Aldgate in Winter Festival December 4, 2025 Aldgate in Winter Festival is back for it’s 9th edition, join us for festive fun on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th December in Aldgate Square! Aldgate Connect BID is delighted to present the 9th edition of the Aldgate in Winter Festival. This community celebration will return with a bigger programme than ever! Bringing a whole [...]
The Hollywood legend who wrote Forrest Gump and Dune is making his West End debut December 4, 2025 Eric Roth wrote the screenplay for films like Dune and Forrest Gump. Having turned 80, he decided it was time to write his first ever script for the stage. This piece is published in City AM The Magazine, Winter edition, distributed at major Tube stations and available to pick up from The Royal Exchange. “When Forrest [...]
The happiest race on earth? My Disney World half marathon December 4, 2025 I’m sweating in more places than I thought possible. I can feel warm, salty beads slither their way from the back of my head to the top of my arse. I’ve been running on a closed Florida highway for four miles since 5am and I’m ready to lie in the middle of the road and [...]
Beyond the neon lights: Discover Tokyo’s timeless traditions December 4, 2025 Japanese culture has always had a strong influence. Whether food, anime or Pokémon, Japan has captured attention from childhood and stayed with people for years whether they’ve visited the country or not. . Art such as “The Great Wave” and traditional themes like samurai are globally recognised, reflecting the country’s craft and pursuit of perfection. [...]
Meet the antinatalists who say having children is ‘cruel and unethical’ December 4, 2025 An increasingly vocal group says having children is at best selfish and at worst a moral crime. Cosmic Thapa meets the antinatalists When we arrive at Speakers’ Corner, an ambulance is parked on the pavement, its blue lights flashing over the crowd as police patrol the perimeter. Preachers balance on step stools waving holy books [...]
The best (and worst) Christmas sandwiches in supermarkets, from Tesco to Pret December 3, 2025 Has there ever been a more exciting way to pep up a working lunchtime than with a Christmas sandwich? Probably. Still, take a moment out of your day this week to celebrate the arrival of December by treating yourself to a seasonal sarnie (if you’re a seasonal Scrooge, here is our pick of the most [...]
Christmas adverts 2025 reviewed… Part 2 December 3, 2025 To see part one of our Christmas adverts review click here Are you starting to feel Christmassy yet? It tried it’s damndest to snow last week didn’t it? And what with the lights getting switched on all over town ‘the season’ is increasingly hard to avoid. To be honest I gave in this week, and had [...]
Forget retail stores – watch collectors now hang at the clubhouse December 3, 2025 Just past De Beers on London’s Old Bond Street lies an anonymous-looking door. Look through to the lobby beyond it and you’d be forgiven for thinking it was an office block where boring admin-y things happen. In fact, if you take the lift up, the doors open to reveal a calm, cream space. To your [...]
Meet the hip young watch collectors blazing a fresh trail December 3, 2025 Go to most watch collector hangouts and you’ll be faced with a gang of 50-something-year-old men who love nothing more than to obsess over rare references. I know that because I’m one of them. Well, I’m slightly younger, but you get my point. As far as most people are concerned, that’s what a watch collector [...]
Why are all the burgers slutty? December 3, 2025 Fifteen years ago, we didn’t seem to think of our food as leading a life of sexual promiscuity. Today, casting your eye over a burger menu can feel like you’re browsing Pornhub. It all seems to have started in the mid-2000s, when foodies began calling anyone who served an egg on top of something an [...]