Congratulations go to the production team of Star-Crossed for their valiant attempts to sandwich not only every American high-school stereotype, but also every alien-invasion cliché into a mere forty-two minutes. It was a heroic task […]
Fashion | Trend Alert – Return of the Jumpsuit
Worn to excess in the 90s, the jumpsuit is back this year, having undergone a serious makeover. The item of clothing once predominantly worn by plumbers, busy mothers and disco-goers has climbed its way up […]
Travel | Chile and Pablo Neruda – A poet in a world of his own
As South America’s spindliest country, Chile is side-saddled between a gloriously blue Pacific Ocean, and the neighboring Latino countries of Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. However, aside from being the thinnest and longest country near the […]
Fashion | Mens' Brand Alert – House of Tre Li
We’ve all seen them. Copies have been dominating the highstreet, and originals spotted on celebrities on every tabloid website. There is no missing this takeover-trend. For months now, slogan T’s, crewnecks, beanies and caps parodying […]
Film | Locke – Tom Hardy shines in this one-man show
Image: IM Global, Shoebox Films 4/5 Stars For a man who started off his career writing the script for Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Steven Knight has come a long way in the world […]
Fashion | I'd rather be at Coachella
So festival season is here again being kicked off by California’s biggest sensation Coachella festival. Most of us await festivals eagerly but every year without fail us Brits can often only look on the internet […]
TV | Freeview Flicks of the week – Toy Story, The Graduate & Terms of Endearment
Our weekly LSi best freeview flicks picks are here! This week we hang out with a bunch of toys, try to escape from a burning building and get seduced by Mrs. Robinson. MONDAY – The Towering […]
Fashion | If money weren't an issue we'd be buying…
Alexander Wang Cotton-piqué playsuit, £750, net-a-porter.com A powder blue, tailored, loose-fitting playsuit with deep, buttoned cuffs and an elasticated waistband. Need we say more? It is not easy to find such a piece that epitomises smart-casual, […]
Film | Captain America: The Winter Soldier – surpassing its predecessor
The second of three Marvel films to hit cinemas in 2014, The Winter Soldier follows everyone’s favourite defrosted World War Two veteran as he tries to adapt to life after the events of The Avengers […]
Film | Twenty Feet from Stardom – a documentary in the right key
They are a voice, but not usually a name. The role of the backup singer is explored in this fascinating new documentary by director Morgan Neville. In it, we have interviews with musical icons such […]
TV | New Worlds – A history that lacks the drama
New Worlds is the long-awaited sequel to the 2008 drama The Devil’s Whore, in which Andrea Riseborough and John Simm appeared as a 17th-century pair whose beliefs drew them right to the epicentre of the […]
Fashion | Keeping up with the Co-ords
This is one of those trends where you think to yourself “why didn’t I do this before?”. The crop is still very much in fashion: roll back to last summer and everyone was crazy for […]