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X-Factor Has the X-Factor
Why, oh why, do we need to go out this weekend when we have this TV delight on at home? This is entertainment if ever there was. If the bars and the restaurants are empty on Saturday night - love it or loathe it - this is why. The X-Factor. more >>
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NY Posts: Money Never Sleeps
I enjoy staying in New York City on three-day weekends because everything seems to empty out and the spots that usually require the Armani couture attire with super model company tend to relax their velvet rope standards. more >>
New in Books
A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary
When I first read Alain de Botton (The Art of Travel), I was almost jealous. It never occurred to me to write about why so many elements of travel hold such allure, such promise, and cause such deceptively seductive grass-is-greener syndrome. more >>
New in Theatre
The Power of Yes
There is a ripple of excitement every time a new play by David Hare is out. It's the yearning for the wise man of the left to yet again show up the devils of this world for what they really are. more >>
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1 Year Ago
- The Weekend: Be Flexible
This weekend, we're all over the map. And all over the week. So just go with it. We promise it will be worth your while. more >> - The Black Keys at Brixton Academy
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2 Years Ago
- Business Knowledge for IT in Retail Banking
Once the ugly duckling of the financial services industry, retail bankings image is undergoing a makeover. These days retail banking is increasingly resembling investment banking and is now positioned to attract the highest calibre of not only banking professionals, but IT professionals as well. more >> - Thanksgiving Dinner, London Style
- Law By Day, Hip-Hop by Night
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Music
O'death at the 100
My quest for good value live music took me to the 100 Club to see a band with a fascinating billing: "Expect five guys with maybe three shirts between them…they weld together bluegrass, country, folk and punk…howling and stomping…into an unholy spiritual throw-down." more >>
Culture
The Weekend - Get Outside
The forecast looks good, even if today's a bit iffy. So drink, dance, ride, watch and best of all, get wet. more >>
Theatre
All Hail Jerusalem
Jerusalem is, without doubt, the most powerful, poetic, stimulating piece of theatre I have seen all year. Amazing staging, superb acting by a very young cast, and Mark Rylance in the main role is a giant. more >>
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