INTERIORS April 15, 2010 Andrew Dunning HEAD DESIGNER, APD INTERIORS Q. Dear Andrew, with summer coming up I want to make the most of my garden. How can I bring the outside into my house? A. To create a seamless transition between the inside and the outside use a similar flooring. For example, lay limestone in your living room [...]
Rickie’s return just misses the mark April 15, 2010 Film CEMETERY JUNCTION Cert: 15 HAVING proved he can make it in Hollywood, Ricky Gervais has brought a whole load of Tinseltown gloss back with him for this tale of small-town kids in the Seventies. Written and directed by Gervais and old mucker Stephen Merchant, the film is polished, conventional and formulaic to the degree [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND April 15, 2010 FILM REPO MEN Jude Law turns action hero in this futuristic thriller about a nasty trade in human organs. BOOGIE WOOGIE Weak satire of the London art scene with an all-star cast. DEAR JOHN Romantic drama about a GI and the college girl he falls for. DVD LAW ABIDING CITIZEN Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx [...]
Add some colour to last year’s togs April 15, 2010 Sara Hollamby Style Counsel DESPITE the chilly wind, it’s time to do your spring-wear change-over. Say cheerio to your clothes for six months or so, and bring out your spring and summer colours – it’s uplifting. I know when it’s sunny outside, the last thing you want to do is sort out your clothes, but [...]
HOW TO JAZZ UP LAST SUMMER’S WARDROBE April 15, 2010 1 Hobbs Siena woven belt in lime, £49, at John Lewis, www.johnlewis.com 2 Jennifer Ouellette Norma sequined knot head band, £56.20, www.netaporter.com 3 Top Shop Leather Trim Aviators, £15, www.topshop.com 4 Hermes Lilanga hand-rolled silk twill scarf, £250, www.hermes.com 5 Reiss cuff with metal and resin, £59, www.reiss.co.uk
City insider entertains again with a tale of international skulduggery April 14, 2010 THE TWAIN MAXIM BY CLEM CHAMBERS No Exit, £6.99 by Zoe Strimpel “A MINE is a hole in the ground with a fool at the bottom and a crook at the top,” says a character called Samuel Clemens at the beginning of this thriller. It’s 1900 when Clemens (pen name Mark Twain) uttered this “maxim” [...]
OUT OF OFFICE April 14, 2010 PIRATES OF PENZANCE AT WILTON’S Wilton’s Music Hall may be a stone’s throw from Tower Hill, but the oldest surviving music hall is a magnificently atmospheric throwback to another age. Its current show mixes the traditional – Gilbert & Sullivan – with the distinctly modern, in the form of an all-male production of the Pirates [...]
Top ten summer quenchers April 14, 2010 Black Diamond Sour For your late summer nights, this is a sultry rich cocktail with the aromas of a hot evening. Amaretto comes with blackberries, lime and violet liqueur, served over crushed ice and garnished with an edible flower. £8.50 at Loungelover, www.lestrois-garcons.com Garden of Earthly Delights Basil-infused Tanqueray gin, maraschino, peach purée and lemongrass [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS April 14, 2010 GO AL FRESCO IN LITTLE VENICE Rejoice: the season for summer popups has arrived. And none will be more summery than the 60-cover Summerhouse, on the banks of Little Venice’s canal. In keeping with a Hampton’s beach house theme, the menu will be full of American seafood dishes such as New England clam chowder, popcorn [...]
LIGHTS, CAMERA… April 13, 2010 Lumis Uno projector from Sim2 It’s not cheap, but this projector is one of the most advanced on the market, and will turn your home cinema into the ultimate private screening room. £18,000 www.sim2.co.uk Cara blu-ray player from Denon The Cara condenses technology from many of Denon’s flagship audio and video devices into a single, [...]