SUMMER SCENTS May 28, 2009 JUST had a weekend away in Rome. As usual I dived into the duty free for a try of all the new perfumes – of which there are countless for both men and women. All very confusing, and once you have both arms covered, your sense of smell is shot to bits and you can’t [...]
NOW SHOWING SIX OF THE BEST May 28, 2009 ART: Diane Arbus A fascinating retrospective of the late American photographer’s groundbreaking work, at the Timothy Taylor gallery. ART: Picasso: Challenging the Past The National Gallery’s exhibition of the 20th century’s pre-eminent artist is a landmark blockbuster. THEATRE: The Winslow Boy Veteran actor Timothy West is starring in Terence Rattigan’s classic play about a schoolboy error that became [...]
The Hex Files May 28, 2009 DRAG ME TO HELLCert: 15 BACK in the mists of time – or the early Eighties – Sam Raimi invigorated the schlock horror genre with the first Evil Dead movies, before moving on to hit pay-dirt with Spiderman. At the moment, fifteenth-rate horror films are 10-a-penny, the genre disappearing up its own, highly ironic backside. [...]
The Hex Files May 28, 2009 DRAG ME TO HELLCert: 15 BACK in the mists of time – or the early Eighties – Sam Raimi invigorated the schlock horror genre with the first Evil Dead movies, before moving on to hit pay-dirt with Spiderman. At the moment, fifteenth-rate horror films are 10-a-penny, the genre disappearing up its own, highly ironic backside. [...]
Summer Is Here, And It’s Time To Go For Gadget Broke May 28, 2009 A BACHELOR pad is not a bachelor pad without a good dose of dark wood, shiny chrome and unusual electronics. After a long winter of frugality and penny-pinching, if you still have a job then this is the time to splash out on some gizmos to brighten up your home. Every single man worth his [...]
Artists and Nazis in collaboration game May 28, 2009 COLLABORATIONDuchess Theatre COLLABORATION is part of a pair of plays by Ronald Harwood at the Duchess Theatre (the other is Taking Sides), both of which tackle different sides of the subject of the Nazis’ persecution of the Jews, and the roles of artists fulfilled in the regime. It’s a subject Harwood has focused on several [...]
Original Sixties rockers prove they are still Pretty after all these years May 28, 2009 WHEN you are talking with Phil May, the lead singer of the Pretty Things, the classic tales of Sixties rock excess come thick and fast. There’s the story of how he and the band rented a house from the Duke of Westminster on Chester Street overlooking Buckingham Palace. “All the local lords and ladies made [...]
FOCUS ON: BETHNAL GREEN, E2 May 28, 2009 CITY PAVILION, CHILTON STREET, E2Price: £650,000Located just off Brick Lane and near Spitalfields market, this large three-bedroom apartment offers plenty of space for your money. It is on the second floor of a courtyard building and has a dual-aspect living room with floor-to-ceiling windows. The kitchen is open-plan and recessed to the side with solid [...]
Q&A: INTERIORS May 28, 2009 Alan WaxmanMANAGING DIRECTOR AT LANDMASSQ. Dear Alan, My house is small and lacking in storage space. Is there anything I can do to make the place seem larger and use the space more efficiently?A. The first thing about having a small place is that the choice of colours is crucial to maximise the space, along [...]
Q&A: INTERIORS May 28, 2009 Alan WaxmanMANAGING DIRECTOR AT LANDMASSQ. Dear Alan, My house is small and lacking in storage space. Is there anything I can do to make the place seem larger and use the space more efficiently?A. The first thing about having a small place is that the choice of colours is crucial to maximise the space, along [...]