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 [...]
Eat, drink, sleep, repeat: Best Japanese restaurants in London March 12, 2025 Last week I was busy spending time dining charitably with sporting heroes. It began by sending Shawsey off on his ‘Legends of Telemark’ mission (he raises funds for MND) with a lunch where beautiful beef wellingtons reigned. It took place in the company of former Scottish international, Ryan Wilson at the Black Lamb in Wimbledon [...]
New Morgan Supersport is here to take on the Porsche 911 March 11, 2025 Morgan has affixed a ‘Supersport’ badge to go-faster versions of its existing cars since 1927. However, after 98 years, the Supersport has become a model in its own right, replacing the Plus Six at the top of the Morgan range. With bold design, new technology and even somewhere to put your shopping, Morgan hopes the [...]
iPhone 16e review: A capable new handset from Apple March 11, 2025 iPhone 16e | £599 | ★★★★☆ When was the last time you really took advantage of all the bells and whistles on your phone? If you’re a budding amateur photographer or you’re somehow playing Monster Hunter Wilds on a 6.1 inch screen, the iPhone 16e, Apple’s new ‘affordable’ handset, probably won’t be for you. But [...]
Aboriginal healing: mind-body-spirit therapy unlike anything else March 10, 2025 Aboriginal healing therapies use some of the oldest techniques in the world. Lisa Kjellsson ventured into the wilderness to look inwards I’m in a location on the travel wish list of landscape photographers the world over. The sandstone cliffs above Number 16 Beach, in Rye on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, overlook a rock formation that resembles a dragon’s [...]
The Seagull review: Cate Blanchett camps it up at the Barbican March 7, 2025 The Seagull | The Barbican | ★★★★☆ “I know that’s not what you expected,” says Zachary Hart’s Simon as he dismounts from his quad bike. Neither did I expect him to whip out a guitar and start belting out Billy Bragg’s The Milkman of Human Kindness. But this is not your run-of-the-mill Chekhov adaptation. This [...]