Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark film review: Joyously grisly but too scary for young fans August 22, 2019 Retro is very much in vogue, especially when it comes to horror. Following the spate of nostalgic Stephen King revivals and the success of Netflix’s Stranger Things, it would be easy to write off Scary Stories as just another algorithmically-generated, mild-horror cash grab. But that would be doing it a disservice: it’s a soulful tour [...]
Once Upon A time In Hollywood review: Another classic from Quentin Tarantino August 15, 2019 Even in a summer dominated by Disney, the 9th film from Quentin Tarantino demands attention. The promise of the Pulp Fiction director’s take on The Manson Family has resulted in the biggest opening weekend ever for a Tarantino film, giving a small flicker of hope to anyone who sees a cinematic future beyond remakes and [...]
Brainiac Live review: Anarchic science stunts for kids who are really into loud noises August 15, 2019 Sky One’s Brainiac television show feels like it aired approximately one hundred years ago, in the foreign land that is the years 2003 to 2008. Fronted by Top Gear man Richard Hammond, and then later by the excellent Vic Reeves, it was a vehicle for pop-science tomfoolery and explosive hijinkery which deftly walked the intellectual [...]
Evita at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre review: A gripping, modern revision of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic August 14, 2019 The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is ending this summer’s season with a bang – quite literally. Within five minutes of this new production of Evita – the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about the rags-to-riches story of Argentina’s 1940s first lady – the audience is jolted by fireworks, towers of flames and football-match-style flares. It [...]
The Weekly Grill: The Mantl’s Serdar Demir talks about microwaving eggs and the temperature of ice cream August 13, 2019 Who are you and what do you do? My name is Serdar Demir and I’m an entrepreneur mainly involved in restaurants and property. The Mantl is a new restaurant concept that focuses on traditional Turkish cuisine with a twist. It involves traditional cooking over hot coals to prepare modern Turkish cuisine that’s designed to share. [...]
The Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante is the best looking car in town – and boy is it a rush August 12, 2019 Forgive me, officer, for I have sinned. If absolute power corrupts absolutely, then 725 metric horsepower tests even the sternest sense of resolve. It will blast you to 62mph in less time than it takes to say ‘Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante’ and leave black lines on the Tarmac longer than the Costa Brava. Thankfully, [...]
New builds: Homes on the market this week including apartments in White City and Walthamstow August 9, 2019 White City Living, White City This Saturday, Berkeley’s St James division will launch the first show apartment at White City Living in West London. The apartment has been designed around the principles of Feng Shui by Jigsaw Interior Architecture. There are 1,800 new homes being built at the development, which sits next to the BBC [...]
This cottage might be the cheapest house on one of the world’s wealthiest streets August 9, 2019 As the name suggests, Billionaire’s Row in Hampstead Garden Suburb is home to some of the capital’s most prestigious properties, as well as some of the priciest. Also known as The Bishops Avenue, the street is known for its palatial mansions and attracts super-wealthy buyers looking for more space and seclusion than the likes of [...]
How to sleep like a professional: The science behind getting a good night’s kip August 8, 2019 You don’t get enough sleep. I don’t get enough sleep. There’s a meme doing the rounds that nails it: it says adulthood is just being tired and explaining to other people that you’re tired and listening to other people talk about how they’re tired. But not getting enough sleep is much worse than simply being [...]
Focus on London Fields: The attractive Hackney suburb buyers don’t want to leave August 2, 2019 Homeowners who bet on London Fields 20 years ago are some of the canniest in the capital. Then, homes in the leafy-for-Hackney neighbourhood were worth 17 per cent more than the London average, according to Hamptons International – but today that has jumped to a huge 52 per cent, translating to £240,000. “Once an unloved [...]
