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Liam Williams: The Philip Larkin of British Comedy
Liam Williams is the most soulful, daring, intellectually unabashed young comedian in the country. His Foster's-nominated debut hour, which plays at the Soho Theatre this week, is comedy-as-poetry,...
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Not Another Happy Ending by David Solomons - Book Review
Perhaps I'm sexist? I have always stuck to the notion of enjoying books providing the protagonist is a person that I can connect with and their sex, it appears until two weeks ago, had been one such...
View ArticleRapture, Blister, Burn: The Voice for Our Generation
Gina Gionfriddo is the voice our generation need to hear. If Lena Dunham and her nudity speak for us; Gina Gionfriddo has now stepped up to speak to us. And more fool us if we do not listen. There is a...
View ArticlePhotojournalist Timothy Fadek Says 'War Is like Football'
Timothy Fadek calls himself a "news junkie" but he's really a photojournalist, one of the best. On this topic, he's modest. He chuckles knowingly as I try to prize his global ranking from him. "I'm not...
View ArticleGreater Than the Sum of Its Arts
The opening of Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in the Spanish industrial port of Bilbao in October 1997 sparked a revolution. Hamish Jenkinson discovers why cities with global ambitions are...
View ArticleWhat Point Is Jezebel.com Trying to Make By Offering $10K to See Lena...
I have an uneasy feeling - like the time I decided to back the wrong friend over who stole the other's Sherbet Straws in school - but I vehemently disagree with Jezebel's offer to pay Vogue $10,000 to...
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Drawing Inspiration
Faced with 10 weeks of summer holiday I had a plan. Sleep, eat, play Xbox, see friends and sleep a bit more. Then my Dad interfered with my plan...how about you sleep, eat, play Fifa... and do...
View ArticleCelebrity Tinder
You've got to feel sorry for celebrities these days. They really miss out on the finer things in life. Things like the majesty of the London Underground, self-service machines at Tesco, and - of course...
View ArticleChekhov on Jermyn Street
Why didn't I dress as Chekhov? It's the 154th anniversary of his birth (in Taganrog on the Sea of Azov - as my A-Level texts told me back in the early 90's) - but after a couple of sips of my Jacob's...
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Paolo Sorrentino, Golden Globe winner, BAFTA and Oscar Nominee Is a Master of...
Winner of the Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globe Awards and nominated for the BAFTAs and the Oscars, Paolo Sorrentino's 'The Great Beauty' is mesmerising with a tour-de-force performance...
View ArticleCan We Stop Obsessing Over Lena's Body Now?
The third season of Lena Dunham's hit show Girls premiered this week. The self-appointed voice of a generation was the subject of endless interviews, tweets, and excitable BuzzFeed lists. Full...
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The Golden Days of Hollywood Rediscovered
The golden days of Hollywood rediscovered....and this one's for Dorothy! With the fanfare and build up to the Oscars, it seems timely to take a trip back to Hollywood's Golden Age. The release of the...
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Theatre Review: Ghosts, Trafalgar Studios
I don't think you could ever witness a better version of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts than this Richard Eyre-helmed production at the Trafalgar Studios. Genuinely moving but never melodramatic or...
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16 Fun Facts About American Psycho and Matt Smith
The musical version of American Psycho is fantastic. Starring Matthew Smith, the show is on until February 1 at London's Almeida Theatre. If you've got tickets, or if you're hoping to somehow find...
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Ballet Review: Le Corsaire, English National Ballet
Le Corsaire (the pirate) is a bright, upbeat ballet, unlike the more popular but tragic ballets such as Swan Lake, Giselle and Romeo and Juliet. And this version of this rarely performed piece of work...
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California Dreamin': Brits in LA
Welsh actor Ioan Gruffud, as photographed by Dawn Bowery in the forthcoming book, California Dreaming: Real life stories of Brits in LA. Scores of Brits have crossed the ocean since Winston Churchill...
View ArticleFood Tube Celebrates Its First Birthday
There ain't no party like a Food Tube party and on Tuesday we are turning one-year-old in style. That's right, FoodTube will have been on Youtube for 365 days and we've got all your favourite...
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On The Streets - The Freshest Global Street Art - 17 January 2014
Middle of January gave us fewer but more colourful and vibrant walls and here is what caught our eye this week. Leading off is French artist Seth Globepainter with a signature mural in Phnom Penh,...
View ArticleTo the 12-Year-Olds Playing Gangsta Rap on the Bus
There are a few things you should know... Gangsta Rap is fake. Once any music genre breaks through to the mainstream it becomes as contrived as X Factor in the quest to shift units. Your Gangsta Rap...
View Article'Born to Be Wild': The Golden Age of American Rock - Welcome to the Jungle
I directed the final part of BBC Four's Born to be Wild. The 1980s. The documentary series covers the Golden Age of American rock and is the centrepiece of the channel's United States of Rock season...
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