SNAP HAPPY June 23, 2010 Samsung NX10 A hybrid camera combining compact dimensions with digital SLR tech, the NX10 includes a 14 megapixel detachable lens, HD movie recording, and a very high quality, 3 inch viewing screen. £599 www.jessops.com Leica V-Lux 20 Taking a camera on your travels is one thing, but how about one that can record exactly where [...]
OUT OF OFFICE June 23, 2010 MASTER DRAWINGS LONDON Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Master Drawings London is a chance to pick up high quality works by artists stretching from the Renaissance to the present day. 21 dealers specialising in drawings will be joining together to mount a series of exhibitions around St James’s, Mayfair and Bloomsbury, with collectors and [...]
Thriller machine Patterson is back with another gripper June 23, 2010 Private by James Patterson Century £18.99 It’s fair to say that James Patterson is to thrillers what McDonalds is to food: a fast-paced outlet for easy, tasty matter. Except, unlike the fast food chain, Patterson is a brand associated with sophisticated fare, as well as one that nourishes the mind and the human appetite for [...]
VEXED IN THE CITY June 23, 2010 I can’t take any more of my football-mad partner’s antics DEAR VEXED: My boyfriend is a massive England fan. That’s all very well, but he’s been on one big bender throughout the World?Cup and now that England is going through I don’t know how I’m going to be able to live with him. He’ll be [...]
The Cayenne goes green June 22, 2010 ONCE deemed a horrendous diversion by Porsche purists, the Cayenne has gone on to become the single biggest-selling model in the Porsche range with more than 280,000 of them sold worldwide since the car’s launch back in 2002. The new Cayenne is a lighter, cleaner, more economical and prettier version of its predecessor and somehow [...]
OUT OF OFFICE June 22, 2010 TAPAS FANTASTICA Feel like you need a break from World Cup madness? Or more to the point, if you love tapas and Rioja (and who doesn’t, really), don’t miss this Spanish gastro-fair taking place this weekend at Tower Bridge. There will be stands from 40 of Rioja’s top wineries, along with 11 Spanish restaurants serving [...]
Don’t let a band of thieves ruin your World Cup June 21, 2010 WORRIED about invaders while you’re watching the World Cup? Set up your own CCTV network, which you can watch from the pub. Here are some of the easiest systems. D- Link Wireless Camera £100 www.d-link.co.uk Wireless cameras are easy to install. Connect the camera to your computer, then insert the CD and follow the steps. [...]
Gemstones, vibrations and pumpkin enzymes June 21, 2010 SJAL is a new eco-luxury line from the States and it sounds, in all honesty, a little bit whacky. According to its bumph, it “integrates elements of Chinese, Tibetan, Ayurvedic, homeopathic and vibrational medicine, with the latest innovations in biotechnology and bio-osmotic power”. Not bad for a few pots of cream. Nevertheless, it’s lovely stuff, [...]
FIT IN THE CITY June 21, 2010 YOGA vs Pilates, running vs spinning, BodyPump or free weights…In theory, choice is a good thing but when you’re pushed for time and need your workout to be short, sharp and hitting the spot, it’s useful to know what how different regimes stack up against each other. Yoga vs Pilates This all depends on what [...]
Flawless food from a French master June 21, 2010 FLASH back five years. I’m in the new Covent Garden Market with Alexis Gauthier, then the chef patron of Gallic jewel Roussillon, researching a feature. It’s 4AM and Gauthier is getting very excited indeed. Never mind the fact that it’s pitch black and freezing, even under the market’s neon lights – no, he has just [...]