Month: December 2020

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    Finding the magic in 2020

    Let’s not sugar coat it; this year has been rough. It has been equal parts trying and tragic, with a global pandemic causing millions of deaths worldwide, domestic lockdowns and a shutdown of international travel, all against a backdrop of social upheaval and division. Businesses have struggled to stay afloat, while everyone has battled with…

  • Top books, film, music & TV of 2020

    Culture has never been more important than it was during this year. Ironically, at a time when the arts were being widely abandoned by politicians here in the UK, they were also providing an escape, a salvation and a lifeline to so many. Artists of all disciplines have been forced to modify their creative output…

  • Jamie Cullum lights up The Rose

    Image by Banquet Records “Food for the soul.” That is how S described Jamie Cullum’s gig at Kingston’s The Rose Theatre yesterday. On the day when the Government announced a hammer blow new closure for theatre’s and arts venues across the capital, Cullum’s back-to-back shows with Banquet Records were a beacon of light for fans…

  • 12 Days of Tequila-mas

    The time has come, my friends, for tequila to take its place among the beloved spirits of our age. For too long, this beautiful drink has been banished to the back of cupboards, stained with bad memories of one house party or a bad night out. Memories which still make you shudder as you taste…