Alexandra Jones

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Alexandra Jones is Culture & Features Executive Editor for The Standard. Alexandra writes and commissions in-depth and long-lead news review features. From books, exhibitions and nightlife to health & wellbeing or tech, she focuses on the pop culture moments that get Londoners talking. She has been nominated for multiple industry awards, including PPA Writer of the Year and has previously written for The Guardian, Vogue and Elle UK. ... MORE

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Alexandra Jones is Culture & Features Executive Editor for The Standard. Alexandra writes and commissions in-depth and long-lead news review features. From books, exhibitions and nightlife to health & wellbeing or tech, she focuses on the pop culture moments that get Londoners talking. She has been nominated for multiple industry awards, including PPA Writer of the Year and has previously written for The Guardian, Vogue and Elle UK.

Lifestyle

Is it only the inheritocracy who can afford to live in London now?

With the average deposit amount reaching almost £150,000, it’s beginning to feel like only the wealthy can afford to buy in London — and it’s creating a brain drain as more talented people are forced out of the capital, says Alexandra Jones

10 Feb 2023
<p>Awakn Life Sciences are opening London’s first psychedelic psychotherapy clinic</p>
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Inside London’s first psychedelic psychotherapy clinic

Psychedelics are being touted as a cure for depression, addiction and PTSD — but will this new industry live up to the hype? As the Australian government announces that it will legalise MDMA and magic mushrooms for medical use, Alexandra Jones visits London’s first clinic to find out whether the UK might be next

3 Feb 2023
Lifestyle

Michaela Coel: ‘I didn’t tell my mum when I turned down £1m’

She is known for making some of the best agenda-setting television of the past decade and now Michaela Coel is getting ready to mentor a new generation of filmmakers. She tells Alexandra Jones why the work should speak for itself and why legacy is more important to her than money

1 Feb 2023
TV

Pamela, a Love Story on Netflix review: Anderson in her own words

The thirst for Nineties nostalgia has returned the former Baywatch star to the limelight, and she’s not particularly thrilled about it

27 Jan 2023
Lifestyle

The Business of Being Robert Pattinson

After very little sleep, you might think the actor and generational icon that is Robert Pattinson wouldn’t be all that forthcoming. But no — he tells Alexandra Jones about dance-floor panic attacks, potato-only diets and the fear of ever taking a break

19 Jan 2023
Lifestyle

From ‘rock bottom’ to bestselling self help guru — meet Roxie Nafousi

She went from spiralling out of control to a bestselling author and life coach. Alexandra Jones finds out how Roxie Nafousi turned her life around

18 Jan 2023
Lifestyle

Prince Harry tells Anderson Cooper: “Ayahuasca helped treat trauma”

If you thought we’d reached peak ‘bombshell revelations’ before, you were wrong says Alexandra Jones. From the psychedelic trip which saved his mental health to ‘Camilla the villain’, here are all the biggest moments from last night’s CBS sitdown with the runaway royal

9 Jan 2023
<p>Billie Piper and Lucy Prebble </p>
TV

Billie Piper and Lucy Prebble on their new Sky series I Hate Suzie Too

The best friends say there’s a liberation in letting your characters behave badly when you can’t

21 Dec 2022
Lifestyle

Meet FLO — the UK girlgroup rumoured to be opening for Beyoncé

With viral fame, a Brit win and a slew of celebrity fans, FLO are being touted as the next Gen Z girl super group — even Queen Bey is taking notice. Alexandra Jones meets Jorja, Stella and Renée

12 Dec 2022
<p>Skincare expert Caroline Hirons is renowned as the “most powerful woman in beauty”</p>
Lifestyle

Caroline Hirons — the secrets of a beauty queen

The straight-talking author, influencer and tech entrepreneur on how to make your skin glow like never before. By Alexandra Jones

6 Dec 2022
TV

Cara Delevingne’s TV sex show on BBC Three brought a tear to my eye

The supermodel turns out to be a perfect presenter for this fascinating and oddly moving series on modern sexuality

28 Nov 2022
Lifestyle

Fashion, beauty and homeware: it’s the Black Friday luxe list

Liberty! Smeg! Sephora! Eschew the overwhelming clamour, these are all the chicest savings you can make this Black Friday

23 Nov 2022
Lifestyle

21 ways to spark joy this autumn

The cold is rolling in but there are always ways to banish the blues. From blockbuster art shows to glam ice skating, let Team ES be your guide to feeling good

18 Nov 2022
Lifestyle

Margot Robbie’s rib cage and the return of skinny

Though in recent years it seemed like progress was being made, body fascism never truly went away says Alexandra Jones

17 Nov 2022
<p>Say hello to Microtox - and the new age of hyper minimalist tweakments</p>
Lifestyle

Welcome to the new age of micro-tweakments

Microtox is the latest South Korean beauty export — a barely-there injectable that has a big impact, says Alexandra Jones

10 Nov 2022
Lifestyle

Epic House of the Dragon finale launches Marvel-esque franchise

It’s an exciting start for a huge franchise, says Alexandra Jones

24 Oct 2022
Lifestyle

The new age of anti-fashion

Mismatched, ill-fitting, ‘ugly’ clothes are in. Alexandra Jones looks at their appeal for a generation who are sick of being sold perfection

6 Oct 2022
TV

Industry on BBC iPlayer: like watching Squid Game without subtitles

The dog-eat-dog world of banking is back on our screens and it’s just as thrilling as last time

29 Sept 2022
<p>Marisa Abela </p>
TV

Marisa Abela, star of Industry on the new season, bankers and Barbie

The actress never expected fame, but the cult drama is already making her trips to Tesco that bit more eventful

29 Sept 2022