Something to Say
On their 10th wedding anniversary, Dominic Hilton dusts off his roast wedding speech for fellow Emigre editor ASH Smyth and his bride.
The Chairman Will Take Wine
Full transcript of four speeches made by the hastily-appointed Toastmaster at the Annual Oxford and Cambridge Universities Dinner at the Residence of the British Ambassador to Argentina, on Thursday October 5th 2023.
Insanetiago
On the fiftieth anniversary of the military coup in Chile, Dominic Hilton remembers an ill-fated city break he took to Santiago a few weeks before the start of the global pandemic.
Aftersun: Magnificent Masterpiece or Humungous Fraud?
Dominic Hilton is stunned to discover that not everyone shares his reverence for Charlotte Wells’ acclaimed debut film.
All the places in Buenos Aires I have eaten tostados de jamón y queso in the past fortnight
From bares notables to the backseat of a girlfriend’s car.
Banksy in Buenos Aires
“Call me a philistine, but I like art most when it’s good.” Dominic Hilton and friends visit a Banksy exhibition.
A Hologram for a King
Thunderstorms, tapping out, and The Crown. The Queen’s death hit different in Buenos Aires, writes Dominic Hilton.
The Beatles & Me: Remembering the Sixties
As grieving Britain plunges head first down a vortex of nostalgia, Dominic Hilton suffers an acid flashback to the time he met those other apparently-immortal national treasures… The Beatles.
12,000 Miles from Chernobyl
From Buenos Aires, Dominic Hilton on escaping the threat of nuclear annihilation.
Urban Jungle
Ice baths and power cuts: Dominic Hilton endures a torrid summer in the city of Buenos Aires.
The Hands of God
Hiding in Buenos Aires, on the first anniversary of the death of Diego Maradona.
Dropping the ‘H’ Bomb
“You know perfectly well,” I whispered in her ear, “that no one who wears shoes like that ever went to Harvard.”
Curling Up With a Good Billionaire
Who is Jack Ma? And how can I too own an e-commerce company with total assets of US$257.978 billion?