Like Janet Jackson, I’m a firm believer that the secret to looking good is a little ‘zhuzh’
But what I don’t understand is the thinking that in 2022, it must be one or the other. There’s no shame in being someone who fully adopts…
10 cosy and glamorous buys that will get you through January in style
However you play January, it’s a tough nut. Maybe you’ve abandoned new year’s resolutions as an outdated form of 20th-century self-flagellation or perhaps you’re still on a…
It’s official: a Dryrobe is the most wanted coat in Britain
Another high-profile wearer is former Elle editor-in-chief Lorraine Candy, an outdoor swimming super-fan. “My Dryrobe is as much a part of my wardrobe as Carrie Bradshaw’s shoes…
Fashion is about to get more expensive – but by just how much?
The pricing shift – which commentators are calling the most extreme in decades – can already be seen in the January sales. Or the lack of them….
Bitter row over tree-planting scheme threatens to collapse Israel’s fragile government
Mansour Abbas, the leader of the Ra’am party propping up Mr Bennett’s fragile majority, has threatened to stop voting with the government unless the tree-planting stops, which…
Watch: US Covid expert Dr Fauci calls Senator a ‘moron’
Dr Anthony Fauci was heard calling a Republican Senator a “moron” following a heated exchange about the chief medical adviser’s record on investments. The gaffe came during…
Meet Lewis A Kaplan: The judge overseeing the Prince Andrew sex abuse case
The rise of the hometown boy Judge Kaplan is New York born and bred, raised in the borough of Staten Island. He received his legal qualifications from…
Just for the record: Pope Francis pops out of the Vatican to pick up some new vinyl
Pope Francis has made a rare private foray from the Vatican, dropping in unannounced on a record shop just across the Tiber in the historic centre of…
British Council worker Aras Amiri returns to UK after release from Iranian prison
British Council employee Aras Amiri has returned to the United Kingdom, the organisation said on Wednesday, after being released from an Iranian prison where she was serving…
Joe Biden tells Republicans ‘it’s time to choose’ in fiery voting rights speech
His tone echoed remarks on the one-year anniversary of the US Capitol attacks, reflecting a new White House calculus after a year focused on working with Republicans….
The affordable travel trend that’s shining a new light on city breaks
When it comes to retail therapy, there is surely no greater joy than that of unearthing a rare find tucked away on a rail in a thrift…
Ski holidays in France ‘back on’ with Covid travel rules for Britons due to be relaxed this week
The French border closed to holidaymakers from the UK on December 18 as ministers in Paris sought to prevent the spread of the omicron variant, but since…
Hollywood’s Waterloo: where are the great Napoleon films?
Hollywood seems able to make a film about any historical subject imaginable, with one major exception: the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. It almost seems cursed. The latest…
Why we all relate to literature’s ‘ugly’ heroes
Like Cyrano, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame acknowledges that the link between physical desire and the “higher” yearning for a kindred spirit are not easily reconciled. Roxane vows…
How Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan became America’s king of ‘Dad TV’
He reunited with Renner for last year’s Mayor of Kingstown, a mini-series set in the same universe as Yellowstone. And then there is 1883, which grabbed headline…
What’s on TV tonight: The Bay, The Repair Shop, and more
Martin Clunes: Islands of the PacificITV, 9pmWhat exactly has Martin Clunes got on senior management at ITV? For over a decade he has been wangling documentary gigs,…
Scream, review: scare-free horror ‘requel’ is dead on arrival
The new Scream has a gajillion ideas, again, about being a sequel to a mega-successful slasher flick. My mistake: in the film’s own wink-wink terminology, it’s a…
Gianni Schicchi, Grange Park Opera online, review: hard to beat as an hour of pure, free fun
Puccini’s little hour-long masterpiece Gianni Schicchi is the only wholly comic opera he wrote, but its performance opportunities have always been limited by its awkward length. It’s…
Go Back at Once by Robert Aickman review: a trip to a decadent dictatorship with the king of the uncanny
One of the difficulties in reviewing a novel by Robert Aickman is that it’s almost impossible to describe his work to anyone who hasn’t read it before….
Against the Tide by Roger Scruton, review: a fitting tribute to the Tories’ philosopher king
His longing for “refuge from an alien world” is a recurring theme, yet so too is his unquenchable spirit of adventure. That tension animates his prose, never…
How to make a good podcast – Harry and Meghan take note
There’s nothing wrong with podcasts in themselves, however. Especially not really good ones, such as The Coming Storm (BBC Sounds). This is made by BBC journalist Gabriel…
We must preserve British English from ignorant, senseless Americanisms
And, rather shockingly, we are now routinely assisting our American friends in their campaign to assassinate the preposition. It is normal in this country to appeal against…
Red squirrels at risk in conifer landscapes that were supposed to protect them
Red squirrel populations are put at risk by conifer tree plantations that are intended to help boost their numbers, a study has found. Conifer plantations have long…
Hospitalisations hit record high in US as omicron sends cases rocketing
Two of these states – Maryland and Virginia – have declared public health emergencies or authorised crisis standards of care, enabling hospitals and ambulances to restrict treatment…
EU must stand firm in face of Vladimir Putin’s plot to rebuild ‘Soviet Union 2.0’, says Lithuania
“Putin was saying that the biggest political mistake of 20th century was the dissolution of the Soviet Union. We see this federal feeling, this loss of empire…