By Anna Power  TLE Film Editor An effortlessly cool, funny, truly timeless film from Hollywood’s golden age of musicals; Guys and Dolls is the kind of film that plants a sloppy smile on your face and fills your head with snappy songs you'll catch yourself singing in the shower for weeks to come. So here are my top five reasons why you should see it: 1, Brando in a musical and he sings!: Arguably at the height of his considerable beauty,...

By Matthew Biggin  @MatthewBiggin  @TLE_Sport This festive period most of us will be hanging up our stockings to the opening bars of Fairytale of New York as we guzzle mulled wine by the gallon.  We’ll prepare for days of merriment, gift-giving and curling up in front of the fire to watch Home Alone 2. But for many Premier League managers the Christmas period is greeted with dread.  Indeed the period of the year known as ‘sacking season’ is now upon...

By Charlotte Stringer, Style Editor at STYLIGHT.co.uk With Christmas just a few days away & New Year peeking its head around the corner, the end of December can be a truly magical time to get married. Whether you dream of a white, winter wedding, or a glamorous New Year’s Eve gala, here are our tips for the perfect big day. A Christmas wedding guarantees that extra sparkle that only comes at this time of year. With churches, hotels and other...

Jack Peat on TLE's story so far “While Jack Peat reports a far more balanced article concerning the failings of the Football League and not just Leeds bashing it doesn't cover up the inept report from one of his journalists which is why it had so many replies. If this is some sort of half-hearted attempt of an apology for the aforementioned report it doesn't come close.” – Steve Perception is a funny thing in publishing. When we were a one-man blog nobody really gave a toss about...

By Anna Power  Film Editor  @TLE_Film I knew nothing of the epic voyage that Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl made in 1947, sailing across the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Polynesia on a raft, so Kon-Tiki for me was a history lesson as well as a seafaring adventure story. Shot with breathtaking cinematography, the film is visually striking with genuinely awe-inspiring oceanic vistas complete with Dolphins, Sharks and electric Jellyfish. Pål Sverre Hagen plays charismatic adventurer Thor, who with little more...

By Dave Binder @davidpaulbinder At some point a few months ago, I thought it would be a good idea to research how far I could travel from London in a day using trains only. Why? Because I like trains; not in a mouldy green anorak and notepad sort of way, I’ve just always found train journeys enjoyable. Hence, a significant proportion of what follows will be a review of my journey down to Nice as well as my thoughts on...

By Steve Taggart It’s no secret that London has some of the most expensive real estate in the world, with average property prices up to twice as much as those in the rest of the country. With many homeowners struggling to make it onto the property ladder in the capital, and those that have choosing to extend their current homes through loft conversions to add value or instead of moving, London is beginning to outprice anyone not currently living within...

By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_Lifestyle I go to the pub on xmas eve, it's a tradition I have actively followed since I got fake ID, then I spend xmas morning moaning and ruining it for everyone else. This is my Christmas tradition and it will never die out, but it seems a lot are. Christmas traditions such as midnight mass, carol singing and greeting cards are in decline - because modern life has taken over, it has emerged. A study of...

Mike Deverell discusses five reasons why those with less end up paying more In Terry Pratchett’s “Men At Arms” there’s a passage which neatly encapsulates why it’s so expensive to be poor: “The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. “Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort...