Rally to save Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club from closure as thousands sign petition July 29, 2024 Over a hundred Londoners gathered in Bethnal Green this lunchtime to protest against the closure of the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, one of the capital’s most important nightlife venues. It is facing closure after owners voted to stop events being run on the premises, which has for the last twenty years established itself as [...]
Miraval mystery: The Jersey trust at heart of Brad Pitt wine war July 29, 2024 Brad Pitt has demanded to know who he is in business with after half of his hip wine brand Chateau Miraval, sold by his former partner Angelina Jolie to exiled Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler, ended up in a secretive Jersey trust.
Sun creams to save your skin in the City heatwave July 29, 2024 Finding the right sun cream for day-to-day City life can be a bit overwhelming, but protecting your skin is essential in the heatwave.
Bruce Springsteen, Wembley review: He looks and acts 30 years younger July 26, 2024 Bruce Springsteen at Wembley review: ★★★★ How on earth is he 74? Bruce Springsteen looks and acts 30 years younger, though anecdotes about the sixties and lamenting late saxophonist Clarence Clemons who died in 2011 gave away his secret: “As you get older death brings a certain clarity,” he said in one of few breaks [...]
New A24 release Janet Planet needs an emotional high – review July 26, 2024 The latest from hip film studio A24, Janet Planet is a coming-of-age story that pleasantly hits all the notes of an independent drama without quite taking your breath away. Set in the early 60s, Julianne Nicholson plays Janet, a wayward and depressed mother who struggles to satisfy the clinginess of Lacy (Zoe Ziegler), her 11-year-old [...]
Smart #3 review: Necessity is the mother of convention July 26, 2024 Smart has pivoted from being a manufacturer of quirky, ultra-compact cars to becoming part of an all-electric joint venture with Mercedes-Benz and Chinese carmaker Geely. Geely also owns European car brands such as Volvo, Polestar and Lotus, meaning this SUV coupe EV has some prestigious half-cousins. To address the elephant in the room, yes, the [...]
I Saw The TV Glow is the beginning of noughties nostalgia – review July 25, 2024 The humble TV is a staple of the horror genre, from 80s classic Poltergeist to modern franchise The Ring. However, director Jane Schoenbrun’s stylish horror-drama I Saw The TV Glow brings a bit of humanity to the chills. Justice Smith (Dungeons and Dragons) stars as Owen, an isolated teenager who, in the late 90s, is [...]
Guy Richie’s The ministry for Ungentlemanly warfare is a riot July 25, 2024 Henry Cavill has been a contender for the role of James Bond for some time, offering some fine auditions in the form of 2015’s The Man from UNCLE and Mission: Impossible Fallout. His latest does nothing to weaken that link, with an action film that is said to have inspired Ian Fleming’s 007. Directed by [...]
Mercedes-Benz CLE review: Two become one in luxurious coupe July 25, 2024 Cast your mind back to the early 2000s, a time when Mercedes-Benz seemingly embarked upon a plan to cover every possible niche in the automotive market. The results included oddities such as the R-Class, along with a proliferation of coupes and ‘shooting brake’ estates. Time has moved on, however, and Mercedes is now attempting to [...]
Mnemonic review: Complicité smash is back after 25 years July 25, 2024 Mnemonic | National Theatre Mnemonic, a play about the strange, imaginative act of remembering, is given an extra extra-textual layer in this 25 year revival, as much a rumination on the original as it is a restaging. A production by legendary theatre company Complicité, it’s a thick tangle of overlapping stories, as densely packed as [...]