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Frieze 2021: An electric start to the new art season October 22, 2021 It is telling, though perhaps unsurprising, that in a time of expanding digital exhibition spaces, curators, artists, and collectors still value face-to-face contact provided by art fairs. Frieze is the best of them all to kickstart the new London art season, with its sculpture garden and two imposing marquees – Frieze London and Frieze Masters [...]
Half term: Brits to inject £4.5bn into economy with Halloween staycations October 21, 2021 Families will inject £4.5bn into the economy with half-term staycations this month. Just under half of UK families will take a short break this half-term, according to the Travelodge Holiday Index. The hotel chain found London topped the list as most popular city and Halloween-themed destination. Those looking to enjoy Halloween on a staycation can [...]
Sally Rooney, Billie Eilish and George Eliot: Can we ever divorce the art from the artist? October 13, 2021 PUBLISHING a book is the ultimate act of surrender for a profession as dedicated to control as writers. Once a book is in a reader’s hands, you have relinquished your ability to shape what they think of it, how they connect with the characters, or how lost they become in a story. So too with [...]
Happy birthday Harry Potter: Young wizard preps for 25th after selling 500m copies October 9, 2021 JK Rowling said today she is unlikely to don a costume to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her hugely successful Harry Potter fantasy series next year. Instead, she will just have cheese on toast and a glass of champagne, because she looks “embarrassed” when given a prop and asked to pose for a picture. Rowling [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile today? October 8, 2021 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Brewin Dolphin Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has posted a new the wealth director to its 1762 team at 8 Waterloo Place in St James’s, London. Kam Bagga joins the ‘1762’ team, which offers wealth advisory services for [...]
The Many Saints of Newark – nostalgia masks so-so crime drama September 27, 2021 *** This review of The Many Saints of Newark contains spoilers for The Sopranos TV show *** It was 13 years ago that Tony Soprano looked over his shoulder in a diner to the strains of Don’t Stop Believin’ only for the screen to go black. It was a divisive end to one of the [...]
Harry Potter star Tom Felton carried off golf course during Ryder cup tournament September 24, 2021 During a celebrity tournament ahead of the Ryder Cup last night UK time, Harry Potter star Tom Felton collapsed and was carried off a Wisconsin golf course. Felton, who celebrated his 34th birthday on Wednesday, suffered an apparent medical emergency shortly after the conclusion of his match at Whistling Straits, which is hosting the Europe [...]
Blackstone: As streaming services climb and climb, there is a race for space for film production August 12, 2021 Britain is known across the globe as a hub for the creative industries – and one of the best places to make film and television. It has a rich history, with productions from Harry Potter and James Bond, to Indiana Jones and Star Wars dazzling audiences across the world. It’s also an industry undergoing extraordinary [...]
Outdoor Cooking and Psycho By The Sea boost Bloomsbury book sales July 21, 2021 Tom Kerridge’s Outdoor Cooking and Psycho By The Sea by Lynne Truss have boosted the sales Bloomsbury books, putting the company on track to hit market expectations. In the four months ending June 30, sales of children’s books soared by nearly a third to £24.8m. Nearly 15 years since the last book was released, JK [...]
Space Jam: A New Legacy review – a messy Warner Bros advert July 19, 2021 You might think cinematic crossovers are a modern invention, but 25 years ago two icons of entertainment met on the big screen. At the peak of his popularity, Michael Jordan starred in Space Jam, his one and only film role, opposite Bugs Bunny and The Looney Tunes. The film was a box office hit, and [...]