"To get the painting to live is the most difficult part. You have to respect your subject, be almost frightened by it. There's nothing like the boil and the swell of rough sea. No wave is exactly the
A VINTED whizz has revealed the four fail safe hashtags that she uses to flog her mum’s old clothes. The second-hand app has become a go-to spot for Brits looking to make a bit of extra cash …
Baby’s got the finest prints and coolest DIY mobiles. But no nursery’s complete without at least a handful of these so-called kiddie books. And if we’re talking frankly here, a few of us might even have a couple of these classics on our own bookshelves. With iconic illustrations and timeless tales, these classics have us convinced you’re never too old (or young!) for a good bedtime story.
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THE temperature’s dropped which means everyone is looking for tips and tricks to keep warm without having to pay extra costs on the heating. With the cost of living still at a high, homeowner…
There are china ornaments on the mantelpiece, a cluster of cherished family photos and a floral, frilly chair pulled up by the fireplace.
New Footprints of London guide Hazel shares themes in her ‘Follow the Footsteps of Oliver Twist’ walk. Charles Dickens was the quintessential Victorian author. His epic stories, vivid characters and deeply descriptive depiction of contemporary life are unforgettable. In his second major work, Oliver Twist, he highlights a number of social issues including the...
Ronnie Barker helped to define my childhood, writes QUENTIN LETTS. I suspect that is true for millions of others who were teenagers in the Seventies.
You may have come into contact at some point with Tracey Emin’s My Bed, an art installation that reproduces her private space during a time when she spent four days as a shut-in in 1998, “heartbroken”: the bed’s unmade, the bedside strewn with cigarettes, moccasins, a bottle of booze, food, and “what appears to be a sixteen year old condom”….
I thought it would be fun to show you what our neighbourhood looks like and then I thought it would be even more fun to show if we co...
The British remember, remember the 5th of November. But who exactly was Guy Fawkes — and why do kids burn his effigy?
At the end of October 1959 in the basement of 39 Gerrard Street – an unexceptional and damp space that was once a sort of rest room for taxi drivers and an occasional tea bar – Ronnie Scott opened his first jazz club. Along with Ronnie himself and his business partner and fellow tenor … Continue reading "Sex, Drugs, Jazz and Gangsters – The Disreputable History of Gerrard Street in London’s Chinatown"
British actor Stephen Fry shared how reading about Oscar Wilde's life left him 'terribly, terribly worried' as a closeted gay teenager.
Richard Jones’ production opens at the Old Vic next month
Marcus Wareing's recipe for Chocolate and Cointreau self-saucing pudding is a total delight and is one of the easiest chocolate desserts one can make
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Unique & Cool Nottingham hidden gems you've probably never heard of. Things to do in Nottingham a bit on the quirky side.
What is Guy Fawkes Night? A look at the history, traditions and celebrations of November 5, following the failed events of the Gunpowder Plot.
