Conrad Quilty-Harper
@cqh.bsky.social
http://darkluxury.news
Reporter, trombone player, aviation lover
Former Bloomberg News, New Scientist and British GQ
Reporter, trombone player, aviation lover
Former Bloomberg News, New Scientist and British GQ
Remember when Twitter upped the character count to 280 characters?
June 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Remember when Twitter upped the character count to 280 characters?
Whoever put the Boeing Air Force One model together in the White House Oval Office has put the horizontal stabilizers on the wrong way
They shouldn’t point down like that
They shouldn’t point down like that
April 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Whoever put the Boeing Air Force One model together in the White House Oval Office has put the horizontal stabilizers on the wrong way
They shouldn’t point down like that
They shouldn’t point down like that
The ducks are watching me
April 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The ducks are watching me
So proud of my country
April 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
So proud of my country
UK getting 10% reciprocal tariffs according to Trump’s chart, half the EU rate
April 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
UK getting 10% reciprocal tariffs according to Trump’s chart, half the EU rate
Looking forward to settling down and watching the new Meghan documentary tonight
March 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Looking forward to settling down and watching the new Meghan documentary tonight
Queues for pints in London as the sun comes out, gorgeous
March 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Queues for pints in London as the sun comes out, gorgeous
I’ve done a lot of embarrassing things in my life but I’ve never lost a U.S. history debate with Donald Trump and then gone on a podcast to boast about it
January 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’ve done a lot of embarrassing things in my life but I’ve never lost a U.S. history debate with Donald Trump and then gone on a podcast to boast about it
The harshest of hats for Melania. Could put an eye out with that thing.
January 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The harshest of hats for Melania. Could put an eye out with that thing.
And they might be screwed in the medium term, if it doesn't come back soon
There's simply no other viable alternative for reaching Gen-Z consumers in the US
“Many luxury Maisons are specifically looking to attract a younger more affluent clients to secure their future,” the source said.
January 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
And they might be screwed in the medium term, if it doesn't come back soon
There's simply no other viable alternative for reaching Gen-Z consumers in the US
“Many luxury Maisons are specifically looking to attract a younger more affluent clients to secure their future,” the source said.
There are so many weird and bad potential consequences of TikTok just shutting down to US users on Sunday
I found out that luxury brands, which spend millions on TikTok, are scrabbling around trying to get refunds for already paid ad campaigns
I found out that luxury brands, which spend millions on TikTok, are scrabbling around trying to get refunds for already paid ad campaigns
January 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
There are so many weird and bad potential consequences of TikTok just shutting down to US users on Sunday
I found out that luxury brands, which spend millions on TikTok, are scrabbling around trying to get refunds for already paid ad campaigns
I found out that luxury brands, which spend millions on TikTok, are scrabbling around trying to get refunds for already paid ad campaigns
UK share trading platform Freetrade has agreed to be sold to IG group for £160 million
January 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
UK share trading platform Freetrade has agreed to be sold to IG group for £160 million
Today's your last chance to buy my book Encyclopedia Infographica and have it before Christmas Day
"A treasure trove of sparkling facts...absorbingly informative," says the Daily Telegraph in its five star review
www.amazon.co.uk/Britannicas-...
"A treasure trove of sparkling facts...absorbingly informative," says the Daily Telegraph in its five star review
www.amazon.co.uk/Britannicas-...
December 23, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Today's your last chance to buy my book Encyclopedia Infographica and have it before Christmas Day
"A treasure trove of sparkling facts...absorbingly informative," says the Daily Telegraph in its five star review
www.amazon.co.uk/Britannicas-...
"A treasure trove of sparkling facts...absorbingly informative," says the Daily Telegraph in its five star review
www.amazon.co.uk/Britannicas-...
Only in a newsagent can you browse a poem about Orion in the LRB in sight of Crotch, Butt and Yacht Magazines.
Trump’s Time cover next to Private Eye and Byline Times and @thefence.bsky.social, the UK’s only
magazine.
All at the Good News Newsagent in Soho. If only more were buying than browsing
Trump’s Time cover next to Private Eye and Byline Times and @thefence.bsky.social, the UK’s only
magazine.
All at the Good News Newsagent in Soho. If only more were buying than browsing
December 21, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Only in a newsagent can you browse a poem about Orion in the LRB in sight of Crotch, Butt and Yacht Magazines.
Trump’s Time cover next to Private Eye and Byline Times and @thefence.bsky.social, the UK’s only
magazine.
All at the Good News Newsagent in Soho. If only more were buying than browsing
Trump’s Time cover next to Private Eye and Byline Times and @thefence.bsky.social, the UK’s only
magazine.
All at the Good News Newsagent in Soho. If only more were buying than browsing
Ten years of Bar Termini in Soho. Love this place.
