4 stars Nike Savvas’ first major UK exhibition in ten years displays her fantastic focus on colour, creating artwork that is both eye-catching and intricate. The eight geometric sculptures that inhabit the space are made […]
Books: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Nick and Amy are the new Martha and George from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf; a toxic, ruthless couple who make up Gone Girl’s story of a missing wife and a marriage turned sour. The […]
The Cookbook Review: Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi
It is safe to say that Yotam and Sami’s new creation is more than just your stereotypical cookbook. Alongside uniquely colourful, spice-infused recipes Jerusalem tells an enchanting tale of a culturally complex and diverse […]
The Cookbook Review: Exploring China by Ken Hom and Ching-He Huang
I am not a proficient cook. It is with this thought that I discover that Ken Hom is not just some young upstart attempting to break into the British cookery scene with his Chinese […]
What's On: Peep Show
Peep Show‘s eighth series makes it the longest running sitcom on Channel Four, but is that a good thing, asks Jennie Pritchard? I am of the opinion that in the UK, the longer a […]
Books: New Review: NW by Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith’s first novel in eight years is both original and vogue. Whilst White Teeth, Smith’s accoladed debut, and Orange prize-winning On Beauty centred around the obscure lives of those living in the multi-racial […]
Books: New Review: Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
We have come to a point in history where a novel far from the shores of modernism is a rare, but welcome relief. McEwan’s new story is a spy novel and love story set in […]
Books: New Review: Skagboys by Irvine Welsh
Mark Renton’s life gears into life with eight birthday cards from girly-wirlies that don’t even include his mum and sister, in Irvine Welsh’s monstrosity of a prequel to Trainspotting. ‘Sweet as you fucking well like.’ […]
Books: New Review: A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson
The title may suggest a work of non-fiction, and its chapters headed by snippets from a real-life guide, but Suzanne Joinson’s stylish debut is actually a wonderfully literary slip into time. In 1923 […]
Exhibition: Little Black Jacket
When Karl Lagerfeld gets to work with Vogue-supremo Carine Roitfeld at his side, the results weren’t likely to have been anything but perfect.
What's On: Homeland
Intelligentsia: Claire Danes as Carrie Matheson in Homeland. Image: Channel Four. Caitlin Williams watches the start of US thriller, Homeland’s, second series, with baited breath. The start of the second season of Homeland […]
New Review: Peaches for Monsieur le Curé by Joanne Harris
From the best-selling author of Chocolat, Peaches for Monsieur le Curé returns to the life of master chocolatier Vianna Rocher, who moved eight years previously to the sleepy French village of Lansquenet and tempted life […]