The riddle of the Nursing Assistant: Twitter user solves viral case January 13, 2023 For the last year Twitter has been racking its collective brain to try to unravel what has become known as The Riddle of the Nursing Assistant. Last December a Tik Tok user called @thisis_bex cross-posted a rather thirsty picture of what we assume to be herself alongside the cryptic caption: “Imagine how good your life [...]
Where to celebrate Burns Night in London: Bars and restaurants serving haggis and drams January 13, 2023 Burns Night, the birthday of the great Scottish bard Robert Burns is one of the highlights of the London restaurant scene, with venues across the capital laying on special spreads and keeping the city’s bagpipe community in work. Expect a lots of readings of the tongue-twisting Address to a Haggis as well as the consumption [...]
Elvis star Austin Butler’s Golden Globes speech declaring “love” for Lisa Marie Presley goes viral January 13, 2023 Elvis star Austin Butler declared his “love” for Lisa Marie Presley just two days before she tragically passed away aged 54. In a passionate speech upon accepting his Best Actor award at the Golden Globes, Austin Butler leant into his adoration for Elvis’ family and how they had supported and guided him throughout the filming [...]
Apple promises more transparency on removal of apps from App Store January 12, 2023 Apple and its investors have agreed to provide clarity on why apps are removed from its App Store, following criticisms about its lack of transparency. This means that the company has committed to providing a clear explanation of the number, categories, relevant authorities and applicable laws or policies when it comes app removals from the [...]
“We can’t stop London changing”: Londoners’ unquenchable thirst for Thirsty Thursday January 12, 2023 Work from home Friday and Thirsty Thursday have become the new normal, as the four day week in the office becomes a regular part of our lives. As the City adapts, City A.M. ceases printing on Friday and takes our news to where our readers are, online, with the paper running Monday to Thursday as [...]
Watch on the Rhine, Donmar Warehouse, review: Not as desperately sad as it should be January 12, 2023 ★★★☆☆ In the opening moments of Watch on the Rhine, the word “misinformation” is pertinently thrown about. It feels thoroughly modern and in some ways, it is. The word has existed since the 1500s, which justifies its appearance in Lillian Hellman’s 1941 play about Kurt Muller, an anti-fascist protestor who flees possible incarceration in Germany [...]
The best upcoming film, art and theatre in London to book now in 2023 January 12, 2023 Thursday is the new Friday! In our new Thursday Going Out section we bring you a list of all the things we’re looking forward to this year from the worlds of art, theatre and film. 2023 already looks like a classic. Theatre A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, 13 JANUARY – 4 FEBRUARY, ALMEIDA This Almeida production [...]
Tar review: Cate Blanchett shines as a predatory composer January 12, 2023 ★★★★★ Cate Blanchett is a maestro playing a maestro in Tar, putting in a devastating performance in which she conducts the audience just as her character conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. From the first time we see her, Lydia Tar – a fictional character with some pointed similarities to real-life luminaries of the classical music [...]
The Traitors US lands in UK very soon – here’s everything we know January 12, 2023 The Traitors was the surprise TV hit of the Christmas season and now fans are delighted that the show will return this month. The original BBC series is available to watch on iPlayer still and was presented by Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman. The psychological ‘Whodunnit?’ show saw celebrities pitted against each other. Each [...]
M3gan review: A Black Mirror-esque take on the classic murder puppet January 11, 2023 ★★★★☆ There is a proud cinematic tradition of haunted doll movies. You can trace the lineage back from Annabelle (first appearing in The Conjuring in 2013), through to Chucky (Child’s Play, 1988), all the way back to Hugo the ventriloquist’s dummy from 1945 horror anthology Dead of Night. Glossy new sci-fi horror M3gan picks up [...]