Connecting talent: ING Discerning Eye Exhibition opens at The Mall Galleries November 12, 2014 The work of budding artists from around the UK hangs alongside that of internationally recognised names at this year’s ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, which opens to the public today. The exhibition at The Mall Galleries in SW1 comprises six separate sections, each assembled by a prominent figure from the art world. To [...]
Christmas countdown: The best shopping destinations in London, from Tiffany’s on Old Bond St to the Hyper Japan market at Olympia November 11, 2014 London is renowned as one of the great shopping centres of the world, a constantly evolving playground for anyone with money to spend and time to spend it. Whether you’re looking for hip new openings – like those from Bally, Richard James and Hackett – or stalwarts that are guaranteed to come up with [...]
World War Two technologies: From Alan Turing’s code-breaking Enigma machine to Robert Oppenheimer’s Manhattan Project November 10, 2014 Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, and it’s hard to think of a time when a society is under more pressure than during a war. It should come as no surprise, then, that many of the every-day technologies we take for granted were developed during periods of global conflict. From the radar [...]
Car review: BMW’s new X6 is niche but nice November 10, 2014 It was rather unfair on the woman who’d just parked her new Mini Countryman. I walked across the street to check it out and she assumed I’d come to admire it. In fact, I wanted a closer look at this ugly, lardy monstrosity. I was baffled that anyone would buy one. A three-door Mini, [...]
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Where to spend Christmas: From Sydney to Finland, jet off to your dream winter wonderland November 9, 2014 Can’t face another Christmas trying to please the in-laws? Then make good your escape and book a festive trip far from home. Whether you’re looking for an authentic Scandinavian experience or just some respite from the cold, the ideal winter holiday is waiting for you. Here are some of our favourites: MEET SANTA [...]
Theatre review: Made in Dagenham starring Gemma Arterton November 7, 2014 ★★☆☆☆ Adelphi Theatre If you ever wondered why Carry On Camping, Carry On Up the Nile and Carry On Up The Jungle were never followed by Carry On Second Wave Feminism, or Carry On Women’s Liberation, then watch Made in Dagenham, a new musical in which slap, tickle and gender politics make uneasy [...]
Theatre review: John by DV8 November 7, 2014 ★★★☆☆ Lyttelton Theatre When Lloyd Newson, director of verbatim physical theatre company DV8, wanted to create a play about male attitudes towards love and sexuality, he interviewed fifty volunteers. But from the moment John walked in and told his tale, Newson knew he had to change tack. John’s father was a rapist, his mother [...]
Film review: Interstellar November 7, 2014 ★★☆☆☆ After the supermassive success of last year’s Gravity, it was only a matter of time before we got another mega-budget flick about Hollywood stars being sent to the stars. Christopher Nolan, who has an exemplary track record in smart sci-fi epics (Inception, The Dark Knight), is one of the few filmmakers who might have [...]
Woman’s hour November 6, 2014 The new generation of ladies’ watches boasting brains as well as beauty P22 Get in FREE to SalonQP London’s fine watch show opens today