OUT THIS WEEKEND February 11, 2010 FILM The wolfman Ropey remake of the Sixties classic, with Benicio del Toro and Emily Blunt. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Adventure flick for teenagers. pretty woman 25th anniversary re-release for the rom com that made Julia Roberts’s name. DVD The time traveler’s wife Weak adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s romantic tearjerker. The [...]
When quiet love and death collide with the noisy banalities of money February 10, 2010 THE OTHER FAMILY by JOANNA TROLLOPE Doubleday, £18.99 by Zoe Strimpel Trollope’s fifteenth novel starts from a rock-solid premise – that is, one guaranteed to stir something in most people’s bosoms. Richie Rossiter, a musician just a bit past his prime, suddenly dies. In London, he’s got three daughters with Chrissie, a beautiful blonde and [...]
OUT OF OFFICE February 10, 2010 VALENTINE’S AT PARAMOUNT CLUB Sitting on top of the Centre Point tower at Tottenham Court Road, the Paramount Club is one of London’s most glam private members’ clubs. This Saturday, however, it’s opening its doors to non-members – just for the afternoon, mind –?to allow couples to enjoy the view over a romantic Valentine’s lunch. [...]
What to cook your Valentine February 10, 2010 SHANE PEARSON, THE ARCH LONDON HOTEL “I will be focusing on simple, easy-to-make dishes – I want to spend more time with my partner enjoying their company than in the kitchen. Consider sharing food – for example cook a Chateaubriand. Consider food that looks great, and seems special with minimum effort such as a selection [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS February 10, 2010 LUXX CLUB TO OPEN London gets a swanky new club in the form of Luxx, from Luca Maggiora, the man behind celebrity-studded club Maddox. Designed by Italian architect Rossella Stina, Luxx’s interiors will be minimalist yet elegant, with a glass runway of light which will stretch through the front to the back of the club, [...]
Life coach February 9, 2010 I’m thinking of adding an extension to my house, but have never dealt with building contractors. Where do I start? Tom, 26, analyst. WHEN it comes to hiring reliable builders, the best thing you can do is get referrals from people you trust. But you’ll want options. Tiffany Walker of Ten Lifestyle Management (www.tenuk.com) recommends [...]
Out of office February 9, 2010 REALLY OLD, LIKE FORTY FIVE This new play by Tamsin Oglesby is an imaginative and rather moving look at the issue of old age. While Alan Bennett’s The Habit of Art addresses ageing from a different angle in the National’s Lyttleton theatre next door, Oglesby takes a queasy look into a future in which people [...]
The lasting legacy of Toyota’s Prius problem will be more green cars February 9, 2010 WHAT do Salma Hayek, Prince Charles, Brad Pitt and Donny Osmond all have in common? The answer is that they are among the celebrities to have bought a Toyota Prius. Since it was unveiled in the late Nineties, the car has been the must-have status symbol for celebrities to prove their environmental credentials. This has, [...]
Why City folk are finally taking charge of their teeth February 8, 2010 AS a 16-year-old, braces seemed preposterous enough. If I didn’t have shame about my smile before, I certainly did when sporting train-tracks of metal, elastics flashing with every word I spoke. As for adult braces – well, it was commonly accepted that only youth could carry off the indignity of the oral railroad. The few [...]
VEXED IN THE CITY SOLVING YOUR RECESSION PROBLEMS VEXED IN THE CITY SOLVING YOUR RECESSION PROBLEMS February 8, 2010 DEAR VEXED: I work with a guy that has highly disturbing views about women and minorities – he’s always making quips and I find them really difficult to live with. On one hand I don’t want to start a fight or create tension, but on the other, his remarks have become really bothersome and I [...]
