There's nothing new under the sun. So said King Solomon, the wisest of all men. But even the familiar sometimes takes us by surprise. You might imagine we know everything there is to be known about diamonds. Read More...

What is it with diamonds and cold weather? They could turn up anywhere in the world, but they seem to favor the most inhospitable climates. You'd think that with all that random underground churning there'd be... Read More...

I'm going to start with an apology. This is another Memo about Tiffany & Co. Yes, they do seem to get more than their fair share of coverage. But they are an endlessly interesting company, rarely ... Read More...

Every car in the world has a unique 17-character vehicle identification number (VIN). You'll find it on the lower-left-hand corner of the dashboard, on the driver's side door and engraved in the... Read More...

I promised myself I'd write a "heavy" Memo this week. One with facts and figures and maybe even a graph. But then I was distracted by an item of ridiculous-ness which, frankly, I couldn't resist. To be fair... Read More...

I am a troubled journalist. Still. Last week it was the scapegoating of Beyonce by fellow journalists for wearing the Tiffany Yellow Diamond that troubled me. This week it's the way the world's media has reported - or failed to report ... Read More...

Never trust a journalist. For at least two reasons. The first may surprise you. They tell the truth. The trouble is it's not the whole truth. Those who value their jobs will not knowingly tell an outright... Read More...

It's a new world out there. Traveling in the age of COVID-19 is a novel experience. Since returning from a family visit to the UK, friends have asked me how the trip had been as if I was an explorer who had returned from the New World 500 years ago. Read More...

It's four years since the flooding tragedy that killed eight workers at Alrosa's underground Mir mine, in Siberia. This week the company appeared to move a step closer to re-opening the mothballed... Read More...

From where I sit in the diamond and jewelry industry, I have seen very real and positive changes that have occurred in workplace gender equality in Australia. Having said that, I feel there is a big... Read More...