedro Marbella T. 952 78 37 14, albertysimon.com

09.00 - 23.00 BREAKFAST

+34 952 866 323 | Marbella Golden Mile | @panymermelada

Takeaway & Delivery: 644 365 675

HUSTLE N’FLOW

Calle Andalucía, C. Lagasca, Esquina, San Pedro Alcántara, 663 86 09 91 hustlenflow.com

DOLCE GAS

Av. Salamanca

Local 3 B

San Pedro de Alcántara +34 952 155 705 dolcegas2017@gmail.com

PUERTO BANÚS

American

YANX CAFÉ

CC Centro Plaza +34 952 81 88 61 cafeyanx.com

JACKS SMOKEHOUSE

Frontline Puerto Banus, T. 952 813 625. www.jacks-smokehouse.com

Indian

MUMTAZ INDIAN

front line Puerto Banus, near the tower. T. 952 812 090, mumtaz-puertobanus.com

BREATHE™

Calle Los Lirios S/N, Puerto Banús +34 952 036 494 reservations@breathe.life breathe.life

SALA BY THE SEA

Urb. Marina Villa (beachside) T. 952 813 882 salabeachbanus.com

Oriental

MISTER NOODLES

Avda. Manolete 14, Nueva Andalucía. T. 951 40 00 08, misternoodles.com

TOP THAI

Centro Plaza, Av Manolete, 1, Nueva Andalucía. T. 951-31-97-78, topthai.es

NAGA THAI

C.C. Cristamar

T. 952 815 319 naga.es

THAI GALLERY

Puerta de Banus

T. 952 818 392 thaigallery-restaurante.com

NUEVA ANDALUCIA

Indian

CURRY LEAVES

Avda. del Prado, Centro Comercial

Aloha Local 1d Nueva Andalucia, +34 951 319 669, Curryleavesmarbella.com

MASALA

Avda. del Prado, Nueva Andalucía, Masalamarbella.es

BOLLYWOOD RESTAURANT

Urb. Fuente Aloha T. 952 906 748

International

MAGNA CAFÉ

Magna Marbella Golf T. 952 929 587 magnacafe.com

STARZ MARBELLA

LA SALA BANUS

Calle Belmonte, Puerto Banús +34 952 814 145 reservations@lasalabanus.com lasalabanus.com

International

JOHN SCOTTS

Muelle Ribiera Casa F, Local 24, Marbella, T. 644 954 872, johnscotts.se

JOYS LIVE

Front line Puerto Banus. Day & Night. Cocktails, live music, snacks. www.joyslive.com

OCEAN CLUB

Avda. Lola Flores

T. 952 908 137 oceanclub.es

Centro Comercial Plaza, Local 60-62

Nueva Andalucía

T. 952 81 63 13, starzmarbella.com

Oriental

SENSATIONS DELI & SUSHI

Av. Manolete, 20, T. 952 814 964 sensationsdeliandsushi.com

TUK TUK

Urb. Aloha Gardens Av. del Prado, 71 +34 951 27 91 88 info@tuktukmarbella.com tuktukmarbella.com

+34 606 752 863

GOLDEN MILE

Italian

CIBO ITALIANO

Dine-in & takeaway. Blvd Hohenlohe, 11, Marbella. T. 952 900 380 www.cibomarbella.com

International

MC CAFÉ

Marbella Club Hotel

Tel. 952 822 211, marbellaclub.com

SMALL WORLD CAFÉ

C.C. Le Village. T. 952 771 046 eat@smallworldcafe.com smallworldcafe.com

VILLA TIBERIO

Marbella Mar

Tel. 952 771 799 villatiberio.com

PAN & MERMELADA Marbella Real 16, Avenida Bulevar Principe Alfonso de Hohenlohe

Tel. +34 952 86 63 23 panymermelada.com

MARBELLA

International

Oriental

HUSTLE N’FLOW

CC Oasis, Avenida Boulevar Principe Alfonso de Hohenlohe hustlenflow.com

CASCADA MARBELLA

Urb. Montua, 39 cascadamarbella.com info@cascadamarbella.com +34 623 001 465

PAELLA’S Y MÁS

Calle Jacinto Benavente 33, Entrance Ricardo Soriano 40, Marbella 952 82 25 11 restaurantepaellasymas.com

THE HARBOUR Real Club Marítimo Marbella

Tel. 952 86 55 34 theharbourmarbella.com

RAMEN

Calle Ramón Gomez de la Serna, Marbella

+34 952 63 84 43

TEEAMO

Calle Carlos Mackintosh,1 (Next to Alameda Park)

+34 952 91 18 46

EAST OF MARBELLA

International

ALBERT´S BAR & GRILL CABOPINO

Puerto Cabopino, Edf. B, Lc. B5 T. 952 836 886 alberts-cabopino.com

THE BEACH HOUSE

frontline beach Elviria Tel. 952 839 458 thebeachhousemarbella.com

Aloha Gardens Avda. del Prado Nueva Andalucia, Marbella

T: 951 279 188 tuktukmarbella.com

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