Inside London Design Festival’s amazing St Paul’s Cathedral light installation September 21, 2023 Priests say the London Design Festival’s Aura installation “enhances” the 300-year-old St Paul’s Cathedral. It’s one of the only times the Cathedral has welcomed artists in to create in the space A minutes’ walk from Bank Tube station, twenty City workers cower from the rain. They’re standing in front of a rotating metal orb, watching [...]
Andrew Scott shines in strange one-man Vanya September 21, 2023 Vanya is as much a thought experiment as a piece of drama, but one that’s anchored by an astonishing performance from Andrew Scott
Chelsea Vintners founder on sourcing £37K wine for London clients September 21, 2023 Following a successful international career, Cecily Chappel heads up Chelsea Vintners, wine merchants serving private clients looking to build the best wine collection they can. WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO WINE? The first photo of me is at my Christening with a bottle of Bollinger. My father was keen on Bordeaux and Burgundy. Every Sunday lunch [...]
England’s Lionesses reach agreement with Football Association over pay dispute September 21, 2023 England captain Mille Bright says the Lionesses have resolved their dispute with the Football Association over pay and bonuses. The row overshadowed the Lionesses’ prepartions for last month’s Women’s World Cupin Australia, where they reached the final. “We’ve had a really good conversation with the FA,” Bright said today. “We have come to an agreement, [...]
Raducanu will NOT return to tennis this year September 21, 2023 Former British No1 tennis player Emma Raducanu will not compete in 2023, instead returning to the sport in 2024. The former US Open winner underwent surgery in May on both wrists and an ankle and missed three of this year’s four Grand Slams. “Next season I’ll be back,” the 20-year-old told BBC London. “This season [...]
Benn to fight tomorrow in first bout since suspension lift September 21, 2023 Conor Benn will fight for the first time since his provisional doping suspension was lifted. The 26-year-old Brit will take on Rodolfo Orozco in Florida tomorrow having failed two Voluntary Anti-Doping Association tests in the lead-up to his fight against Chris Eubank Jr last year. He was suspended in March but a National Anti-Doping Panel [...]
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 [...]