Category: Culture

  • Avengers: Endgame is coming

    “Part of the journey is the end.” As ‘trailer-made’ lines go, that utterance from Tony Stark in the new Avengers film is pretty perfect isn’t it? The latest in Marvel’s pantheon of superhero flicks – it’s called Avengers: Endgame – unveiled its first trailer at the weekend and the internet has been – quite rightly…

  • The new Captain Marvel trailer just dropped

    With all the excitement in the world at the moment, this seems to have got missed. In the early hours of this morning, UK time, Marvel released its second Captain Marvel trailer. This gives us another look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s uber-goody, who is set to play a huge role in the fourth Avengers…

  • Stan Lee made the world his own

    “There was an idea…” The idea was to write “The Great American Novel”. In pursuit of that idea, one man took a risk which would change the superhero genre forever and usher in the creation of a universe which today spans a multi-billion dollar business across film, print, TV and digital. That man was Stan…

  • Toy Story 4 is coming

    Toy Story is coming back. I’m pretty sure that sentence will be enough to send a shiver of excitement through anyone under the age of about 40. Like many of you, I grew up with Buzz, Woody and co. I watched them battle Sid, become friends, escape from the Toy Barn, outwit Lots o’ Huggin…

  • Ready for cinema’s Final Score

    Cut to city centre street. A battered DeLorean explodes into view in a flash of smoke and flame, it swerves across the road and comes screeching to a halt next to a row of bins. A dazed Marty McFly stagers out of the car and looks about him. Marty: Ok, so, 2018. Doc must be…

  • Time for tea with Yumchaa

    Tea is something of a national pastime here in the UK. But I think it is fair to say quite a few of us don’t know much about it beyond the obvious; “milk, no sugar please.” The folks at Yumchaa are keen to change all that. So last night S and I headed over to…

  • The day Suzy Bae took over my Twitter

    Social media is a strange beast. It has been a second nature part of my life for quite a few years, but it still manages to throw up a few surprises. I spend a large amount of my time – both personal and professional – on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For the first two of…

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    The Great Masked Ball

    Tonight S and I donned our best masks and finery and headed off to The Great Masked Ball. This Swan Lake-themed immersive theatre and dining experience was one S stumbled across via those kind folks at Design My Night. In the vein of so many of these sort of events, we received instructions and invitations…

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    This is why we can’t have nice things

    I still remember the feeling; that sinking in the pit of my stomach. My heart was in my mouth and I hardly dared take a breath as the results were announced. I had taken my chance and had my say, but I knew thousands of others around the country had done the same and now…

  • Going round The Rink at Southwark Playhouse

    Southwark Playhouse is a real jewel in London’s theatrical crown. Over the last couple of years I have seen lots of brilliant shows there, from Pippin to Working. But last night I saw one of the best things I have seen, not just at Southwark but anywhere. I was a late replacement to join S…