Tuesday 21st May 2013

Feature of the week

Student loans: holders of student debt are set to take a hit

It may be time to start worrying about US student loans.  New data from the Federal Reserve (FED) states student loans have tripled from 2004 to $966 billion and are becoming a growing financial problem in the US. US student debt starts to Continue Reading→

Current affairs

Boris Johnson paternity case deemed to be in the public interest

The Appeal Court yesterday ruled that information regarding the “lovechild” of Boris Johnson should be made [Read More]

PM saves gay marriage bill by making a plea to Labour

The government’s gay marriage bill has been saved after a plea from David Cameron to the Labour Party helped prevent [Read More]

Over 90 feared dead after tornado hits Oklahoma City

More than 90 people, including 20 children, are feared dead after a giant half-mile wide tornado hit the US city of [Read More]

Lloyds Banking Group share price reaches the breakeven rate

The share price in the state-backed Lloyds Banking Group reached the breakeven price on Friday, solidifying the view [Read More]

Today's piece of pure art

MAY 21 2013

Cannes Film Festival 2013

Cannes Film Festival 2013: Death March

Brillante Mendoza’s monopoly of Filipino cinema is over – audiences have a new talent to watch out for. Young director Adolfo Alix Jr.’s work of cinematographic genius [Read More]

Cannes Film Festival 2013: Inside Llewyn Davis

The Coen brothers are back with a movie that is entirely their own. Set in Greenwich Village in 1951, the story follows Llewyn Davis, a folk singer who struggles to exist. [Read More]

Cannes Film Festival 2013: Seduced and Abandoned

After facing James Toback’s 100 minute documentary, the audience have experienced a wealth of overwhelming feelings. Toback has made a film about making a film, but Seduced [Read More]

Culture

Relatively Speaking at Wyndham’s | Theatre review

46 years after its London premiere, Alan Ayckbourn’s first major critical success (which earned him a congratulatory telegram from Noël [Read More]

Limbo wows with a cabaret performance at London Wonderground | Theatre review

Roll up, roll up, and prepare yourself for the most entertaining performance of the summer! The beat-boxing, fire-eating, sword-swallowing, [Read More]

Ghostpoet – Some Say I So I Say Light | Album review

Ghostpoet’s debut album Peanut Butter Blues & Meloncholy Jam was critically acclaimed and was nominated for the hotly contested 2011 [Read More]

Mr Scruff at KOKO, Camden | Live review

“Incoming bass line alert!” With two turntables, a digital audio station and a sampler, Mr Scruff kept the beats dropping with an [Read More]

Beyond the Hills | Movie review

Cristian Mungiu certainly has an eye for uncompromising and bleak tales. His 2007 feature 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days candidly dealt with [Read More]

The Pink Lion on the Green with Masterchef champ Phil Vickery

Celebrity Masterchef winner and rugby legend Phil Vickery put a few “shrimps on the barbie” this weekend in celebration of the British [Read More]

Fashion & Beauty

The Ziegfeld collection: 1920’s inspired jewellery by Tiffany & Co.

With the arrival of Baz Luhrmann’s much acclaimed take of Fitzgerald’s classic The Great Gatsby, the fashion world has witnessed a [Read More]

Suri Cruise – seven years old – launches own clothing line

It was the talk of the town last week: the seven-year old daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes is launching her own clothing line this [Read More]

Travel and adventures are the keywords: an interview with Vita Gottlieb

Vita Gottlieb funded her homonym womenswear label in 2011 and she was a finalist at the London Fashion Fringe in 2012. Behind Vita’s [Read More]

Support Children’s Foundation by purchasing a Pure Collection scarf

Pure Cashmere tributes its land of source by donating £10 to the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation for each purchase of their brand [Read More]

Deadly is the Female: learn how to stand out from the crowd

If you feel like you were born in the wrong decade and have a passion for the pin-up and burlesque style of the 40s and 50s, there is a [Read More]

Ben Fogle’s shorts act as ambassador to Plastic Oceans’ mission

To commemorate its 20th anniversary, Crew Clothing Co. has launched a partnership with the ecological charity Plastic Oceans Foundation. [Read More]

Sport

Premier League round-up: High five for both at the Hawthorns whilst Arsenal sneak fourth place

Premier League round-up: High five for both at the Hawthorns whilst Arsenal sneak fourth place

Sir Alex Ferguson’s final ever game in charge of Manchester United ended in remarkable. For the very first time in Premier League history, West Brom and Manchester United played out a 5-5 draw. Arsenal was able to pip Tottenham Hotspur to fourth place after victory over [Read More]

Premier League round-up: Arsenal sink Wigan as Fergie bows out in style

Premier League round-up: Arsenal sink Wigan as Fergie bows out in style

 From Saturday to Tuesday, the Premier League has seen a major shake-up that many will struggle to forget any time [Read More]

“It is the right time”- Sir Alex Ferguson steps down as Manchester United manager after 26-year reign

“It is the right time”- Sir Alex Ferguson steps down as Manchester United manager after 26-year reign

“Genius,” “Mad,” “Exceptional,” “Loyal,” “The Greatest” are [Read More]

Premier League round-up: Wigan fail to close gap as relegation battle continues

Premier League round-up: Wigan fail to close gap as relegation battle continues

Wigan missed the opportunity to go level on points with Newcastle, Norwich and Sunderland after defeat to Swansea at the [Read More]

What to do today

1pm Spend your Sunday Brunch where London's view is best @ Duck and Waffle, The City
3.30 pm Ice Age art the arrival of the modern mind @ British Museum, Holborn
6.35 pmBeware of Mr Baker @ Curzon, Soho
9 pm Have a wonderful authentic Italian pizza @ Rossopomodoro, Covent Garden
11.30 pm Un-Predictable Sundays @ Aura, Mayfair

(Re)Discover

There's a song today that can't find a way out of our minds, it's the powerful That Vital Force by The Knife.
Album-wise we are oriented towards The Coral's incredible Magic and Medicine.
Why not stay at home tonight and watch a good movie? Pick Andrew Niccol's Gattaca, you won't only enjoy a great movie, it has also one of the best soundtracks ever composed.