By: Adam Bloodworth

Features Journalist Adam Bloodworth is the Deputy Life&Style Editor at City AM. He has served in the role since 2022, writing and commissioning culture and lifestyle features for the newspaper and website. The Life&Style section covers film, TV, music, theatre, things to do in London and features that examine the ways Londoners live their lives. He also serves as Deputy Editor for City AM The Magazine, writing and commissioning for the quarterly luxury lifestyle product distributed by hand around the capital. He has been interviewed by the BBC News at 10, BBC Scotland, BBC Three Counties Radio and can be found on X and LinkedIn.

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Adem is the new London hair salon you have to try

July 21, 2023

A new in Belgravia hair salon inspired by nature and Turkish oils is top draw, finds Adam Bloodworth Posh hair salons are to be Belgravia what posh restaurants are to Mayfair. So how do you stand out in a crowded market? Forget the pomp and ceremony and just do a darn good haircut – or [...]
I tried Russell Brand’s alcohol free festival – it changed my outlook for good

July 20, 2023

“One more time? How about ten more times? Let’s all get high!” declares a sober Russell Brand on the main stage at his Community Festival, conducting a breathing exercise to a crowd of thousands which is so mind-bending that people frequently collapse. Medics are on hand as Brand stands centre stage. Alongside him is the [...]
Shiro restaurant on Broadgate Circle is for sushi done properly

July 20, 2023

Finally, sushi that isn’t pretentious, high street or needlessly expensive, finds Adam Bloodworth Finally, new Broadgate Circle opening Shiro is somewhere to explore sushi as a culinary passion. Sushi is hard to get into in London. In West London it is sold for extortionate prices and dressed up in all sorts of fancy ways in [...]
Why Barbenheimer is actually about masculinity

July 20, 2023

Both Barbie and Oppenheimer offer revealing male character studies, says Adam Bloodworth You wouldn’t think it from all the beaming photos of Margot Robbie plastered about the place, but ‘Barbenheimer’ has actually ended up sending some pretty prescient messages about masculinity, asking questions about what it’s like to be a man today. In case you’ve [...]
Oppenheimer review: Cillian Murphy is career-best in Christopher Nolan’s atomic hit

July 19, 2023

Oppenheimer review and star rating: ★★★★ Well, here you have it: all three hours of Oppenheimer are finally ready for your consumption. Directed by directorial titan Christopher Nolan, nobody really likes being in the cinema for three hours, do they? Well, sometimes they do, but only when the film is very very good, and Oppenheimer [...]
Barbie movie review: Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling shine, but what’s the point?

July 19, 2023

Barbie movie review and star rating: ★★★ I can only assume the Barbie movie PR team have checked into the most beige hotel possible this week, cowering from all the pink to engage in some much-needed deep breathing. The movie’s ballistic marketing campaign has been even more omnipresent on social media than the endless stream [...]
Survey reveals extent of remote working loneliness

July 16, 2023

Ever since the pandemic the conversation has rattled on about the benefits and setbacks of remote working. Increased flexibility, it turns out, has a downside: loneliness. A new survey by Promoleaf has revealed that more than a third of female remote workers (39 per cent) feel lonely working from home, and a much higher rate [...]
5 reasons to go to Bilbao BBK festival in Spain

July 15, 2023

Bilbao BBK is one of Spain’s most loved festivals, but Brits don’t often go. Alongside a decent line-up of music and the opportunity to explore a fascinating part of Spain, the Basque Country, Bilbao BBK offers you the chance to party like a Spanish local. Here are five things we loved about visiting the festival, [...]
How Balans, the best of the Soho restaurants, is getting even better

July 13, 2023

Soho institution Balans, one of the best Soho restaurants, is finally realising how good it is – Adam Bloodworth meets the founder David Taylor is the sort of restaurateur who has no idea how good his restaurant is. You may not either: but Balans on Old Compton Street is open all night on Fridays and [...]
A Strange Loop writer Michael R. Jackson on creating the buzziest musical since Hamilton

July 6, 2023

A surprise hit in the US, A Strange Loop has now landed a huge London run. Adam Bloodworth speaks to the man who dreamed it up while working as an usher on Broadway Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, becoming the second ever musical to win the accolade. The [...]

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