Why we’re all loving Cruel Intentions again – as it returns to London theatre January 25, 2024 There's a new Cruel Intentions musical in London reminding us why we loved the original film so much
As meat free January rises we ask if plant-based can usurp meat January 8, 2024 As the meat free movement gains momentum this veganuary, we revisit our 2018 deep-dive into the rise and rise of plant based burgers and ask if meat as we know it will one day be a thing of the past. In the mockumentary Carnage, Simon Amstel imagines a future in which eating meat is as [...]
Next eyes £100m deal for FatFace in latest shopping spree October 11, 2023 If completed, it will be the latest name to join Next’s expansive list of firms it has gobbled up since the pandemic.
Next: Can the retail powerhouse continue its strong summer momentum? September 17, 2023 Next has continued to defy expectations, with the retail giant continuing to outperform rivals
How Glastonbury is keeping the Churchill legacy alive June 22, 2023 Find the Glastonbury lineup here and watch at home on the BBC There may be throngs of paparazzi waiting for Elton John at this year’s Glastonbury, but if you fancy experiencing his heights of fame yourself, head to the festival’s Theatre & Circus fields, where a roaming group of photographers may chase you for your [...]
The Oscars 2023: Who’s going to win? (And who should win?) March 10, 2023 A quick quiz for you: off the top of your head, how many winners from last year’s Oscars can you name? 2022’s ceremony will be remembered for Will Smith slapping host Chris Rock, an event that overshadowed the actual awards, not leat his crowning moment when he was awarded Best Actor later in the night. [...]
The best of 2022: The Lost King director Stephen Frears on the Tory meltdown December 20, 2022 We caught up with director Stephen Frears as the Tories were in the midst of the Liz Truss meltdown, and while he was engrossed in the collapse of the government, he didn’t really want to speak with us. Read on for one of our more uncomfortable interviews. ••• “You think you’ve reached the bottom and [...]
Our anxiety of talking about money is hampering our philanthropic efforts December 1, 2022 You don’t make the poor richer by making the rich poorer is a sixth form thought-starter to stimulate debate about the benefits, or otherwise, of inequality. Unarguably though, some of London’s rich are enthusiastically making themselves poorer by giving their wealth to good causes. It’s obvious that the UK has issues that aren’t being solved [...]
Ed Warner: Boxing’s parallel existence, Benn-Eubank, and a Trussian shambles October 13, 2022 The Sweet Science. The Noble Art. Boxing has a lore of its own and is a law unto itself. It occupies a parallel existence in which its rules, first published under the sponsorship of the ninth Marquess of Queensbury in 1867, and a love of litigation – real and threatened – are deemed sufficient to [...]
Stephen Frears on Kings, Queens and ‘catastrophic’ politicians October 11, 2022 “You think you’ve reached the bottom and somehow the Tories manage to effortlessly make it worse.” This observation is delivered as soon as I enter the annex of the Soho hotel where I’m to interview lauded director Stephen Frears. Here to promote his new film about finding the remains of Richard III, he’s installed himself [...]