December 21, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Ten years of Bar Termini in Soho. Love this place.
The UK got a new tech unicorn yesterday
Micro computer maker Raspberry Pi’s total market value passed £1 billion at some point on Thursday or Friday
It launched an update of its low-cost computer in a keyboard and its first display last week
Shares are up 67% from before that
Micro computer maker Raspberry Pi’s total market value passed £1 billion at some point on Thursday or Friday
It launched an update of its low-cost computer in a keyboard and its first display last week
Shares are up 67% from before that
December 21, 2024 at 8:24 AM
The UK got a new tech unicorn yesterday
Micro computer maker Raspberry Pi’s total market value passed £1 billion at some point on Thursday or Friday
It launched an update of its low-cost computer in a keyboard and its first display last week
Shares are up 67% from before that
Micro computer maker Raspberry Pi’s total market value passed £1 billion at some point on Thursday or Friday
It launched an update of its low-cost computer in a keyboard and its first display last week
Shares are up 67% from before that
“It's not a brand that I get asked to look at by my clients, even my high net worth ones”
“There is literally zero interest.”
What went wrong at Burberry? Dark Luxury investigates the UK’s only global luxury brand
bit.ly/3VP3kRw
“There is literally zero interest.”
What went wrong at Burberry? Dark Luxury investigates the UK’s only global luxury brand
bit.ly/3VP3kRw
December 20, 2024 at 6:49 PM
“It's not a brand that I get asked to look at by my clients, even my high net worth ones”
“There is literally zero interest.”
What went wrong at Burberry? Dark Luxury investigates the UK’s only global luxury brand
bit.ly/3VP3kRw
“There is literally zero interest.”
What went wrong at Burberry? Dark Luxury investigates the UK’s only global luxury brand
bit.ly/3VP3kRw
We found a Louis Vuitton-monogrammed trunk which experts told us can sell for £50,000
A car collection with some surprising finds (and we're not talking about the $1.5 million Ferrari)
And why the Assad family's embrace of acceptable western good taste is both strategic and deliberate
A car collection with some surprising finds (and we're not talking about the $1.5 million Ferrari)
And why the Assad family's embrace of acceptable western good taste is both strategic and deliberate
December 13, 2024 at 5:06 PM
We found a Louis Vuitton-monogrammed trunk which experts told us can sell for £50,000
A car collection with some surprising finds (and we're not talking about the $1.5 million Ferrari)
And why the Assad family's embrace of acceptable western good taste is both strategic and deliberate
A car collection with some surprising finds (and we're not talking about the $1.5 million Ferrari)
And why the Assad family's embrace of acceptable western good taste is both strategic and deliberate
Yesterday I used 5G signal all the way from central London, on to the Elizabeth Line going east through tunnels, and to my door
Genuinely brilliant
It even works in Stratford now
More on why London’s 5G is/was so bad:
www.londoncentric.media/p/why-exactl...
Genuinely brilliant
It even works in Stratford now
More on why London’s 5G is/was so bad:
www.londoncentric.media/p/why-exactl...
December 5, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Yesterday I used 5G signal all the way from central London, on to the Elizabeth Line going east through tunnels, and to my door
Genuinely brilliant
It even works in Stratford now
More on why London’s 5G is/was so bad:
www.londoncentric.media/p/why-exactl...
Genuinely brilliant
It even works in Stratford now
More on why London’s 5G is/was so bad:
www.londoncentric.media/p/why-exactl...
Who wants a free month of @jim.londoncentric.media's excellent newsletter London Centric @londoncentric.media? I have three free months to gift, drop me your email and I'll add you
November 25, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Who wants a free month of @jim.londoncentric.media's excellent newsletter London Centric @londoncentric.media? I have three free months to gift, drop me your email and I'll add you
This is a London menu in 2024, with 2018 prices. Incredible fry-ups, lifesaving fry-ups. £5 sausage, egg and bacon sarnie. The Old King’s Head in Shoreditch, you’re welcome.
November 22, 2024 at 10:53 AM
This is a London menu in 2024, with 2018 prices. Incredible fry-ups, lifesaving fry-ups. £5 sausage, egg and bacon sarnie. The Old King’s Head in Shoreditch, you’re welcome.
After nearly three years I've left Bloomberg News, and I'm now available for freelance commissions, reporting, editing and copywriting work
Drop me a line if you're looking for help on a copy, video or podcasting project
conradq@gmail.com
Drop me a line if you're looking for help on a copy, video or podcasting project
conradq@gmail.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:01 PM
After nearly three years I've left Bloomberg News, and I'm now available for freelance commissions, reporting, editing and copywriting work
Drop me a line if you're looking for help on a copy, video or podcasting project
conradq@gmail.com
Drop me a line if you're looking for help on a copy, video or podcasting project
conradq@gmail.com