Old-fashioned luggage for the modern male August 19, 2010 HERITAGE, tradition, craftsmanship – these are the menswear values du jour. A perfectly constructed brogue has never been more fashionable, a tailored tweed suit is oh so very now. Which means you need the accessories to match – and if you’re travelling, a common-or-garden trolley bag really doesn’t cut it. Thanks to brands like Tumi, [...]
It’s action all the way with Sly, Bruce et al August 19, 2010 Film Review the expendables Cert: 18 Rhys Griffiths IT’S arguably the action cast to end all action casts. In charge, Sly Stallone. Then there’s Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, wrestler Randy Couture, Mickey Rourke and our very own Jason Statham. Oh and Arnold Schwarzenegger has a cameo. The Expendables at least nails its colours [...]
Get ready for the gaming revolution August 18, 2010 YOUR City A.M. gadgets correspondent had a sneak preview of Xbox’s brand new Kinect sensor last week. The sensor, which will be on sale in November in time for Christmas, is an accessory to the new Xbox 360 that lets you play games just by moving your body – without a controller. As its makers [...]
Social Network advertising to top $3bn August 18, 2010 Advertising on social networking sites will reach $3.3bn this year, according to research by eMarketer, an online marketing research firm. This means that advertising revenues are up 31 per cent on last year’s $2.53bn, and eMarketer predicts a similar increase of 29 per cent to $4.26bn in 2011. Moreover, Facebook will increase its share of [...]
iPad nano in the works August 18, 2010 Online communities are buzzing with the news that Apple will be bringing out a new iPad by the end of the year. According to the Chinese paper Economic Daily News, which correctly predicted the specifications of the initial iPad, Tawainese companies have won contracts to produce a slimmed down iPad by the end of the [...]
Go surf ‘n’ turfing in Farringdon August 18, 2010 Redhook 89 Turnmill Street, EC1M 5QU Tel: 020 7065 6800 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £40 THE restaurant industry has a huge crush on Farringdon. Farringdon is the cool girl that couldn’t care less, twiddling her hair and looking this way and that, with her grimy streets and warehouse-style apartment buildings. The [...]
THREE OTHERS: OUR FAVOURITE STEAK RESTAURANTS August 18, 2010 GOODMAN This Russian-owned steakhouse is widely considered the epitome of red meat in London – and now there’s a City branch. The 150 day-aged corn-fed USDA beef is second to none, and there’s lots of other goodies on the menu too. 11 Old Jewry, EC2R 8DU, tel: 020 7600 8220. HAWKSMOOR This Old Street favourite [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS August 18, 2010 PATISSERIE POP-UP AT HARVEY NICKS Get the cakes in – in spectacular style – at Harvey Nichols this autumn where American super-patissiere Claire Clark will be opening a pop-up for two months. Goodies lurking within her groovy Perspex cases will include bubblegum marshmallow pavlovas, Jaffa Cake macaroons and peanut butter S’Mores. The Claire Clark Patisserie [...]
A very grown up car indeed August 17, 2010 Like an ageing playboy, this Lexus has a handsome face, but is let down somewhat by its rather bloated rear end, inflated no doubt by the installation of its excellent folding tin top roof. Maybe an ageing playboy is the target buyer for the IS250C. Not me then. Yet there’s no doubt that the inside [...]
CAR TALK August 17, 2010 VAUXHALL NEW WARRANTY Vauxhall has announced a new lifetime warranty on all its new cars, trumping Kia which offered the best warranty up until now. The Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty applies to the first owner of any Vauxhall car and covers powertrain, steering and brake systems as well as electrical equipment. The warranty lasts throughout the [...]