New Year’s Day has just overtaken December 25th in my list of favourite dates, for one reason, and one reason only: Sherlock is back. Yes, last week, the BBC released the first, tantalising glimpse of […]
TV | Legacy – Enough twists and turns to keep us engaged
During the turbulent era of 1970s London, when trade union strikes and power cuts crippled the country, Cold War paranoia was at a high, with many believing Communist Russia to be organising the defiant activism […]
TV | The Simpsons Season 16 on DVD
It hasn’t been the best of times for The Simpsons. Oh sweet Jebus, let’s just say it: it has been the very blurst of times. Yes, the show still rakes in the big bucks and […]
Photography | Bob Willoughby's Jazz: Body and Soul
Bob Willoughby is perhaps best known for his work as a Hollywood studio photographer, shooting iconic portraits of superstars Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor among many others. But before all this, when he was in […]
TV | Nigel & Adam's Farm Kitchen – From farm to fork
Nigel Slater enthusiastically promotes British farming and produce in this dynamic food series with the motto: ‘Sow, grow, rear, cook’. The collaboration of farmer and chef really does reveal the whole process of the food […]
Photography | Derry Moore – An English Room
featured image: Benedict Cumberbatch © Derry Moore/Prestel Publishing It is a truth universally acknowledged by those who deem themselves quintessentially English that every man’s home is his castle. Rooms are spaces of comfort, yet can […]
Theatre | Jekyll and Hyde – Music Theatre Society's brilliant production
Exquisite singing, gorgeous costumes and atmospheric lighting all made for a very impressive performance by the cast and crew of Music Theatre’s Jekyll and Hyde. Even upon entering the Riley Smith Hall, we were met […]
TV | Backchat with Jack Whitehall and his dad – His dad being the highlight
“You know your mummy, she’s got very strong wrists.” God, you would hate to hear those words coming from your father, yet Michael Whitehall, the father of comedian Jack Whitehall, is just the sort of […]
Art | Pyrotechnics, Candyfloss and Dennis Oppenheim
photo: Dennis Oppenheim For the first time, American artist Dennis Oppenheim, famed for his illustrious work with pyrotechnics and his constant assault of the limits of sculpture, has been the focus of an exhibition away […]
Film | Don Jon – Not even Scarlett Johansson can come between a man and his porn
photo: Relativity Media “His body, his pad, his ride, his family, his church, his boys, his girls and his porn”. Jon (Joseph Gordon Levitt) seems to have it all sorted, until stunning dime Barbara (Scarlett […]
Books | Wave – A tale that deserves its 250-page-wide space on your bookshelf
If, like many other students at this stage in the year, you are trying to avoid anything that might induce tears, heartache or perspective, then Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala should remain closed, for now. Nonetheless, […]
TV | Last Tango in Halifax – More Alan Bennett than Wuthering Heights
You could be forgiven for having missed the first series of the BBC’s Last Tango in Halifax, not to be mistaken for the Marlon Brando film Last Tango in Paris, under any circumstances, students are […]