Chris Rock slaps back at Will Smith during comedy sketch March 6, 2023 Chris Rock has taken aim at Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, almost a year to the day that Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. On stage during his Chris Rock: Selective Outrage special, the comedian criticised Smith for being “selected” in what he got outraged about. He also made reference to Pinkett-Smith’s [...]
Pulp bassist Paul Mackey dies aged 56 as Jarvis Cocker’s band to play shows in 2023 March 2, 2023 Steve Mackey, the bass guitarist of Britpop band Pulp, has died aged 56. The group, who formed in Sheffield in 1978 and were known for their hits including Common People and Disco 2000, announced on their Instagram page that the musician died on Thursday. Alongside a photo of Mackey climbing in the Andes, the band [...]
Salad Days: A run on grow bags and why Harry and Charlotte could help Brits see off food shortage, says RHS March 2, 2023 A shortage of fruit and vegetables in particular tomatoes, cucumber peppers and lettuce, is believed to be behind an increased interest in gardening. Brits have been being advised to avoid salads for the next “few weeks” as supermarkets have kept restrictions in place on tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and lettuce. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) said [...]
A bigger bite: Pret hikes team member salaries as commuter coffee favourite vows to invest in workforce March 2, 2023 Pret a Manger will increase the salaries of its workers from the start of next month to avoid falling foul of minimum wage laws, which change on April 1. Sandwich chain Pret said that it would hike pay for its worst-paid staff by 2.9 per cent, from £10.30 an hour to £10.60 an hour. It ensures [...]
Women Beware the Devil at the Almeida is a bafflingly bad production March 2, 2023 A bad production at the Almeida is a rarity, all the more so when it’s directed by Rupert Goold. But modern morality tale Women Beware the Devil is bafflingly ill-pitched and dangerously undercooked. It opens with satan introducing himself to the audience, lamenting that people don’t believe in evil like they used to – so [...]
Why Michael B Jordan’s Creed is the coolest franchise in Hollywood March 2, 2023 The Creed movies are an outlier in modern Hollywood. Their modest success at the box office might undersell the fact that they’ve done what few franchises have achieved convincingly: passed the torch. Yes, they aren’t the cultural landmarks that the Rocky films were, but the character has established himself enough to make this third chapter [...]
This eco-conscious production of Rusalka by the RoH is the future March 1, 2023 The Royal Opera House, in collaboration with directors Natalie Abrahami and Ann Yee, has embarked on its first eco-conscious production, Antonín Dvořák’s Rusalka. If you have ever thought that Hans Christian Anderson’s version of The Little Mermaid doesn’t really match the Disney spirit we associate with the tale, Dvorjak’s opera about the water nymph Rusalka [...]
All the best new gadgets from the first day of MWC March 1, 2023 Once a year the great and good of the mobile technology world gather at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona to show off their most futuristic and unlikely creations. The goal: to convince the world they see the direction of travel of consumer technology in an increasingly unpredictable world. In the past we’ve seen such [...]
This London Tycoon Harbours A Surprisingly Generous Streak March 1, 2023 | City Talk Some may know Tej Kohli for his passion for luxury cars or his vast array of exceptional properties dotted across the world. However, what he should be best known for is his unwavering mission to give away swathes of his wealth to improve the lives of others. As Britain’s wealthiest became wealthier in recent years, [...]
Sam Smith posts more revealing body pics and fans are delighted March 1, 2023 Sam Smith has posted more images revealing their body and fans are rejoicing. The singer has spoken recently about feeling more confident in their body, and about not wanting to conform to beauty standards, pushing the envelope for what beauty can and should look like in 2023. In a new set of photos the singer, [...]