Lifestyle » 1 week ago
Bars are downsizing the cocktail, redesigning it as a cheaper, snappier or ‘starter’ drink When it comes to cocktails, a new word has been added to the traditional order: as well as “shaken” or “stirred”, drinkers are increasingly asking that their martini be “small”....
Lifestyle » 1 week ago
Heavily spiced lumps of pure indulgence that are just begging for slabs of melting butterTeacakes mean different things to different people, depending on where they’re based. These aren’t the chocolate-covered marshmallow kind, but rather the spiced bread variety. I’ve go...
Lifestyle » 1 week ago
Have you tried chardonnay lately? You’ll find it crisper and lower in alcohol than it was in its 90s pompOne of the strict rules of wine writing is that if you’re going to talk about chardonnay, you have to mention ...
Technology » 1 week ago
Artificial intelligence doesn’t just incrementally erode the rights of authors and other creators. These technologies are designed to replace creative workers altogether...
Technology » 1 week ago
Humanoid called Digit fuelled boosterism at Web Summit, but also raised concerns about jobs, safety and climateThis year’s Web Summit, in Lisbon, was all about artificial intelligence – and a robot sorting laundry.Digit, a humanoid built by the US firm ...
Technology » 1 week ago
Vertical’s crash and cash crisis highlight challenge of making flying taxis a reality after nearly a century of effortsOn a dreary November day in the Cotswolds, England, the VX4 – a cross between a plane and a helicopter – rose from an airport runway, hovered a few feet ...
Entertainment » 1 week ago
Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s controversial cabinet picks, including Matt Gaetz, RFK Jr and Tulsi GabbardLate-night hosts talked Donald Trump’s many shock cabinet picks, from ...
Entertainment » 1 week ago
Novelist Louisa Young will write the sixth, seventh and eighth books in a move that ‘will thrill existing readers’Elizabeth Jane Howard’s much-loved Cazalet Chronicles series will be continued by her niece, it has been announced.Novelist Louisa Young wi...
Entertainment » 1 week ago
The Outsider by Jane Casey; White City by Dominic Nolan; The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz; The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood; Ink Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi...
Entertainment » 1 week ago
The singer-songwriter’s atmospheric memoir reveals many musical adventures and doesn’t shy away from exploring her challenging times When a heavily pregnant Neneh Cherry appeared on Top of the Pops in 1988 in a Lycra miniskirt, gold bra top and matching bomber jacket to p...