GENTS, GO FLORAL June 4, 2009 Sara HollambyStyle CounselIT’S Ascot time again, and this is the moment for guys to shine with a fabulous waistcoat (don’t worry about the expense – it’ll last you years) and a fragrantly fabulous floral tie. Go to Favourbrook waistcoat shop in Piccadilly Arcade. This summer they have a new collection of real “vintage” embroidered fabrics. [...]
FOCUS ON: CAMBRIDGESHIRE June 4, 2009 MANOR FARM, 10 NORTH END, BASSINGBOURNPrice: £2mThis stunning Georgian house is located outside Cambridge and is three miles from Royston railway station – 40 minutes from Kings Cross. Sitting next to a 14th century church, the grounds could not be more picturesque. The property has seven bedrooms, of which two have en suites. The kitchen [...]
Q&A: RENTING June 4, 2009 Louise SavageDIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL LAND Q. I rent out a house and the neighbours have complained to me more than once now about my tenants making noise. How should I bring this up? I feel embarrassed and don’t want to ruin what is otherwise a good relationship with my tenants. A. In this kind of situation, [...]
Cash in on Euro parliament with Brussels buy-to-let June 4, 2009 IF you think that politicians in this country have a good life, then take a look at the European Parliament. It is estimated that, if they have little shame, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) can take home €200,000 (£173,000) a year. The first reaction to this might well be outrage. But the second should [...]
Acer’s deal with Google is bad news for Microsoft June 4, 2009 ACER’S announcement that it will start selling a laptop pre-loaded with Google’s Android operating system will come as a blow to Microsoft. For the last quarter of a century, the firm founded by Bill Gates has dominated the operating software space with a monopoly that has earned awe and anger in equal measure. But Google’s [...]
The robots are back, and this time they’re noisy June 4, 2009 TERMINATOR SALVATIONCert: 12ADESPITE the hi-tech sci-fi and bone-crunching, metal limb-crushing action sequences, the excitement of the first two Terminator movies came from the simple thrill of the chase. The execrable T3 pretty much did for that element, and it’s hardly been revived for the fourth instalment (though a chase sequence does account for the film’s [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS June 4, 2009 FILMANYTHING FOR HER Highly-praised French thriller starring Diane Kruger. SUGAR Superior baseball movie from the makers of 2007 indie hit Half Nelson. THE HIDE Intriguing, two-handed mini-drama, starring In The Loop’s Alex MacQueen. DVDVALKYRIE Tom Cruise and a host of British thesps fail as military plotters against Hitler. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Brad [...]
Law’s puckish interpretation of Hamlet is a palpable hit June 4, 2009 HAMLETWyndhams TheatreTHE second major celebrity to lift Yorrick’s skull this year, Jude Law has more at stake than David Tennant, after too many mediocre films and bad tabloid headlines. Luckily, in making the opening night without slipping a disc he’s already outdone the Timelord – and as it happens, he carries off Hamlet rather well. [...]
EXHIBITIONS June 4, 2009 TRACEY EMINWhite CubeWE have a slightly different Tracey Emin here from the one who thrust her unmade bed into Tate Britain a few years ago. Mature, Royal Academician Emin is hardly settling back with her pipe and slippers, but this is a show that puts the emphasis back on her skills of draftsmanship. Not that [...]
NOW SHOWING SIX OF THE BEST June 4, 2009 ART: Abstract America The Saatchi Gallery is hosting a display of the best of contemporary abstract art from emerging artists across the Atlantic. THEATRE: All’s Well That Ends Well The National Theatre’s acclaimed version of Shakespeare’s comedy, directed by Marianne Elliott. FILM: Spartacus A new showing for Stanley Kubrick’s historical epic, with Kirk Douglas as [...]