Not convinced by the Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid? September 16, 2013 TAKE A LOOK AT THESE ALTERNATIVES BMW ActiveHybrid 3 SE, £40,560 A powerful hybrid at its fastest. BMW has combined a 306bhp 3.0-litre turbo petrol engine with an electric motor, so total output is a massive 340bhp. This translates into a 0-62mph time of just 5.3 seconds and a top speed of 155mph. Unless you [...]
How to win a promotion at work September 16, 2013 Land the job (and salary) you deserve by flaunting your skills, innovating, and socialising with your boss YOU SHUFFLE into your office on a blustery day, fidget into your chair, and check your emails. A message from the boss catches your eye. The subject line reads, “Can you see me in five?” His printer’s probably [...]
The recession is a distant memory in the White Isle September 15, 2013 Two million visit Ibiza every year. Many come for the clubs, but there’s more to it than beats IT IS a hot and sultry night on the east coast of Ibiza. Above my head a huge white crane has stretched out its long steel arm, carrying with it a circular frame resembling an oversized seventies [...]
When the lights come on: Ibiza in the close season September 15, 2013 OF THE destination nightclubs in Ibiza, only Pacha stays open all year round. Some beach bars stick it out until the weather turns, but in general the island is a quiet place out of season. But don’t mistake the lack of noise for a lack of things to do: there’s plenty going on after the [...]
Tatum can’t save presidential flop September 12, 2013 FILM WHITE HOUSE DOWN Cert 12a | By Simon Thomson Two stars WHITE House Down could have been the biggest movie of 1996. Wedged in between Nicolas Cage’s The Rock and Harrison Ford’s Air Force One, the premise of terrorists attacking the seat of American government would have blown the minds of the movie-going public. [...]
Where to Drink September 12, 2013 From NYC to London EVERY so often in a major metropolitan centre, one venue will achieve supremacy as the foremost spot to see and be seen in, and Ian Schrager’s new hotel, nestled in Fitzrovia on Berners Street, bears all of the hallmarks of one such opening. Famed for founding the zeitgeisty Studio 54 in [...]
A well-produced morality play for the modern age September 12, 2013 THEATRE THE RITUAL SLAUGHTER OF GORGE MASTROMAS Royal Court | By Xenobe Purvis Four Stars PLAYWRIGHT Dennis Kelly creates a morality play for the modern age in The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas, his enthralling debut at the Royal Court. Its premise is simple: an affable everyman is offered the opportunity to succeed, a Faustian [...]
From prison cells to helter-skelters September 11, 2013 Office design has come a long way since the days of windowless boxes THERE’S a point, around half way through university, when all the conscientious students put down their pints of lager, cease their earnest conversations about Middle-Eastern geo-politics and begin applying for jobs. My housemate was one of those students. Concerned at my relative [...]
Five of the UK’s coolest offices September 11, 2013 Google Located behind Tottenham Court Road station, Google’s UK headquarters features Union Jacks, allotments where employees can grow veg and outdoor workplaces called “secret gardens”. Mother London There’s only one desk at ad agency Mother: a 240ft concrete work surface that stretches through the entire building. Workers change positions every six weeks thanks to a randomly [...]
Top spots for healthy lunches September 10, 2013 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT laurawilliamsonline.co.uk @laurafitness Business meals needn’t mean a calorie overdose if you know the right places to go ANYONE can russell up a relatively healthy meal in the confines of their own kitchen; eating out and keeping your calorie-count down can be a little trickier. Chefs have a love-affair with butter and [...]