You are here: Latest Updates Latest Updates Please wait... Exhibition Review NewRobots: The 500-Year Quest to Make Machines Human London (England) Robots are man's attempt at recreating itself and so are often the subject of great fascination. This exhibition has been at the Science Museum since early this year but I only just recently had the opportunity… 2017-08-18 Restaurant Review NewMoti Mahal London (England) - Knightsbridge Having been to the Robots exhibit at the Science Museum we headed towards South Kensington looking for something to eat. We have not had a lot of luck in the past… 2017-08-18 Book Review NewHackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age by Paul Graham Full disclosure: I have a Computer Science degree so occasionally a book will attract my attention at a professional level as was the case with “Hackers & Painters”. The book is a collection of standalone… 2017-08-13 Film Review NewQuo Vadis Directed by Mervyn LeRoy and Anthony Mann Set in the last four years of Nero's (an interesting role for Peter Ustinov) reign (AD 64-68) the victorious Marcus Vinicius (Robert Taylor) returns to Rome to great pomp and circumstance. Marcus falls… 2017-08-13 Film Review NewAnthropoid Directed by Sean Ellis Based on the true story of the second world war “Operation Anthropoid” mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich (played here by Detlef Bothe), third in command of the German forces and architect… 2017-08-13 Restaurant Review NewL'Antica Pizzeria da Michele London (England) - Stoke Newington I have to say I read with great excitement a few month's ago about the arrival of what some say is the best pizza in the world to London: L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele. So, on a Saturday with nothing to… 2017-08-12 Restaurant Review NewPham Sushi London (England) - Spitalfields Looking for somewhere to eat close to our offices near the Barbican the other night for a business discussion we ended up in Pham Sushi on the edge of the estate very close to Moorgate tube station. The… 2017-08-09 Film Review NewSpider-Man: Homecoming Directed by Jon Watts Yet another take on the Spider-Man story this time sees a more accurate to the comics version with a young, socially awkward and geek Peter Parker (Tom Holland) receiving mentoring from Tony Stark… 2017-08-05 Book Review New/ (Slant) by Greg Bear In the mid 21st century there are sentient computers with personalities and toilets that diagnose your health every time you use them. Many people have undergone nanotechnology-based therapy to not only… 2017-08-05 Play Review NewKing Kong Comedy London (England) A tremendously fun show that never takes itself very seriously. “King Kong Comedy” is a spoof of the King Kong story told from the perspective of Carl Denham (Rob Crouch), the wannabee director of… 2017-08-03 Restaurant Review NewBaozi Inn London (England) - Soho Having just visited the The Art of the Brick: DC Super Heroes exhibit on the SouthBank on a Sunday afternoon we were looking for somewhere different to eat. We are… 2017-07-30 Exhibition Review NewThe Art of the Brick: DC Super Heroes London (England) In 2014 I was lucky to attend Nathan Sawaya's “Art of the Brick” display when it visited London's Brick Lane. Being a long time fan of the plastic bricks it was amazing to see how the artist and brought… 2017-07-30 Film Review NewThe Lobster Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos When this was first shown independent cinemas it had a number of good reviews and it's premise was appealing to me. Recently we picked up the DVD to have a look. The film starts with David (Colin… 2017-07-29 Restaurant Review NewBird London (England) - Islington As well as many others in London I keep a regular eye on restaurant and event specials that appear in GroupOn. For restaurants I am looking for offers on places I have wanted… 2017-07-26 Film Review NewWar for the Planet of the Apes Directed by Matt Reeves “War for the Planet of the Apes”…but not perhaps between the groups you might expect. You would be forgiven for thinking this was the war between the apes and humans particularly after the events of… 2017-07-22 Restaurant Review NewL'Autre Pied London (England) - Marylebone I have been hearing about “L'Autre Pied” for quite some now so when an offer came up in GroupOn for their 7 course tasting menu (normally £62 each; another £38 if you want the wine pairing for each course)… 2017-07-21 Book Review NewThe Aftermath by Ben Bova This book follows on immediately from the climax The Silent War with the focus shifting to a family dramatically effected by the war. Victor Zacharias and his family live aboard… 2017-07-15 Film Review NewThe School of Rock Directed by Jonathan Liebesman Dewey Finn (Jack Black) is a down-on-his-luck rockstar wannabee living with his friend Ned Schneebly (Mike White), a substitute teacher. When he receives a call for Ned offering a temporary position with… 2017-07-15 Restaurant Review NewSalm Braeu Vienna (Austria) I am not a big one to eat at a restaurant just around the corner from a hotel when told by the staff that it is “truly authentic” and “very good”. I tend to be highly suspicious of this based on past… 2017-07-08 Restaurant Review NewSacher Stube Vienna (Austria) One of the things to do when you are in Vienna is to go to Hotel Sacher and have the original Sacher Torte. Not one to go against the flow we beelined to Hotel Sacher very shortly after arriving in the… 2017-07-07 More Recent Items Click for more items...
