6 h. ago ‘The Left blacklisted me for criticising smug London Review of Books’

‘The Left blacklisted me for criticising smug London Review of Books’  The Telegraph

Culture

34 h. ago Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Hisaishi review – frothing strings and quacking brass as Studio Ghibli’s composer debuts

Royal Albert Hall, LondonSwitching between podium and piano, Joe Hisaishi’s suite from The Boy and the Heron sparked joy, but Reich’s demanding Desert Music was vibrant and hypnoticOne of the pleasures of the BBC Proms is that they bring some of classical music’s biggest names from around the world to the Royal Albert Hall. But celebrity is always relative – and, for better or worse, most Proms artists don’t also headline stadium gigs.But Japanese composer and conductor Joe Hisaishi does and, at 74, is a Proms debut artist like no other. He came on stage to waves of screaming and phones brandished to capture the moment. Never heard of him? You’re probably not part of the vast fanbase of the “cultural phenomenon” Studio Ghibli. Hisaishi is the John Williams of anime, responsible for the music in global hits from My Neighbour Totoro to The Boy and the Heron. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Josh Barrie On the Sauce at All My Gods: Nuclear daiquiris in a temple of darkness

Praise be for this this charming sanctity

Events

59 h. ago David Ellis reviews Paulie's: New York pizza for £5 a slice? Fuhgeddaboudit

A pizza joint offering proof there’s American culinary life beyond the Hard Rock Cafe

Economics

4 d. ago Drake London Loomed Large: Defensive Review of Titans in Georgia

Drake London Loomed Large: Defensive Review of Titans in Georgia  Paul Kuharsky

Events

4 d. ago Live Review: The Libertines, Gunnersbury Park, London 09/08/2025

Live Review: The Libertines, Gunnersbury Park, London 09/08/2025  When The Horn Blows

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4 d. ago MP calls for sentence review for man who threatened to 'gang rape and set fire' to stewardess on Heathrow flight

Salman Iftikhar, 37, told Virgin Atlantic stewardess Angie Walsh she would be dragged from her hotel room, gang raped and set alight

Events

6 d. ago Locatelli at the National Gallery, London: ‘Come for the Michelangelo, stay for the orecchiette’ – restaurant review

Locatelli at the National Gallery, London: ‘Come for the Michelangelo, stay for the orecchiette’ – restaurant review  The Guardian

Society

9 d. ago 'I stayed in the smallest hotel in London and couldn't believe the price'

A London tourist, has shared a glowing review online of the 'smallest hotel in London' after spending the night in the cramped accommodation by Piccadilly Circus

Politics

1 week ago Review: A felt ‘chippy’ opens in London – and it’s well worth a visit from Harrow

Review: A felt ‘chippy’ opens in London – and it’s well worth a visit from Harrow  Harrow Online

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1 week ago Jin live in London review: BTS star offers solo stardom and silliness

Jin live in London review: BTS star offers solo stardom and silliness  Rolling Stone UK

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1 week ago Jin at the O2 review: Worldwide Handsome is keeping the BTS love alive

With a gameshow section and stellar crowd work, Jin turned his solo tour into a love-in for dedicated BTS fans

Politics

1 week ago Millet: Life on the Land review – phallic forks and suggestive wheelbarrows enliven a landscape of toil

National Gallery, LondonThere’s a undeniably erotic charge to Millet’s paintings of gloomy hard work – reminding us that, behind the hoes, these are real people with real desiresThe figures in Jean-François Millet’s 1859 painting The Angelus, a French icon that’s come to the UK on loan from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, seem extremely odd on close inspection. Their faces are obscure, their bodies intriguing under their shapeless work clothes. What age are they? How are they related? The man is quite young, his top shirt button loose, although his legs are as stiff as a doll’s, inside thick, rough-cut trousers. It’s harder to tell the woman’s age because she stands in profile, a breeze pressing her heavy skirt against her legs, as she clasps her hands. They might be a married couple or, as this painting’s unlikely fan Salvador Dalí claimed, mother and son. Their physicality is intense. The phallic prongs of a thick wooden potato fork and wheelbarrow shafts add to the feeling that, now ...

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2 w. ago Airbnb guest says images were altered in false £12,000 damage claim

Woman wins apology and refund of almost £4,300 after claiming host’s photos were digitally manipulatedAirbnb has apologised to a woman after an apartment host falsely claimed she had caused thousands of pounds’ worth of damage and used images she says were digitally manipulated to back up his allegations.The London-based academic was refunded almost £4,300, and an internal review of how the case was dealt with has been launched at the short-term accommodation rental company. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Review: Is this the best way to travel from Kent to London Bridge and back?

Review: Is this the best way to travel from Kent to London Bridge and back?  Southwark News

Politics

2 w. ago 74 Duke, London W1: ‘Charming, chic and sterile ’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants

74 Duke, London W1: ‘Charming, chic and sterile ’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants  The Guardian

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4 w. ago The Dorchester, London: why families should swap city breaks for a staycation this summer

We all know The Dorchester, but did you know it may be the solution to all your school holiday needs?

Politics

last month David Ellis reviews Canal: It's not for everyone — and that's ok

Canal is not perfect — but it’s perfect for the area, says David Ellis

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