It would be an exaggeration to describe last week’s events two miles down Michigan Avenue as a “resurgence.” But even by Detroit standards, this was a pretty good comeback. For there, in the midsummer sun of June 6, was Michigan Central Station, Detroit’s most conspicuous and infamous building, finally restored to its full glory after… Read More »
“A warm head and a cold brain! “It took me almost 20 years to learn that this was what I needed to dance well and enjoy performing,” says Natalia Osipova, principal ballerina of the Royal Ballet. “But finding that balance wasn’t always easy for me, and I was tearing myself apart and feeling sick from… Read More »
Airport passengers have been told to wait an extra hour to clear security queues amid a row over the Government’s U-turn on the 100ml limit on liquids in carry-on luggage. EasyJet is advising passengers to arrive three hours early for flights from Birmingham Airport after increased security queues caused passengers to queue outside the building.… Read More »
One of the biggest and best music festivals in the world, Glastonbury is a party of absolutely massive proportions. Around 200,000 people flock to Worthy Farm, an area approximately the same size as Bristol city centre, and the fun to be had is almost endless. With over 100 stages to choose from across the entire… Read More »
This year, it is Italy’s turn to host the G7 conference, which starts today (June 13). When Boris Johnson’s government did this in 2021, the meeting was held at the Carbis Bay Hotel, a luxury seaside resort in Cornwall. In 2022, Germany’s choice was the majestic Schloss Emlau in the Wetterstein Mountains near the Austrian… Read More »
Drinking in this gourmet city remains closely tied to the ancient winemaking heritage of the surrounding Rhône Valley, while a new generation of addresses have stylishly embraced world cocktail culture, drawing on Lyon’s long-coveted gastronomic know-how and rich local seasonal produce. Some sensational new drinks and food pairings that only the French can make. Come… Read More »
Opened in May, Gundari is Folegandros’ first five-star luxury resort. Embracing slow living, the low-lying 80-acre estate on the south coast of tranquil Folegandros is the brainchild of Australian Ricardo Larriera. Accessible via dirt roads, this rustic, all-stone resort is a sensual paradise in the Cyclades that champions healthy living, sustainability and gastronomy. Where? Less… Read More »
‘It’s a really terrible situation for playwrights at the moment,’ says Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder, co-artistic director of new writing company Box of Tricks. With commissions dwindling and literature departments under threat, serious talk is being made about playwriting, and much of the discussion is focusing on London. But further from the capital, small companies are finding… Read More »
The Provençal Rosé Paradox is that a middling rosé produces earth-shattering results on the south coast of France but still tastes like Blossom Hill in foggy England. Ignore this rule on any of these terraces: each one is blessed, leafy, sun-kissed (let’s hope) and charming; where the evils of the world are quickly forgotten and… Read More »
“I would describe Midurbia as a place one step away from the traffic, noise, tourism and busy suburban tubes of central London, yet with easy access to all its advantages,” says Loesje Macrory, 42. The early years team leader works in a primary school and moved to Nunhead in 2016 with her husband Sam (43),… Read More »