A Bunch of Amateurs is the cinema documentary we need right now November 18, 2022 With the death of cinema having been debated repeatedly over the last few years, award-winning British documentary A Bunch of Amateurs seems timely. Surviving since the 1930s, Bradford Movie Makers Club is a shell of its former self. Once a thriving institution, it’s now down to a few aging members who meet every Monday in [...]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a fitting tribute to Chadwick Boseman November 18, 2022 The tragic death of Chadwick Boseman in 2020 left many mourning the loss of a man who had entertained and inspired millions. However, it also raised an uncomfortable question for the Black Panther follow up. Traditionally, it would be unthinkable to continue a franchise where the star had died, but the nature of the Marvel [...]
La Clique Leicester Square review: Camp cabaret is essential for Christmas November 16, 2022 Leicester Square is probably number one on the list of places Londoners avoid at all costs, but during Christmas there’s a surprisingly decent market there that’s atmospheric enough to justify breaking our avoidance pacts. The centrepiece of it is the Spiegeltent, an in-the-round theatre space hosting La Clique, which has become the Christmas cabaret tipple [...]
Covid bereaved families fly banner over I’m A Celeb camp telling Matt Hancock to ‘get out of here’ November 15, 2022 Families of coronavirus victims flew a banner above the jungle in protest of former health secretary Matt Hancock’s appearance on the ITV show. The stunt led to a noise complaint from locals after the plane sent a message to Hancock urging him to head back to Westminster. This comes after the former health secretary during [...]
The Unsteady Rise & Decline of Poverty and How to Tackle It November 14, 2022 | City Talk One of the largest issues that concern the world is poverty. Someone is described as living in poverty if they survive on less than $1.90 per day. From 2015 to 2018, global poverty continued to decline as it has done for the past 25 years. From 2015 to 2018, the number of those living in [...]
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Protect the future of the Armed Forces with a gift in your Will November 11, 2022 | Sponsored Christmastime inspires us to give back, and one of the charities in need of your help is SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. SSAFA has been providing practical, emotional and financial support to Forces personnel, veterans and their families since 1885. By leaving a gift in your Will, you can help the charity continue to support [...]
Of dice and men: How Ian Livingstone conquered the nerd universe November 11, 2022 In a leafy enclave of West London, Ian Livingstone is balanced precariously upon a chair in his study, grasping for a top-shelf box filled with incredibly rare figurines. The legs of the chair creak in protest, and there is a moment when I fear I may be responsible for the untimely death of the man [...]
Reasons You Should(n’t) Love Me, Kiln Theatre review: Masterful comedy about being single and disabled November 11, 2022 Amy Trigg is a name we’ll be hearing from and seeing more prominently at the top of cast lists in the years to come. She won The Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2020 for this piece, her debut play, which has just been on a nationwide tour and now returns to the Kiln Theatre where it [...]
The Crown is royal cosplay – look out for James Bond and King Charles as a 1990s rock star November 11, 2022 There’s been much hoo-haa about how The Crown isn’t historically accurate, but one element about the show that is close to fact is the style sense of the royals. It’s hard to believe by today’s standards but in the 1990s Prince Charles was actually something of a style icon. God love him, but these days [...]