We Happy Few game review: A stylish alt-history romp ruined by dated mechanics and bugs galore September 20, 2018 Two years in early access saw We Happy Few transform from a procedurally generated survival sim to a Bioshock-esque narrative drama, with appropriately schizophrenic results. It presents an interesting spin on the ‘What if the Nazis won the war?’ trope, with the beleaguered residents of fictional British archipelago Wellington Wells placated with a drug called [...]
The US Embassy is throwing its doors open to the general public for the first time as part of Open House London this weekend September 18, 2018 Few Londoners can have failed to notice that there’s a new United States Embassy in town. Firstly, it’s hard to miss. The enormous glass cube is currently the most striking landmark in Nine Elms, a post-industrial stretch of riverbank that’s still very much a work in progress. Those who don’t visit Wandsworth very often may [...]
The US Embassy is throwing its doors open to the general public for the first time as part of Open House London this weekend September 18, 2018 Few Londoners can have failed to notice that there’s a new United States Embassy in town. Firstly, it’s hard to miss. The enormous glass cube is currently the most striking landmark in Nine Elms, a post-industrial stretch of riverbank that’s still very much a work in progress. Those who don’t visit Wandsworth very often may [...]
An extract from Spectrum, a new book published in association with the V&A museum about the global history of wallpaper September 18, 2018 Before the industrial revolution, the vast majority of domestic interiors were necessarily plain and simple, with whitewashed walls, perhaps tinted with an earth pigment such as ochre or umber. Fabrics were used sparingly, and were assiduously reused and recycled. Colour schemes were largely drab; jewel-bright hues and rich patterns were delights only available to an [...]
An extract from Spectrum, a new book published in association with the V&A museum about the global history of wallpaper September 18, 2018 Before the industrial revolution, the vast majority of domestic interiors were necessarily plain and simple, with whitewashed walls, perhaps tinted with an earth pigment such as ochre or umber. Fabrics were used sparingly, and were assiduously reused and recycled. Colour schemes were largely drab; jewel-bright hues and rich patterns were delights only available to an [...]
Long Weekend: Five hour flights to Newfoundland have made short breaks to Canada possible September 14, 2018 The weekend: We’re escaping to the wilds of Canada to find humpback whales, wandering icebergs and puffins. Failing that there’s always sampling the seafood bounty on offer in Newfoundland. A long-haul trip to Canada? From Heathrow, St John’s is a five hour flight, and you touch down in the city around 3pm. On the way [...]
Long Weekend: Five hour flights to Newfoundland have made short breaks to Canada possible September 14, 2018 The weekend: We’re escaping to the wilds of Canada to find humpback whales, wandering icebergs and puffins. Failing that there’s always sampling the seafood bounty on offer in Newfoundland. A long-haul trip to Canada? From Heathrow, St John’s is a five hour flight, and you touch down in the city around 3pm. On the way [...]
Mile 22 review: Maybe Mark Wahlberg needs a little more time in his cryo-chamber September 14, 2018 What a wonderful time to write about Mark Wahlberg. He announced this week that he wakes up at 2.30am every morning to squeeze in workout after workout, allowing for recovery sessions in his own, personal cryo-chamber; he enjoys “family time” when his kids are at school; he luxuriates in the shower for 90-minutes at a [...]
Mile 22 review: Maybe Mark Wahlberg needs a little more time in his cryo-chamber September 14, 2018 What a wonderful time to write about Mark Wahlberg. He announced this week that he wakes up at 2.30am every morning to squeeze in workout after workout, allowing for recovery sessions in his own, personal cryo-chamber; he enjoys “family time” when his kids are at school; he luxuriates in the shower for 90-minutes at a [...]
The Woods at Royal Court review: A bleak but powerful play about grief and madness September 14, 2018 The last play I saw Lucy Morrison direct was Plaques & Tangles, a crushing tale about three generations of a family blighted by Alzheimers. It threw the audience into the sufferer’s mind, jolting back and forth in time, revealing itself only in fragments. Her latest play, Robert Alan Evans’ The Woods, takes the same techniques [...]