Category: Culture

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    7 Twitter accounts you should probably follow

    “Join Twitter – become the curator of your own information.” The advice given by the Goldman Sachs lifestyle guide is very sensible. So much of the world is announced and discussed on Twitter these days that not having an account does mean you risk missing out on the debate – and if politics has shown…

  • Doctor Who: New Doctor, new look

    We have a new Doctor and, therefore, a new look for fans to get their heads round. The BBC’s Doctor Who has been thrilling fans for decades and during that time 13 actors have played the part – 12 as “The Doctor” and John Hurt as another iteration of the character known as “The War…

  • #KeepTheSecrets: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

    This week has been a pretty theatre-filled affair. After Big Fish on Wednesday, I was back in the stalls on Thursday and Friday for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Now, despite my usual view on spoilers, I am going to follow the publicity campaign and “keep the secrets” for this show. The reasons for…

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    Big Fish at The Other Palace

    Last night S and I popped to the theatre for one of the most unexpectedly brilliantly shows of the year so far. We almost forgot we had bought tickets for Big Fish at The Other Palace. We booked them on a whim a while ago and were suddenly reminded about them when we saw an…

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    The day we did Bake Off

    The Great British Bake Off has the nation gripped once more. It turns out that even if you change the channel and some of the presenters the formula still works. If you think about it, that is a bit ironic for a cooking show since often if you change a few ingredients the end result…

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Trailer

    The trailer has landed. Don’t start with me about Star Wars, I loved the films as a kid and I love them now too. The prequels were hit and miss in places but I didn’t hate them. Now the new ones are coming out and knocking it out of the park. The trailer for The…

  • Hugh Hefner: A tribute to the Playboy

    Hugh Marston Hefner has died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 91. The American publisher and founder of Playboy, known as “The Hef”, was an advocate of secual liberation and a political activist, supporting gay marriage and founding the Hugh M Hefner First Amendment Award. Of course his magazine, which became synonymous with sexuality,…

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    Cocktail recipes you need to know

    Cocktail making is a skill, but it is one which in my humble opinion is worth mastering. I’ll admit now that I have a slight headstart here having spent a couple of years working the bar in nightclubs and cocktail bars. But outside of work it is useful to have a couple of drinks you…

  • Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Best jokes 2017

    If you’re in touch with culture and theatre in the UK you have almost certainly heard of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Even if you’re not that inspired by those pursuits the name is probably not entirely foreign to you. Like Glastonbury it is one of those event which has drifted into the public consciousness –…

  • Burger time at Five Guys

    I love a good burger. Most day’s I’ll happily take a mediocre burger too, but a good one I am a huge fan of. There are currently a slew of decent burger joints out there – Black’s tops the bill for me right now, with GBK following close behind. Now Croydon is probably not a…