By: Steve Dinneen

Life&Style Editor I'm the editor of City A.M. The Magazine, and editor of the daily newspaper's Life&Style section. We cover food, wine, going out, culture, technology and travel. I'm also the head judge of our Toast the City awards that celebrates hospitality in the Square Mile. Find me on X @steve_dinneen

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The X-Files at 30: What I learned from rewatching every episode

September 6, 2023

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the X-Files first airing in 1993. A global smash of almost unprecedented levels (the premier of the 2016 reboot attracted 50 million viewers), it left an indelible mark on popular culture. I still vividly remember hunching over our ancient TV set every Monday evening, obsessing about a show [...]
As Denzel Washington leads The Equalizer 3 we ask: Why are all the action heroes so old?

August 31, 2023

Liam Neeson disarming two cops, cuffing them together and knocking them unconscious in Taken 3; Denzel Washington smashing a mobster over the head with a teapot in The Equalizer 2; Tom Cruise jumping off a cliff on a motorbike in MI7. What do these men all have in common, apart from being the kind of [...]
A Mirror at Almeida review: Jonny Lee Miller shines in totalitarian satire

August 31, 2023

There are times when the Almeida’s new production A Mirror feels a little like – whisper it – immersive theatre. You enter the stage through a flower arch to find a pretty believable facsimile of a low-key wedding. There are tables filled with cocktail sausages and bowls of crisps and plastic glasses of wine. There [...]
Death Note the musical review: A strange but brilliant show

August 24, 2023

One of the most successful manga series (Japanese comic books), then anime shows (Japanese animation) of all time, Death Note has jumped from medium to medium, chasing that sweet nerd dollar. This includes a lacklustre live action movie, various spin-off animations and a well received musical, the latter of which arrived in London this week [...]
From Jamie Oliver to Jeremy King and Jason Atherton: Top restaurants opening in London in 2023 and beyond

August 23, 2023

London may be in that strange, midsummer quiet period but the restaurant industry is already gearing up for the autumn rush, with some of the most exciting launches since the pre-Covid times lined up over the coming months. Whether it’s the iconic The Wolseley opening its second venue on King William Street in the City, [...]
Breakfasts are back! Why The Wolseley chose the City for its £10m new restaurant

August 23, 2023

The owners of iconic restaurant The Wolseley gave the City a vote of confidence yesterday, saying it is the “perfect” location for its second site. The £10m The Wolseley City is set to open this autumn on the historic King William Street with a venue even bigger and more glamorous than the original, with features [...]
Moorgate blaze tackled by 40 firefighters and six engines

August 17, 2023

Forty firefighters and six fire engines battled a blaze this morning at a disused office building on Moorfields in Moorgate. Thick black smoke was seen throughout the area and 1,200 people from neighbouring office blocks were evacuated. No casualties were reported. The fire, near Moorgate’s CityPoint building, was reported at 11.22 and was under control [...]
Where to watch the Women’s World Cup final in London, England v Spain

August 17, 2023

The Lionesses have made it to the finals of the Women’s World Cup! They play Spain in the big decider on Sunday morning at 11.00am. The match will be streaming on BBC, but if you want to celebrate in London, here’s where to watch the Women’s World Cup final in the capital this weekend. VINEGAR [...]
The Effect at the National Theatre: A pulse-quickening exploration of love in the age of medication

August 16, 2023

Rarely does a play tackle quite so succinctly and powerfully our inability to reconcile the mass of grey jelly inside our heads with the impossibly complex tangle of desires and emotions that make us human. Jamie Lloyd, one of the finest directors working today, brings Lucy Prebble’s play kicking and screaming – often literally – [...]
Laya’s Horizon: Take to the skies in a zen-like iPhone adventure

August 15, 2023

Some games demand exacting care and utmost concentration. Let your mind wander when you’re playing Elden Ring or Hollow Knight or Overwatch and you’re likely to receive a message telling you you’ve been killed in some horrible way. Other games benefit from a disconnect between the player and the game, inducing a “flow state” in [...]

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