Are games getting a little too clever? April 11, 2012 Gamers hate the debate about whether games are on a level with film and literature. People tend to use annoying phrases like “transcend the genre,” implying that games are somehow intrinsically worse. You don’t hear theatre critics saying “why, that play was so good it could almost have been a novel”. Anyone who regularly plays [...]
WHO ELSE IS RIPE FOR A TAKEOVER? April 11, 2012 Pinterest All eyes have now shifted to picture-sharing site Pinterest, with some commentators saying the firm’s meteoric rise prompted Facebook’s Instagram bid. The female-oriented site is slick and very addictive. Tumblr If Instagram is worth $1bn, blogging site Tumblr could fetch an eye-watering sum. It is incredibly popular, hosting almost 50m blogs and attracting more [...]
Take pride and GROOM April 10, 2012 Shiseido Men Deep Cleansing Scrub, £21.50, houseoffraser.co.uk Made with cleansing granules, this scrub is meant to perk up your skin and helps prevent ingrown hairs. Good for all skin types, Shiseido is a formidable brand, and if you’re going to have one thing: have this. Tom Ford for Men, £45, houseoffraser.co.uk The king of perfect [...]
Get glowing with Dr Duve’s Altitude Fix Facial April 10, 2012 Dr Duve, as in duvet, is a bit of celebrity in his native Germany. All the rich men’s wives flock to him to keep them looking beautiful and preferably young for hubby. London wanted in on his special touch, including his famed laser jet peel (a tube that massages your face with high-pressure water) and [...]
All-new Swift Sport ups the fun April 10, 2012 Unless you’re of the age group that wore Frankie Says T-Shirts and espadrilles back in the 80s whilst tooling about in a Suzuki 4×4 with a Rhino logo on the tyre cover, then you’re more likely to associate the Suzuki brand name with motorcycles than motorcars. Although Suzuki has sold 6,000 Suzuki Swift Sports since [...]
Treat your feet with these fab runners April 9, 2012 NIKE FLYKNIT £TBA from nike.com The Nike Flyknit have a novel USP: their upper is almost entirely knitted making them, in Nike’s own words, “ridiculously light”. They will be showcased by top athletes at the Olympics before a version goes on sale to the public. They also look so cool they are enough to make [...]
EPISODE 52 – IN WHICH WE’RE LIKE CALVES TO THE SLAUGHTER April 9, 2012 We’re just off the return flight from Venice. Walking through the terminal, I’m speaking to Noel on the telephone. “Were you good for Maria?” “Yes daddy. Of course I was. But Gwennie…” The call is suddenly interrupted by a flurry of incoming messages. “Noel, I’m going to have to call you back.” “But daddy…” “A [...]
Capoeira isn’t just fun, it also helped to hone Man U’s flipping great Nani April 9, 2012 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT The Man Utd player has something of a martial arts past, hence the gymnastic flips when he’s celebrating on the pitch. HOW HE DOES IT: Nani spends most of his time in football training nowadays but admits that he misses the martial art of Capoeira he grew up with on the [...]
Best-Mex: Soho’s sizzling-hot new eaterie deserves the hype April 9, 2012 LA BODEGA NEGRA 9 Old Compton Street, W1 5JF, 020 7758 4100 FOOD ***** SERVICE ***** ATMOSPHERE ***** Cost per person without wine: £50 You know The Box? The impossible-to-get-into night-club, beloved of Keira Knightley and Jude Law and every other Soho-partying A-lister? Well, Serge Becker – who is behind The Box as well as [...]
New Peruvian cevicheria hits the spot well April 9, 2012 CEVICHE 17 Frith St, W1D 4RG, 020 7292 2040 FOOD **** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE ***** Cost per person without booze: £25 SOUTH American madness continues apace over on Frith Street, with the really rather excellent Peruvian bar and restaurant Ceviche which – along with an increasing number of restaurants in London – features that most [...]