Join the yacht club: Why sailing around Croatia is the ultimate luxury break December 20, 2021 As out of office messages go, it was a good one. “I will be on a private yacht in Croatia for most of this week, I will get back to you as soon as possible”. Having not sailed on anything more exotic than the Isle of Wight ferry, I had no idea what to expect [...]
Ferrari Testa Rossa J review: All I want for Christmas… December 20, 2021 Made by The Little Car Company, the electric Testa Rossa J is a genuine Ferrari, but shrunken in scale. Is it the ultimate Christmas present?
Last Minute Xmas gifts: Singleton X Biscuit Boutique December 20, 2021 If you’re stuck for gift ideas, this culinary match made in heaven could be for you. Matching fine scotch with excellent confectionary, The Singleton x Biscuit boutique is one of our top gift picks of the year. The Singleton 12 Year Old is a delightful, fruity single malt, with buttery hazelnuts, baked apples, and blackberries, [...]
Theatres and museums shut as Covid fears mount December 20, 2021 The Natural History Museum and Edinburgh Castle, as well as three other national attractions, have closed this week due to the surge in Omicron cases.
Satirical comedy Spitting Image hits West End in 2022 December 20, 2021 Satirical comedy puppet show Spitting Image is set to hit the West End in 2022.
The Lost Daughter: Maggie Gyllenhaal shows she can direct, too December 18, 2021 Twenty years on from her breakthrough role in Secretary, star Maggie Gyllenhaal directs and writes her first feature. It seems like a natural progression for the actor, who has largely stuck with independent dramas and interesting blockbusters (The Dark Knight, World Trade Center). The Lost Daughter stars Olivia Colman as Leda, an academic in her [...]
Trouble in Mind at the National Theatre is a searing portrait of racism December 18, 2021 Racial tensions reach breaking-point in the National Theatre’s production of Trouble in Mind. It’s the mid-1950s, and race is a hot-button issue in America. Al Manners (Rory Keenan) is a white Hollywood director, suspected of communist sympathies, who is compelled to take a job on Broadway. He intends to direct Chaos in Belleville, a broad [...]
Best of Enemies at the Young Vic: A dense, ambitious political tinderbox December 17, 2021 James Graham is among the best political playwrights working today, responsible for gems including This House, innovative live-streamed election-night saga The Vote, and the screenplay for the lauded TV drama Brexit: The Uncivil War. His plays are painstakingly researched, probing the innards of political life and finding moments of joy, humour or horror amid the [...]
Spider-Man: No Way Home review – Marvel delivers pure cinematic sugar December 17, 2021 Logistics aren’t sexy, but throughout Marvel’s latest Spider-Man adventure I was struck time and again not by the antics of the heroes on the screen but the ones in an office in Los Angeles. How many scheduling clashes must have been overcome, how many legal meetings someone must have sat through, in order for this most [...]
Warner Music buys 300 Entertainment for $400m December 17, 2021 Warner Music has announced the purchase of 300 Entertainment, the label behind artists such as Megan Thee Stallion and Mary J. Blige. Even though both companies did not disclose the deal’s value, sources told Reuters it amounted to around $400m. “[Warner Music] is the perfect home for 300 artists and our team, as we invest [...]