CES 2021: Gadgets that wowed us in the first all-digital Las Vegas show January 14, 2021 The first all-digital Consumer Electronics Show has come to an end, and while the event was a little more subdued than normal, there were still some gadgets on show that blew us away. Whether by virtue of their brilliance or their strangeness, here are the gadgets that caught our eye during CES 2021. Razer Project [...]
Stardust review – Bowie movie is a real oddity January 14, 2021 It’s five years since David Bowie passed away, leaving behind fifty-year legacy of creativity and inspiration. A movie biopic has been the dream of many a filmmaker since before Bowie died, with Danny Boyle recently attempting to make a musical. Bowie refused to allow the director to use the rights to his songs, scuppering the [...]
Blithe Spirit review: Judi Dench leads spooky nostalgia fest January 14, 2021 Welcome to cinema’s New Normal. While big blockbusters are optimistically waiting for us in the spring, the first quarter of the year is strategically filled with independent releases that have adopted a dual release format – in cinemas if we have them, on VOD if not. Produced by Sky, Blithe Spirit (starring Dame Judi Dench) [...]
One Night In Miami – Muhammad Ali fiction shines a powerful light January 14, 2021 Based on the Kemp Powers play of the same name, Amazon’s One Night In Miami, a big hope for the 2021 awards season, is centred on the real life meeting of four African-American icons in the hours after Muhammad Ali’s (Eli Goree) 1964 title victory over Sonny Liston. Instead of partying, Ali met with friends [...]
Lotus and Alpine to collaborate on electric sports car January 14, 2021 Lotus and Alpine will combine their expertise to build an EV sports car. The collaboration may also extend to Formula E and endurance racing.
The best of travel: Why Okinawa is Japan’s Alex Garland destination January 14, 2021 Throughout January we’re remembering better times and sunnier climes by reposting some of our favourite travel stories from the last decade. In this instalment, our Life&Style editor Steve Dinneen ventures to the remote Japanese archipelago of Okinawa. ••• Everyone who is serious about travel should have their Alex Garland destination, somewhere you can casually name-drop [...]
Leaning into lockdown – making the best of staying at home January 14, 2021 | Sponsored The arrival of not one, not two but three vaccines – which are being rolled out as we speak – has given us all a light at the end of the tunnel to look towards. It allows us to hope that life might soon return to normal, and with all of those things we took [...]
How retail can survive in a post-Covid world January 13, 2021 This has been a momentous year for us all. The retail sector has been at the forefront of many of the changes and challenges that have arisen as a result of Covid. While physical stores have spent much of the year closed, the pandemic has driven innovation and fuelled a huge acceleration in what were [...]
The Best of Travel: How L’Enclume transformed a Cumbrian town January 13, 2021 Throughout January we’re remembering better times and sunnier climes by reposting some of our favourite travel stories from the last decade. In this instalment, our Life&Style editor Steve Dinneen makes a culinary pilgrimage to Cartmel to dine at L’Enclume. ••• The village of Cartmel lies just beyond the boundaries of the Lake District. It’s quietly [...]
Stress and exercise: How stop OD-ing on cortisol January 13, 2021 When stress affects the brain, the body feels the pain. Stress is the body’s reaction to feeling threatened or under pressure. It can make you feel angry, nervous and frustrated, impacting everything from sleep to appetite and mood. A little bit of stress is okay, it helps us get the job done when we’ve got [...]