Not convinced? December 15, 2014 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… BMW M4 PRICE: £56,650 0-62MPH: 4.3 secs TOP SPEED: 155mph CO2 G/KM: 204g/km MPG COMBINED: 32.1mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three Stars PERFORMANCE Four Stars PRACTICALITY Three Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Three Stars JAGUAR F-TYPE S COUPE PRICE: £60,250 0-62MPH: 4.9 secs TOP SPEED: 171mph CO2 G/KM: 213g/km MPG COMBINED: 31.0mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Four Stars [...]
Washington DC: Where to eat in the political capital of the western world December 14, 2014 Washington DC has grown from somewhere you work to somewhere to eat. Over the past few years, ravenous London scenesters have been snarfing down a vast array of steaks, burgers, hot dogs, shakes, pizzas, burritos and all sorts of other full-flavoured Americana from a diverse range of restaurants, pop-ups and food trucks. US [...]
48 hours in… Helsinki December 14, 2014 WHERE TO STAY The petit Haven Hotel hotel has only 77 rooms but each are individually-styled to perfection. It also offers packages for romantic or indulgent getaways, including dinner, shows and casino passes. Hotelhaven.fi WHERE TO GO A weekend in Helsinki isn’t complete without taking the fifteen minute ferry ride to the spectactular Suomenlinna sea [...]
Julie Verhoeven: Whiskers Between My Legs – art review December 12, 2014 ICA | ★★★★☆ Confrontational feminist art It’s Christmas! And that can only mean one thing at the ICA – bitingly confrontational feminist art from the brilliant Julie Verhoeven. Don’t be fooled by the title; Whiskers Between My Legs is at no pains to pussyfoot around the subject of women’s portrayal in the media. The [...]
Film review: Electricity December 12, 2014 Cert 15 | ★★☆☆☆ For a supermodel looking to venture into acting, there will always be a plum role as a hottie in a Hollywood blockbuster. But in her transition to the screen Agyness Deyn has taken the path of greatest resistance. The sometime model built her rep as an actress with brave performances in [...]
Theatre review: Treasure Island December 12, 2014 Olivier Theatre | ★★★☆☆ The National Theatre employed the services of a “comedy consultant” for its lavish new Treasure Island adaptation. Whatever he did, it didn’t work – the jokes let down an otherwise impressive production that kids will enjoy (if not love) and adults will tolerate. Too often laughs are grasped at clumsily, upsetting the [...]
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – film review December 12, 2014 Cert 12a | ★★★★☆ When Peter Jackson approached Billy Connolly to play the fiercest of Tolkien’s dwarves, he asked, “Have you read The Hobbit?” and Connolly replied “No, and I don’t like people who have. His comments, said in jest, nevertheless encapsulate the franchise’s reputation for being somewhat nerdy and inaccessible for those who have [...]
Film review: The Green Prince December 11, 2014 Cert 15 | ★★★☆☆ In August 2008, from the safety of exile in the States, Mosab Hassan Yousef (pictured) went public with his betrayal of Palestine. The son of a senior Hamas leader, he revealed that he had spent ten years spying on his father and others for Shin Bet (the Israeli secret service) under [...]
Something for the weekend December 11, 2014 STOCK UP: WINE SAMPLE SALE New Zealand produces some of the world’s most underrated wines and the NZ Cellar is flogging lots of them for peanuts at a wine Garage Sale in Brixton on Sunday morning. £5 per ticket, children free, 8.45-14.00, visit musicglue.com. CHEER: PANTO HORSERACE In Greenwich on Sunday over 40 panto horses [...]
2014 Christmas shows in London: From traditional pantomime to award-winning theatre December 11, 2014 Whether you’re a fan of cutting-edge theatre, a good old singalong or a traditional Christmas pantomime, London’s got you covered. Here are some of our favourites. MOTHER GOOSE Hackney Empire, from £10 Princess Priscilla has waddled into the life of Mother Goose and started laying priceless golden eggs. Now Mother can buy whatever [...]