Dumb Money: GameStop stocks crisis movie is a surprise hit September 21, 2023 A movie about the GameStop stocks incident was inevitable, given how it captured the imagination of the public in 2021. In Dumb Money, Oscar nominee Paul Dano plays Keith Gill, the redditor and YouTuber who hatched a plan to invest in retailer GameStop, countering the hedge funds who were shorting the stock, and making him [...]
Marina Abramovic at the Royal Court: As harrowing and vital as ever September 21, 2023 Picasso with cubism, Basquiat with graffiti Andy Warhol with pop art. Marina Abramovic, perhaps the most famous performance artist who ever lived, long ago joined that vanishingly small circle of artists whose work has come to define an entire movement. A new retrospective of her work, which snakes through the galleries of the Royal Academy, [...]
Ed Warner: Lessons for sport from the soft drink industry September 21, 2023 Ed Warner on the lessons from the soft drink industry for sports tempted to tinker with their formats, the wisdom of analytics, and Everton's takeover.
Moyes desperate for more European glory with West Ham September 20, 2023 West Ham manager David Moyes has insisted his goal is to take the Hammers to a second consecutive European final despite a strong start in the Premier League ahead of tonight’s opening fixture against Backa Topola. Last year’s Europa Conference League champions are sixth in the Premier League with three wins in their opening five [...]
Wiegman set for Team GB role at 2024 Paris Olympics September 20, 2023 Lionesses manager Sarina Wiegman is in line to manage Team GB at the Olympics next year should qualification be achieved. In a statement released by the FA the England boss – who took her side to last month’s World Cup final – said: “My full focus is on the Nations League campaign, but I would [...]
Smith set for England full-back shirt against Chile September 20, 2023 Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell are set to play in the same starting team as England take on Chile this weekend at the Rugby World Cup knowing a win all but secures their place in the last eight of the tournament. Squad captain Farrell returns from a ban he picked up in August for a [...]
Rebecca musical review, Charing Cross Theatre: Fussy and too much like panto September 20, 2023 Rebecca musical review and star rating: ★★ Rebecca is getting a real show of it. A new film adaptation came out during the pandemic, and now the first ever musical in the English language arrives in London. The Netflix film was panned, and this hammy version of the classic Daphne Du Maurier Gothic novel first [...]
Why the Old War Office is the most significant London hotel launch in years September 20, 2023 What’s the Old War Office? Well, it’s two things. Firstly, it’s the old war office where Churchill valiantly conducted the war effort, and it’s also a brand spanking new London hotel that’s likely going to be the poshest new hotel to open in London in years. The building opened in 1906, but the hotel’s opening [...]
‘Like a Burgundy that’s hit the gym’: Rugby World Cup players on their favourite wine September 20, 2023 The Rugby World Cup is in full swing and though wine pairs with almost everything, it is especially good with rugby. In my wine career I have been surprised by how many professional rugby players love it, collect it, and even get into the wine industry themselves. When filming a series in the Rhone one [...]
The best Irish pubs in London: Drink Guinness to help out September 20, 2023 Everyone knows the pub industry is in dire straits, with 25 closing every week since the pandemic. The latest to close its doors, at least temporarily, is the legendary McGlynn’s in King’s Cross. Following the death of its landlord the pub hasn’t opened since earlier this month, a situation described as “alarming” by night czar [...]