Review at a glance It’s unclear exactly how long Adele and her creative team spent brainstorming her four album covers, which are all photographs of her face in close-up, but perhaps we can read something into the smaller choices within this visual simplicity. On both of the first two, 19Continue Reading
The story follows shy book lover Jane, who is unexpectedly tasked with having to pitch to save her beloved library from closure. All alone in the library, Jane is unsure where to turn…until help arrives in the unlikely form of Lawrence Livingstone, a character from the book Jane’s reading. HeContinue Reading
It makes sense that, until very recently, the best screen depiction of Diana was one where no one really played her at all. In Peter Morgan’s 2006 film The Queen, she is but a hurried figure getting into a car, chased by men on motorbikes. As we watch the RoyalContinue Reading
I am just back from a short walk around the neighbourhood – it’s stopped raining earlier this morning but the wet was still dripping from the trees and the squirrels chasing each other shook loose that one drop that went right down my neck… I enjoy this time of yearContinue Reading
Almost a century on, the bright colours and bold geometric shapes of Clarice Cliff’s Art Deco pottery still feel strikingly modern. “You see these pieces and you see the amazing colour, vibrancy and life in them, and then you think: how did this woman in the 1920s live in Stoke,Continue Reading
South Devon UTC has been judged good in all areas by Ofsted last month. The UTC joined Education South West team of schools formally on February 1st 2021, having previously been supported by the Trust from September 2020. Ofsted recognised the high-quality resources in Health Care and Engineering which meansContinue Reading
Review at a glance When the Courtauld Gallery closed in 2018 for renovation, I feared it might lose the atmosphere that made it one of the most unique London museums. I needn’t have worried – it’s looking better than ever, with a perfectly judged renovation by Witherford Watson Mann architectsContinue Reading
Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe’s restaurants serve something different: moments sure to go viral on social media.Continue Reading
Welcome to the latest edition of Cultural Capital. This week we’ve got two explosive pairings of star-crossed lovers – the actor Mark Rylance tells us why he’s supporting a youth production of Juliet & Romeo that transposes the action to present day London and turns the classic tragedy on itsContinue Reading
‘ Tis (nearly) the season to put Scroogey cynicism to one side and settle down with the film equivalent of a mulled wine in a polystyrene cup: almost definitely overcooked, verging on sickly sweet, but undeniably festive all the same. In recent years, Netflix has cranked up its Christmas outputContinue Reading
