Matthew Curtis at the Rosewood – Review
For any Summer addicts like me, this time of year can hit pretty hard. With the weather turning almost overnight and temperatures dropping faster than you can say ‘pass the black tights’ it can be a depressing time of year. So, how do you cheer yourself up before the SAD kicks in? A quick show of hands around the office showed that we were worrying about our mid -season wardrobe (too warm for winter coat, too cold for going sans...
Forgotten Film Friday: Lost in America
By Michael McNulty Albert Brooks’ third feature, Lost In America, released in 1985 and co-written with long-time collaborator, Monica Johnson, is an offbeat comedy about Yuppie America, the people who inhabit it and dropping out. Yuppie couple David (Albert Brooks) and Linda Howard (Julie Hagerty) live the complete yuppie lifestyle. Packed away into a glorious suburban castle in California, the only worries the two seem to have are whether they should have bought a house with a tennis court (you...
A huge turnaround on the south coast – Grosvenor Hotel, Torquay, Devon
If I told you this hotel was once lauded the worst in Britain - would you believe me? All you would need to do is cast your mind back five years and remember the popular fly-on-the-wall documentary The Hotel. The Grosvenor Hotel in Torquay is THE hotel. As my partner and I walk into the reception area - part of me is desperate to be met by madcap former owner Mark Jenkins - however what we were met with was...
Glasgow crowned spice capital of the UK – And it celebrates by creating the “Hellfire Phaal”
England's curry hot-spots were crying into their kormas yesterday - after Glasgow was named Britain's spice capital. According to a study Indian food fans in Scotland's second city like their dishes hotter than anyone south of the border, including those in Bradford, Leicester and Birmingham. Curry-lovers in Southampton finished just behind Glasgow in the poll, followed by Cambridge, Cardiff and Liverpool. To celebrate Glaswegian’s penchant for spice, UberEATS partnered with Indian restaurant Tuk Tuk to create the ‘Hellfire Phaal’. The...
Have your own phrase fall off a wall behind Theresa May
A new site has been set up that allows you type your own phrase behind Theresa May and watch it fall off. The British Drea was created following the devastating final speech by May at the Conservative Party Conference where parts of the Tory's slogan fell off. Ironically, the phrase was "building a country that works for everyone", but eventually crumbled to "Bui ding a c ntry tha orks or ryon". May's position remains fragile today after Grant Shapps started an...
Shoppers of the future could wear electroencephalogram headsets for inspiration
Shoppers of the future could be kitted out with electroencephalogram headsets to find the items they really love, according to neuroscience experts. The world’s first subconscious shopping experience was unveiled this week in London giving a glimpse of how shopping could look in the future. The headsets were worn by guests at a revolutionary new concept space to unlock micro-moments of inspiration. An art-fuelled space combined visual cues found in displayed artworks with items from the eBay marketplace which produce a similar...
Film Review: The Reagan Show
By Jim Mackney Seeing Ronald Reagan address the American from behind his desk in the Oval office is not the heart warming scene you may imagine. The image is eerie, as is the rest of The Reagan Show, a documentary that feels out of step with the world at large and feels ultimately facile. “The Reagan Show”, directed by Pacho Velez and Sierra Pettengill, is a bland film made from archive material. The film’s slim runtime of just under eighty minutes,...
Banks renting Frankfurt office space as they prepare to ship out of London
Wall Street is getting set to move to Frankfurt with office space being rented at a rate of knots. Goldman Sachs has agreed to lease 10,000 square metres of office space at the new Marienturm building in Frankfurt, according to Reuters, making it one of the city’s biggest wins since Brexit. The bank will take the eight top floors of a new 37-storey tower now being built, giving it space for up to 1,000 staff. JP Morgan is also considering renting...
Why you should be celebrating Non League Day in London this weekend
It seems a lifetime ago since Sutton United of the National League hosted Arsenal in the 5th round of the FA Cup in front of a capacity crowd and millions of TV viewers. The south Londoners had surpassed Cheltenham Town and local rivals AFC Wimbledon before "pie gate" propelled them to fame in their fourth round clash against Leeds United. This weekend the U's welcome AFC Fylde at Gander Green Lane before travelling to Paulton Rovers on the outskirts of Bristol next...