Dylan Jones
An aficionado of all things male and stylish, Dylan Jones has edited GQ magazine since 1999. Previously he had worked at Arena, The Observer and The Sunday Times. He has written a number of books including, iPod Therefore, I Am and Mr Jones’ Rules for the Modern Man.
Dylan Jones: 'It’s all here, in Keith Richards’ new book - sex, violence and the truth about weaving'
One of the most annoying things I've had to do this year was finish Keith Richards' autobiography. Once it was gone, I simply didn't know what to do with myself. Life is probably the best rock'n'roll memoir ever written, easily as good as Bob Dylan's Chronicles, but much longer.
Recently by Dylan Jones
Dylan Jones: 'Norris Mailer, wife of Norman, claims she had a fling with the then-unmarried Bill Clinton'
Saturday, 11 December 2010
So, Norris Mailer has gone. She died of gastrointestinal cancer at the age of 61 last month in the Brooklyn Heights apartment she once shared with her husband Norman. She had been battling with the disease for over a decade, and she fought it with much grace.
Dylan Jones: Tom Wolfe still has a halo around him, still has a presence that can quietena room when he walks into it
Saturday, 4 December 2010
Man About Town
Dylan Jones: 'Turning Truman Capote's bittersweet novel into Hollywood fare was never going to be easy'
Saturday, 27 November 2010
What then, exactly, is a kook? According to Sam Wasson's engaging book, Fifth Avenue, 5am (Aurum, £15.99), which recounts the making of Breakfast at Tiffany's, it is a very particular thing indeed.
Dylan Jones: 'My book would tell you the exact Kraftwerk tunes you'd need for a 10-day skiing holiday in the Alps'
Saturday, 20 November 2010
One of my least successful book ideas – when I told my agent about it he told me to go and have a long lie down – was a music and travel book, identifying the best soundtracks to listen to in various places around the world. I thought this was a brilliant wheeze, an encyclopaedia of great road songs, awesome beach ballads, soaring urban anthems (lots of Clash, U2 and yes, Billy Idol) and the exact Kraftwerk tunes you'd need for a 10-day skiing holiday in the Alps.
Dylan Jones: 'Langan’s was once the centre of a certain part of London society'
Saturday, 13 November 2010
Langan's is the sleeping giant of the London restaurant world, a place that was once the centre of a certain part of London society, but which has seemed content to sit in the shadows for the past decade or so. It is still run by the charming Richard Shepherd, and for years there have been rumours that he is "just about to sell", but nothing ever comes to pass. It is still popular, but I think even Richard would admit it's not the force it once was – when David Bailey used it as a place to have Ritz editorial meetings, and where Peter Langan used to fall asleep under people's chairs.
Dylan Jones: 'One ancient hollow Baobab tree in Zimbabwe is so large that up to 40 people can shelter inside it'
Saturday, 6 November 2010
Oh dear. I have fallen in love again. This time with a tree. A deciduous tree. The African Baobab (Adansonia digitata) is often called the upside-down tree, as its branches look like enormous roots. Others have called it the Tree of Life as it's capable of providing shelter, food and water for the animal and human inhabitants of the African savannah regions where it grows. But it will always be the upside-down tree to me.
Dylan Jones: 'Robert Duvall is similar to Clint Eastwood in as much as he isn’t afraid to speak his mind'
Saturday, 30 October 2010
Lonesome Dove is the 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning Western novel written by Larry McMurtry. It is an epic story about two former Texas rangers who decide to move cattle from the south to Montana. Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call run into many problems on the way, and the journey ends with numerous casualties. Four years later it was made into a four-part TV mini-series, which won seven Emmy Awards and was nominated for 12 others. And what a wonderful thing it is.
Dylan Jones: 'You may remember Harry Nilsson as the man who led John Lennon astray during a lost LA weekend'
Saturday, 23 October 2010
For many, Harry Nilsson will always be known as the singer/songwriter whose two biggest hits were written by other people ("Without You" was penned by Badfinger's Pete Ham and Tom Evans, while Fred Neil wrote "Everybody's Talkin'"). Others may remember him as the man who led John Lennon astray during his protracted lost weekend in LA in the early Seventies – when Lennon hit the city like a truck crashing into a distillery.
Dylan Jones: 'Recognition for Indian art is currently running high'
Saturday, 16 October 2010
The new Bandra-Worli Sea Link bridge has cut the journey across Mumbai's harbour from 50 minutes to eight, so the taxi ride from the airport to the recently reopened Taj Mahal Palace is a lot less stressful than it previously was. Principally because you're more likely to arrive in one piece.
Dylan Jones: 'Take a moment to contemplate your navel in New York and someone will have stolen your job. Or your wife'
Saturday, 9 October 2010
It's not easy finding solace in Manhattan. The city is somewhere you come to endlessly shuffle your deck of neuroses, not somewhere to kick back and chillax. Take a moment to contemplate your navel here and someone will have stolen your dinner reservation. Or your job. Or your wife. But these days, if you insist on doing so (and let's face it, most people in New York now seem to take great pride in exposing their navels), you can simply walk up to the High Line, stare across the island, and let the push and pull fade into the distance.
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