Album
The National – First Two Pages of Frankenstein
The National have been at the forefront of the indie/alternative scene for over two decades, with a string…
By Christopher ConnorCulture
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Cinema & TV
“I always felt like it was a crazy job – an amazing job… these people almost had superpowers”: Tomohisa Yamashita and Fleur Geffrier on Drops of God
The latest Apple TV+ series Drops of God sees two unlikely opponents face off in a three-round wine…
By Selina Sondermann
Cinema & TV
“I just wanted to make one of those movies that someone might sneak downstairs to watch”: Jamie Patterson, Skye Lourie and George Webster on God’s Petting You
The latest from prolific Brighton-based filmmaker Jamie Patterson, God’s Petting You, is a particularly English pulp fiction. Set…
By Matthew McMillan
Live music
Rodrigo y Gabriela at the Roundhouse
Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero started out their European career busking on the main streets of Dublin, and…
By Sylvia Unerman
Theatre
“It’s essentially a surreal show set in a mad Victorian world inspired by Dickens”: Mark Evans on Bleak Expectations
Bleak Expectations is a BBC Radio 4 show written by Mark Evans, initially inspired by Charles Dickens’s Great…
By Mae Trumata
Food & Drink
The London Coffee Festival 2023: A triumphant return offering a truly immersive sensory experience
The London Coffee Festival has made a triumphant return, offering a truly immersive sensory experience. Loud, bustling and…
By Constance Ayrton
Food & Travel
Mexican biodiversity advocate Elena Reygadas is voted World’s Best Female Chef 2023
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023 has named Elena Reygadas, chef-owner of Mexico City’s Rosetta, The World’s Best…
By Food & Travel Desk
Live music
Birdy at the Hammersmith Apollo
As anticipation builds around the release of her forthcoming album, Portraits (out on 14th July), Birdy graces a…
By Benedetta Mancusi
Movie
Rodeo
The feature debut of director Lola Quivoron, Rodeo, tells the story of Julia (Julie Ledru), a young misfit with a…
By Umar Ali
Cinema & TV
“As a homosexual woman, I’ve felt oppressed by society’s violence”: Lola Quivoron and Julie Ledru on Rodeo
Rodeo is the feature debut from French writer-director Lola Quivoron, which not only played in the Un Certain…
By Sarah Bradbury