Culture (Page 417)

H ours before our interview Neil Gaiman, the UK’s leading purveyor of fantasy across comics, novels, TV and cinema, tweets that he’s “about to do something so remarkable and unlikely that I have decided to wear my lucky Batman underpants”. He’s not referring to our chat. “I had my DesertContinue Reading

Review at a glance Never mind the shark – in this show about the troubled shoot for classic blockbuster Jaws, it’s Ian Shaw that you need to see. Playing his father, Robert Shaw – aka Quint, the world-weary shark hunter – he gives what is undoubtedly one of the bestContinue Reading

E llen Adams is “medium height, trim with good dress sense” and secretary of state to the President she distrusts. A reckoning with the Trump era will be worn heavily in the next 40 pages: “After the past four years of watching the country flail itself almost to death, sheContinue Reading

Doggy Doggy Yum Yum which was launched in 2020 by Dorset based artisanal ice cream maker Baboo Gelato has been recognised by their peers by making the finals of the prestigious PetQuip and Pet Industry Federation (PFI) Awards.  The brand made the finals of Product Innovation (Dog Treats) and BusinessContinue Reading

A few years ago I interviewed an actress, and as part of our conversation, she shared an experience that I’ve found myself thinking about ever since. She was performing in a play while pregnant, which meant that she needed to leave the job early. It ended up being an uncomfortableContinue Reading

Review at a glance T here are three different plays struggling to get out of Cordelia Lynn’s somewhat bewildering 90-minute script titled Love and Other Acts of Violence: a dysfunctional love story, a portrait of political dystopia and a flashback to a pogrom. All together, it’s meant as a warningContinue Reading

Dunleavy Vineyards are launching a crowdfunding campaign to buy a small field on the outskirts of the city of Bristol! Established by Bristol resident Ingrid Bates thirteen years ago, Dunleavy vineyards have become a success story in the Bristol and Somerset food and drink scene. Rather than focussing on ‘directContinue Reading

David Hockney has painted many a famous face over the years – and now he’s captured one as we’ve never seen him before. Tom Daley, current 10m platform diving world champion, revealed on his Instagram and YouTube pages that the legendary British artist had created a portrait of him, whichContinue Reading