You are here: Latest Updates Latest Updates Please wait... Travel Information NewLondon Canal Museum London A small museum near Kings Cross telling the history of canals in the UK with particular emphasis on London 2018-06-10 Book Review NewOh Dear Silvia by Dawn French Silvia Shute is in a coma lying in a hospital bed visited by friends and family cared for with a great deal of tenderness by nurse “Winnie” who suffers through their odd behaviour. Ed, her insecure ex-husband… 2018-06-10 Film Review NewThor: The Dark World Directed by Alan Taylor “The Dark World” follows on from the events of Thor. Bor, the father of Odin (Anthony Hopkins) who is the father of Thor (Chris Hemsworth), long ago fought the Dark Elf Malekith… 2018-06-10 Film Review NewIsle of Dogs Directed by Wes Anderson Yeah, this is something else. In a word: Quirky. In several more words: Odd and fun. Set in the near future the city of Megasaki in Japan has suffered an outbreak of “dog flu” so Mayor Kobayashi (Kunichi… 2018-06-07 Film Review NewSolo: A Star Wars Story Directed by Ron Howard Solo is an origin story for one of Star Wars' most iconic characters starting with his youth on the industrial ship-building planet of Corellia. When Han (Alden Ehrenreich) obtains (steals) some hyperfuel… 2018-06-07 Book Review NewThe Quiet American by Graham Greene Set during the French war in Vietnam the war-hardened, cynical newspaper correspondent Thomas Fowler meets the youthful, idealistic American CIA agent Alden Pyle. Fowler is happy – or at least complacent… 2018-06-07 Restaurant Review NewWing Wing London (England) - Hammersmith We have had a bit of thing with chicken wings this year (see National Wing Day 2018, for example) so when I learned about the Korean wing emporium “Wing Wing” opening… 2018-06-02 Book Review NewSophie's World by Jostein Gaardner One day fourteen-year old Sophie receives a rather odd letter containing a single sheet of paper reading “Who are you?” So begins a rather unusual correspondence with a reclusive teacher of philosophical… 2018-06-01 Book Review NewGlasshouse by Charles Stross In the 27th century travel between planets it made possible via teleport gate. This technology also provides users the ability to change their physical form or even alter their personalities and memories…. 2018-06-01 Travel Information NewLondon Wetland Centre London An amazing haven of wildlife in the city. Perhaps difficult to get to it is worth a visit with lots to see and do for visitors of all ages. 2018-05-19 Travel Information NewPostal Museum London A new, small, museum in Holborn telling the story of the postal service. Great fun and even better with a visit to the "Mail Rail" ride on the other side of the street. 2018-05-19 Travel Information NewDesign Museum London Really interesting museum in London telling the story of design in modern culture. 2018-05-19 Book Review Newman and wife by Tony Parsons Part of the way through this book I realised (yes, I am sometimes a bit slow on the up-take) that this was a sequel to Parsons' best seller “man and boy”. Of course, I am not completely ignorant and have… 2018-05-19 Film Review NewInfinity War Directed by Russo Brothers So this is it. The film the other Marvel superhero films have been building up to: The climactic battle with the mighty Thanos (Josh Brolin), a being who seeks to acquire the six “infinity stones” that… 2018-05-19 Film Review NewSeven Samurai Directed by Akira Kurosawa Truly a classic of cinema, Kurosawa's “Seven Samauri” has been the inspiration for many films and filmmakers but how does it stand up on it's own? Even now it is an enthralling and compelling piece of… 2018-05-12 Book Review NewBlackberry Wine by Joanne Harris Jay Mackintosh is obsessed with his childhood relationship with Joe an enigmatic old man that taught him much about life and, er, gardening. So much so that Jay has become a famous author of a book detailing… 2018-05-10 Book Review NewPrivateers by Ben Bova Written prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, “Privateers” envisions a world where the Soviet Union dominates both world politics but also the exploitation of space with even the (mighty) United… 2018-05-10 Restaurant Review NewOther Side Fried London (England) - Hammersmith My new favourite fast-food restaurant in Hammersmith. In amongst all of the typical chains there is a light that shines through: “Feast Canteen” in Kings Mall replacing a rather dire food court in the… 2018-05-05 Musical Review NewChess London (England) Chess is a musical that is seldom staged nowadays so when I heard it was coming to the Coliseum with a big star (Michael Ball) though, unfortunately, Murray Head (from the original production) pulled out… 2018-04-30 Restaurant Review NewBaiwei London (England) - Soho I have seen several good reviews of this otherwise easy to overlook Chinese restaurant serving Szechuan Chinese food in Soho. It was OK but a bit pricey (particularly tricky as it is cash only). The… 2018-04-30 More Recent Items Click for more items... Subscribe to my mailing list to receive weekly updates delivered to your inbox Note: I will NOT share your email address with anyone and you can unsubscribe at any time.
