Game Studios Are Turning Play Into Work
Video games are being split into titles geared toward fun and those that beguile us into productivity with points, rewards, and even NFTs.Continue Reading
2022-01-13
St Margaret’s A Mile a Day Challenge in 2022
The hospice is encouraging people across Somerset to take part in the A Mile a Day Challenge throughout 2022 and go the extra mile to support them. St Margaret’s is challenging supporters to run, cycle, swim or even dance a mile a day and log their progress so they canContinue Reading
2022-01-10
Superworm returns to Haldon Forest Park with an exciting new family activity trail
Hip, hip, hooray for SUPERWORM! Superworm returns to Haldon Forest Park with an exciting new family activity trail. From the creators of The Gruffalo, the hugely popular children’s picture book Superworm returns to Haldon Forest Park in January 2022 with a brand-new family activity trail. Launching on Saturday 15 January,Continue Reading
2022-01-10
LSO/Rattle at Barbican review: a Julian Anderson premiere made for a dramatic display
Review at a glance T he Moroccan-French composer Ahmed Essyad emails his friends early in the 2020 lockdown, describing the empty sheet of paper in front of him. It may not sound the most promising beginning to a major five-part choral and orchestral work by one of Britain’s leading composers.Continue Reading
2022-01-10
One of the biggest novels to come out of Cornish poetry in an exceedingly long time
British Novelist and Sunday Times bestselling author, Patrick Gale, is set to launch his latest Book, Mother’s Boy, in a three-day event host by The Charles Causley Trust. Mother’s Boy, which will be released on the 4th of March 2022, explores the lives of two principal characters — Laura andContinue Reading
2022-01-09
8 London theatre shows to add sparkle to your New Year
This New Year, why not create extra-special memories with a trip to London’s Theatreland? Whether you’re looking for a date night with a difference, a family treat that the kids will love, or want to share the magic with others for a present they’ll never forget, there are plenty ofContinue Reading
2022-01-07
We attended the trial of the Colston four: here’s why their acquittal should be celebrated
The acquittal by a jury of four people at Bristol Crown Court this week for their role in pulling down the statue of Edward Colston and dumping it in the docks has been greeted with a chorus of outrage by members of parliament. Former cabinet minister Robert Jenrick implied inContinue Reading
2022-01-07
David Bowie – Toy:Box review: Lost album deserves its rescue
Review at a glance “I wish I was a child again,” David Bowie sings on Can’t Help Thinking About Me, the 1966 song that was the first he ever released under his assumed name. That’s a feeling he achieved in spirit on Toy, a “lost” album revisiting his Sixties workContinue Reading
2022-01-07
Folk review: folk music play hits a bum note
Review at a glance Oh dear. In this stiff production by Roxana Silbert, Nell Leyshon’s “play with songs” about the history of English folk music addresses interesting questions about who owns a nation’s culture with clunking obviousness. Which is ironic, given it’s about a man who supposedly saved England’s folkContinue Reading
2022-01-05
The best exhibitions to see in 2022 from Stonehenge to Surrealism
You know it’s going to be a good year for art when choosing even your top 12 shows is agonising. We are in for a huge art treat in 2022, and a pleasingly diverse one, too. So while there are plenty of timeless crowd pleasers like Van Gogh and Raphael,Continue Reading
2022-01-04