The Big Sick: Film Review
After a recent run of lacklustre form, the Judd Apatow brand has finally found its mojo again thanks to this tenderly handled rom-com from stand-up comedian Michael Showalter. While in recent years the output of Apatow’s production company – Trainwreck, This is 40, The Five-Year Engagement – has become synonymous with overlong runtimes and an unhealthy commitment to narrative convention, here’s a film that triumphs in staying true to the producer’s bittersweet spirit, whilst also subverting the genre’s formula with...
Wine of the Week: Saint Mont, 2015
Sat amongst the renowned wine regions of France such as Bordeaux, Béarn and Bergerac little gets said of petit Saint Mont, but it really should. With siliceous earth, clay and sand soils the region bears all the trademarks of its larger and more recognised counterparts, producing Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc red grapes as well as Petit Manseng, Courbu and Clairette Blanche white. The town of Saint Mont has a population of just 350 people, and yet its surrounding lands have provided the perfect climate and...
Spirit of the Week: 1800 Silver Tequila
1800 Silver Tequila is a mid-range super premium Blanco tequila that won’t completely ruin your evening. Like most things (especially when drinking is concerned), quality is everything when it comes to tequila. While tequila has become a big business in recent years (George Clooney recently sold his tequila company to Diaego for up to $1 Billion), so many of us still detest the spirit. The problem here is that so many abhorrers base their convictions of having only tried...
World’s most expensive RV goes on sale
This is the world's most expensive RV complete with cocktail bar, over 20 TVs and gold-gilted interiors - and yours for £2.3m. The luxurious white coach is over 44ft long and almost twice as tall as the average campervan. Its creators say the eleMMent Palazzo "represents exclusivity and extravagance that requires no explanation". Austrian company Marchi Mobile's creation for the super rich has a elliptical front windscreen that makes it look like a cross between a London double decker and...
A flesh eating winged dinosaur that roamed Earth at the same time as T. Rex sported a spectacular head crest
A flesh eating winged dinosaur that roamed Earth at the same time as T. Rex sported a spectacular head crest... which it used to woo the ladies. And it was a colourful beast with a blue face and unusually long, pink flamingo-style neck, according to an artist's impression. The weird new species had huge, razor-sharp claws and a stout but powerful toothless beak that ripped smaller animals apart. Looking like a giant turkey on stilts, it stood about 10 feet...
How many trans-gender people actually serve in the US military?
Donald Trump has landed himself in hot water once again after announcing that transgender people will not be allowed to serve in the US military. The President cited analysis carried out last year that care for transgender people in the military would add $8.4 million to the total medical costs of all active duty service member. He said the US military "cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs" of transgender service members, even though it's about 0.0014 percent of...
Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review
QuotedData is publishing a new Fidelity Closed-End Funds review. This covers funds in the Asia-Pacific ex-japan, Japanese Smaller Companies and UK All Companies sectors. Welcome to the fourth edition of QuotedData’s Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review – a regular publication looking at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values. In this issue: It is now over two years since Nitin Bajaj was appointed as manager of Fidelity Asian Values...
Brexit voters twice as likely as Remainers to say gay sex is ‘unnatural,’ poll finds
A poll in Pink News in conjunction with You Gov has found some shocking news on the UK's views on homosexuality. YouGov asked 1,609 adults between July 23 and 24 on their political and social views. Shockingly it found 42% of those who gave an opinion said that personally speaking, "gay sex is not natural". The survey also found supporters of the Conservatives and Brexit were more likely to oppose gay rights than Labour or Remain voters. Among Brexit voters,...
Martin Tyler and Gary Neville go head to head in non-league clash
Sky Sports pundits Martin Tyler and Gary Neville will pit their non league outfits against each other this Saturday at The Beveree in south west London. Hampton and Richmond Borough entertain Salford City in the Jacob Sylvester Trophy, with some of the proceeds from the game going to Bliss, the charity for premature and sick babies. It is the second time the Beavers are hosting at The Beveree, with Tyler (who is also a first team coach at HRBFC) and Neville (one...