London Podcast Festival: 7 events not to miss September 5, 2023 The London Podcast Festival returns from 7 – 17 September – here are some events not to miss Watching podcasts live rather than listening to them is catching on: since its launch in 2016 the London Podcast Festival has welcomed over 50,000 visitors and over 600 podcasters. You can book tickets separately for each of [...]
Into the blue: Three great watches that are beautiful in blue September 5, 2023 Taking inspiration from the sea and the sky, these are some of our favourite new watch releases from Switzerland and beyond, all looking beautiful in blue. Oris Aquis Pro 4000m The historic watchmaker of Holstein has progressed in leaps, bounds and huge splashes in recent years – from designer savvy to in-house mechanical nous. This [...]
Inside the new Pret menu for autumn, featuring lasagne soup September 5, 2023 The sun’s finally blazing, which means it must be time for… the new Pret menu, fresh for autumn, with their seasonal Christmas winter-warmer drinks, of course… The sandwich chain has just announced its new autumn menu which features its biggest range of new dishes since 2019. Top of the list to try is the interesting-sounding [...]
We’re buzzing about this London hotel’s overnight bee package September 5, 2023 We tried out the Royal Lancaster hotel’s new beekeeping overnight package If you’re ever wandering through London’s leafy Hyde Park and hear a gentle humming sound, don’t panic – killer AI robots aren’t here for us just yet. What you might be hearing (very faintly, as it is 17 floors up) is the sound of [...]
How Swatch hopes to recapture the MoonSwatch magic with new Blancpain collab September 5, 2023 The groundbreaking, plastic-fantastic, injection-moulded Swatch watch was a fashion-forward crutch for Switzerland’s ailing giants 40 years back. It bolstered household names like Omega, Longines, Rado, Tissot et al, all desperately consolidated by the late Nicholas Hayek following the devastation wrought in the Seventies by cheap, electronic quartz tech’ from East Asia. Ironically, at the hands [...]
Top London bars to drink organic wine September 5, 2023 September has been deemed Organic Month, so it seems only fitting to talk about the trend for organic wines. The idea of organic wine used to be met with suspicion – but those funky tasting bottles are thankfully a thing of the past. Now we have widely available, quality organic, biodynamic and natural wines, although [...]
Wild 1,360hp Lanzador concept previews Lamborghini’s first EV September 4, 2023 The electric Lamborghini Lanzador is a two-door, four-seat 'Ultra-GT' that blurs the boundary between an SUV and a supercar.
Emma Stone’s Poor Things receives eight-minute standing ovation for graphic sex scenes September 4, 2023 Emma Stone has received an eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival for her lead role in new Frankenstein-inspired film Poor Things. In Poor Things, Stone, most famous from films like the new Cruella movie and The Favourite, acts in a series of graphic sex scenes including one where she pleasures herself with fruit. [...]
Burning Man festival chaos as 73,000 festivalgoers stranded September 4, 2023 Tens of thousands of festivalgoers have been stranded at Burning Man festival deep in the Nevada desert after weather conditions worsened on site. Heavy rains have been falling which has caused the entire site to become a mud bath, meaning toilets cannot be cleaned and it is incredibly difficult to get around the site or [...]
Suzuki Jimny by Twisted review: Small and mighty September 4, 2023 Twisted Automotive has given the Suzuki Jimny 4x4 a powerful turbocharged boost. John Redfern gets behind the wheel.