Introduction 7
Issue five’s contributors Whether they’re writing about the French Foreign Legion or the benefits of rugged clothing, our contributors go that extra mile
Phil Thornton
Phil Thornton is an “author, broadcaster and self-help guru”. His 2003 book Casuals has been translated into Russian, Italian and Inuit and is “the best selling book about whoppers in ill-fitting golfing sweaters ever written”. Phil also edits Swine magazine and various other blogs, as well as contributing to music, fashion, psychogeography and cagoule fetish magazines. His style column is on page 18.
Natalie Cornish
Natalie Cornish is Umbrella’s Fashion Editor. When she’s not tracking down winter’s best knits – or obsessing over Ma.Strum’s Harrier Jacket – she also writes for some of the UK’s biggest magazines and websites. And she’s a history and travel geek with a penchant for knitting. Her next big project? Trekking the Great Wall of China next year. We’re worried.
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Andrew Baker
A Reader in Political Economy in the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy at Queen’s University Belfast, Baker is the author of Umbrella’s piece on George Osborne. A serious academic, he’d admit to difficulty in maintaining objectivity when it comes to the Conservative party. He’s an advocate of the city of Liverpool and its people, and thinks Manchester United are the Level 42 of football.
Don G. Cornelius
Abandoned as a child and raised by cyclists, Rolling News editor Don G. Cornelius rides the urban byways and highways of London town. After having three novels published about his second love, music, and a brief tenure as a drum ’n’ bass columnist, Don G. has spent the last decade directing gorgeous slices of television and attempting to write his fourth novel.
Greg Neate
Newly hired as a consultant psychiatrist in RD Laing’s hometown, Glasgow, Greg spends his spare time taking photographs of live music that aspire to the legacy of another British philosopher, John Peel. In this issue he continues our profile of metros by investigating Glasgow’s subway, ‘the Clockwork Orange’. He also contributes to The Quietus, while his photographs can be viewed at www.neatephotos.com.
Umbrella is published by Wool Media Ltd, © 2011 Editor Anthony Teasdale (tony@umbrellamagazine.co.uk) Creative Director Matt Reynolds (matt@umbrellamagazine.co.uk) Staff Writer Elliott Lewis-George (elliott@umbrellamagazine.co.uk) Technological Development Dan Nicolson (daniel@umbrellamagazine.co.uk) Advertising Manager Jon Clements (advertising@umbrellamagazine.co.uk) Fashion Editor Natalie Cornish (nataliecornishfreelance@gmail.com) Picture Researcher John Ritchie Contributors Dan Froude, Don G. Cornelius
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Wes Rock
After graduating with a philosophy degree, Wesley Rock took the next logical step – spending a year with the French Foreign Legion from 2009 to mid-2010. After basic training he was transferred to the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment in Corsica. In this edition of Umbrella he’s written a feature that shines a light on the traditions that underpin the French Foreign Legion.
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