Is now the time to (financially) check in to British hotels? June 26, 2021 As the UK begins to contemplate globe-trotting again, there is still a feeling of gloom in the travel industry. For now, foreign holidays remain limited to a very few places on the ‘green list,’ including such undiscovered delights as the South Sandwich Islands. While penguin spotting in the South Atlantic may be an acquired taste, [...]
Where to eat in Marylebone, from crab donuts to pizza and bongos June 25, 2021 Marylebone is a strange old place, isn’t is? Not quite Mayfair, not quite Soho, not quite Fitzrovia. It’s a place you drift listlessly through en route to the train station. But it can also be a destination in itself, especially if you’re in the market for somewhere to eat. Let us guide you through a [...]
Staycation time: Take a break at Locke in East London’s Dalston June 25, 2021 The government’s new travel traffic light system is now crystal clear. We have “green”, which means you shouldn’t go, but it’s totally okay if you do. There is “green watchlist” which means you can book your holiday if you like, but don’t expect it to actually go ahead. There’s “amber”, which is for those countries [...]
New Porsche 911 GTS could be the sports car sweet-spot June 25, 2021 The latest ‘992’ generation of Porsche 911 GTS gains a 30hp power boost and driver-focused suspension to further enhance its popularity.
The easing of Lockdown restrictions delayed but it is not all bad for those planning a wedding June 25, 2021 | Sponsored One of the hallmarks of the global pandemic has been major life events either put on hold, or not quite what they might have been in normal times. But the good news is that is beginning to come to an end. From this past Monday, the gathering limit of 30 attendees at wedding and civil [...]
Renegade wine made in Bethnal Green – with YOUR face on it June 24, 2021 Warwick Smith is Bethnal Green’s first and so far only winemaker, and probably the only one that puts his customers’ faces on the bottle. “We ask people to put themselves forward every year and we pick a selection. The idea is that the wines stay with the people. If we make the same wine in [...]
Under Milk Wood: Michael Sheen shines at the National Theatre June 24, 2021 There are few opening lines as transportive as that in Dylan Thomas’ 1954 radio play Under Milk Wood. “It is Spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched, courters’-and- rabbits’ wood limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboat-bobbing sea.” It’s a surprise, then, when [...]
Dogtanian and The Three Muskehounds: Nostalgia nightmare June 24, 2021 The announcement of a movie adaptation of Dogtanian and The Three Muskehounds was met with nostalgic approval from movie fans of a certain age. Originally a Japanese cartoon series, the canine interpretation of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers was re-dubbed into English in the mid-80s and is affectionately remembered by those for whom post-school cartoons [...]
Loki episode 3 review – two of a kind at the end of the world June 24, 2021 *** WARNING: This article contains spoilers for all current episodes of Loki and some of the Marvel Cinematic Universe *** Last week’s episode of Loki featured a lot of Mobius (Owen Wilson) and Loki (Tom Hiddleston) sharing detective theories and life philosophies. It ended with a supermarket chase and the reveal of The Variant/Lady Loki [...]
No showing off: The paradox at the heart of British men’s style June 23, 2021 The English have a strange relationship to men’s style. Every gentleman has conflicting voices, a Jeeves and a Wooster on either shoulder: Bertie with his brass-buttoned mess jacket and Old Etonian spats, his valet with an eyebrow raised in polite disapproval. Nowhere better is this duality exemplified than in the British Army. Regiments do everything [...]