Hannes Myburgh’s Meerlust Estate is wine tasting paradise March 18, 2025 Meerlust Rubicon was the first wine I bought en primeur. This is the process of buying wine while it is still aging, ahead of it coming to market. It means securing sought-after bottles at potentially lower prices while the winemakers receive an early cash flow. I felt very grown up and sophisticated and rather lucky [...]
Porsche 911 Carrera T Cabriolet review: A strange kind of sense March 17, 2025 This is the slowest Porsche 911 on sale. Pull up at the lights next to Gary in his new Golf R and you’ll be outsprinted to 62mph, albeit only by 0.1 seconds. Does that matter? To some people it will. But then any number of electric SUVs can deliver the one-dimensional rush of rapid acceleration. [...]
St Patrick’s Day 2025: where to find go, including bottomless Guinness at one pub March 17, 2025 Happy St Patrick’s Day, London! It’s time to fill your face with that deliciously savoury and increasingly trendy black booze otherwise known as Guinness. Whether you like your stout mixed into cakes, in burgers or (rather old fashioned but) in a glass, here are five of the best ways to incorporate Guinness into your daily [...]
BfI Flare 2025: Everything to know as London LGBTQ film festival returns this week with mega line-up March 17, 2025 One of the world’s leading LGBTQ culture events returns to London this week as BFI Flare 2025 welcomes a host of new film-making to the capital. 34 films will receive their world premieres at BFI Flare 2025, and the films have been split into three categories: Hearts, Bodies and Minds. They herald from 41 countries [...]
Rolex Predictions & Discontinuations 2025: What To Expect From Watches & Wonders March 14, 2025 Every year at Watches & Wonders, Rolex dominates the conversation, unveiling highly anticipated model updates, unexpected discontinuations, and rare limited editions that shake up the luxury watch market. Rolex’s presence at the event is thrilling, from groundbreaking new releases to the farewell of iconic timepieces. With 2025 marking the 70th anniversary of the GMT-Master, we [...]
Baileys and Grind launch St. Patrick’s Day giveaway March 14, 2025 Baileys and Grind are offering Londoners a free festive treat this St. Patrick’s Day weekend with a secret giveaway at Grind’s Liverpool Street café. From Saturday 15 March to Monday 17 March, the first 100 visitors each day can claim a complimentary ‘Baileys Irish Coffee’ by simply quoting the password ‘Kiss me, I’m Irish.’ The [...]
Whisk(e)y Business: The Irish Whiskey renaissance March 14, 2025 Whisky Business: City AM’s monthly look at the world of whisky. Today, Scotland is the world’s go-to destination for whisky, but back in the 19th century, Irish whisky (the ‘e’ in Irish whiskey wasn’t universal until the latter half of the 1990s), not Scotch, dominated the global market. By the late 1800s, Irish distillers had the [...]
Last Breath review: A gripping drama about the sea’s terrible power March 13, 2025 \Whether it’s the shark-infested waters of Jaws or the isolation of All Is Lost, the sea has often been one of cinema’s great obstacles. A theatrical remake of a documentary, Last Breath takes audiences beneath the waves to a new level of claustrophobia. The film follows three deep sea divers who work to maintain undersea [...]
Even John Malkovich can’t save this tepid satire Opus March 12, 2025 In Opus, the latest from cult studio A24, Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) stars as Ariel, a rookie music journalist who is mysteriously invited to a listening party for the new album by music icon Alfred Moretti (John Malkovich). The flamboyant star has been I’m seclusion for 30 years, inviting Ariel and a group of journalists [...]
The Electric State review: A mega-budget Netflix flop March 12, 2025 Streaming giant Netflix has long desired a blockbuster franchise to rival the likes of Fast & Furious or Marvel. Over the years, millions have been poured into action movies for the platform that have been watched by many, but remembered by few. The Electric State represents their biggest gamble to date, bringing in Avengers: Endgame directors [...]