High up in the Himalayas, a brave Laura Ivill undergoes yoga’s most drastic cleansing routine… August 13, 2018 In the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, high above the Ganges, I’m sitting with yogi Sandeep Agarwalla. We both have our fingers in our ears and are making the sound of a bee – a practice called brahmari. Around us, butterflies and birds are flitting from tree to tree in the warm winter sunshine. It’s [...]
Idris Elba sparks Bond speculation with string of cryptic tweets August 12, 2018 British film star Idris Elba has set the internet alight with rumour, following a string of cryptic tweets that hinted he was set to become the first non-white actor cast as James Bond. Elba, star of Luther and Beasts of No Nation, tweeted the message ‘my name’s Elba, Idris Elba’ early on Sunday morning, a [...]
New Homes: What’s going on sale this week in London August 10, 2018 Landmark Pinnacle, Canary Wharf From £542,750 You’ll be breaking records by buying an apartment in this 75 storey skyscraper, which claims to be the tallest residential tower in London. It also has the highest residential gym, roof terrace and a landscaped garden square halfway up. These are the last homes to go on sale, [...]
Fitness challenge: four years on – The new fitness techniques that helped turn our Life&Style editor into a gym bro August 8, 2018 Four years ago I wrote an article about getting fit. For 10 weeks I went to the gym a lot, gave up booze, ate well, and got a hearty spray tan. I looked pretty good, in a ‘didn’t-quite-make-it-to-the-final-round-of-applicants-for-Love-Island’ kind of way. People still ask about it. For a while the story would appear on the [...]
Lies at the Almeida review: A thrilling exploration of the psychology behind the 2008 financial crash August 3, 2018 Sitting through a play called Lies (or £¥€$, if the Anglicised version isn’t on-the-nose enough for you) about the excesses of the banking system sounds like the last way a City A.M. reader would want to spend an evening. But this production by Belgian company Ontroerend Goed, part psychological experiment, part multi-faceted board-game, is [...]
King Lear review: Ian McKellen is a master at work in Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy at the Duke of York’s theatre July 27, 2018 Sir Ian McKellen, titan of the thesps, returns to where it all started, the tiny but elegant Duke of York’s theatre where he made his West End debut in 1964. And that isn’t the only detail that makes this performance of King Lear feel like a victory lap of sorts. For many, McKellen is the [...]
Mission Impossible: Fallout review: The stupidly fun sequel takes the franchise to brilliant new heights July 26, 2018 Whatever Scientology-grade embalming fluid they’re submerging Tom Cruise in every evening, it’s doing the trick. In the sixth and best entry in the Mission Impossible franchise, Hollywood’s most successful stuntman once again defies his advancing years, charging headlong into some of the series’ most beautifully constructed and brilliant set pieces yet. Cruise hurls himself [...]
Working Lunch at Zoilo: This Marylebone restaurant celebrates the diversity of Argentinian cuisine July 25, 2018 Zoilo 9 Duke St, W1U 3EG What? Argentinian food is dominated by the cow. In an interview with City A.M Magazine, chef and steak connoisseur Mike Reid ascribed the popularity of the country’s top beef to the mountainous terrain on which the cattle roam, giving the cows an intense workout that imbues them with [...]
Legal Q&A: How can a group of 10 leaseholders contribute fairly towards the purchase of the freehold of their building? July 23, 2018 There are a few issues to consider here. If all of your leases are on similar terms and have the same amount of years left to run, there is scope to agree that you all contribute equally towards the purchase price. However, there are also reasons why the leaseholders should not contribute equally. For [...]
Legal Q&A: As an occupier, what rights do I have as a tenant or an owner when it comes to dealing with noisy neighbours? July 21, 2018 There will rarely be a direct claim against your landlord for noise coming from an adjoining flat. One myth is that this nuisance constitutes a breach of your landlord’s covenant for “quiet enjoyment”, whether in your tenancy agreement or (if you are an owner) lease. But this does not mean “peace and quiet” – [...]