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This time a few months ago, I wasn't a huge fan of Nigella. I found the finger licking and pouting to be as disconcerting as it was disturbing. However, despite the fact that her recipes make you feel...
View ArticleNebraska Review
I'm going to come right out and say it, Alexander Payne's Nebraska features my favourite performance of 2013 and it's not Bruce Dern as Woody, wonderful though he is. She may only be on screen for...
View ArticleThe Hip-and-Happening Online Disagreement About the #Mipsterz Video
If you thought Muslims were incapable of exercising freedom of speech, then just check out the range of sanctimony and judgment on offer on the comments section and feeds after the sharing of...
View ArticleTheatre Review: Let The Right One In, Royal Court
The much anticipated stage version of Let the Right One In is terrifying - but not emotional. There is a lot of excellence in this adaptation of the cult film but, crucially, it lacks heart and soul -...
View ArticleOn the Streets - The Freshest Global Street Art - 28 November 2013
This week's global street art review coincides with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25th November) and central for the edition will be works revolvong around the...
View ArticleBad Blurb Great Book
They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but how else can you choose when you are in a shop with thousands of different volumes? The title? The author? A review? One answer is the blurb, that...
View ArticleTom Daley Is 20 Years Younger Than Dustin Lance Black... So What?
Earlier in the week, 19-year-old British diving champion Tom Daley made a YouTube video in which he revealed that he's in a relationship with "a guy." Several reports have since claimed that the guy in...
View ArticleConnectivity and The Future of Film
From smart watches to smart phones, there's no doubt that in 2013 we're more connected than ever before. Last year in Britain, 33million adults accessed the internet every day, more than double the...
View ArticleThe Art Attack of Vermilion Hook
It makes sense to exhibit this kind of art in one of Soho's more rebellious corners. The space chosen by Vermilion Hook lies beneath Marshall Street in the basement salon belonging to designer and...
View ArticleTheatre Review: Jude Law Shines as Henry V
Henry V, the last of Michael Grandage's season of plays, is a glorious production. His interpretation of Shakespeare's story of a King possessed by his call of duty to lead his country to victory over...
View ArticleLord Of The Mics 5: The Pre Clash Interview
The top 20 chart-selling DVD series, Lord of the Mics, returns for its 5th series on 16 December this year. Having launched in 2001 by cemented grime producer/artist Jammer, the series caused a...
View ArticleRussell Brand in the Middle East... Or Not?
Standing outside a mental health clinic in Israel, with a Jesus costume in one hand and a camera in the other, I'm struck by a thought: if the burly security guards patrolling the perimeter find me,...
View ArticleDesmond Rayner: A Maker of Journeys and Experiences
Desmond Rayner's new show, titled Major Minis, currently held at the Piper Gallery in Fitzrovia, London, is an invitation to loose and to find yourself at the same time exploring his intricate...
View ArticleHow to Survive City Living
I was born and raised in London. I grew up in Fulham with my mum and aside from a short stint in Hertfordshire for school and a few extended trips abroad - namely Ibiza, where I have a restaurant...
View ArticleCounting Down to Christmas With Food Tube
Deck the halls with Food Tube cheer! The countdown to Christmas has begun and we'll be bringing you a new upload every festive day until the big one - that's 25 December in case you were unsure....
View ArticleClothes Show Live
It's that time of year when we are all feeling festive, the countdown to Christmas has begun! But, there is also something else to look forward to in December... the Clothes Show Live which is...
View ArticleHow to Win on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' - The 10 Secret Ways...
With the last disgusting bush-tucker trial over for the year, and with the jungle crown now firmly on the head of former Westlife star Kian Egan, it's time to take stock of this year's I'm A...
View ArticleMade in Chelsea Series Six Episode Eight
For those of you who watched this week's episode, you'll know that I went on a date with the youngest of the Thompson clan, Sam Thompson. The feedback from Twitter suggested that most of you...
View ArticleMandela: Long Walk To Freedom (Review)
From the opening shot of a small African boy running through the bush, we know the realm that this film occupies. Fortunately, the performances of both Idris Elba as Mandela and Naomie Harris as...
View ArticleBook Review - A Meal in Winter
Before "The Final Solution" around two million Jews were shot and buried in mass graves in Nazi-occupied Poland. The extent of popular anti-Semitism in Poland during World War II continues to be...
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