http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/02/07/what-to-do-for-chinese-new-year-in-london/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/02/07/what-to-do-for-chinese-new-year-in-london/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:00:32 +0000 Emily Jupp http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=32293 If you're joining the throng in Chinatown, here are some of the special events - so you can plan a route through the crowd in advance. Kung Hei Fat Choy!]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/02/07/what-to-do-for-chinese-new-year-in-london/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/30/is-it-a-turd-is-it-a-plane-no-its-waitroses-new-mutant-fruit/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/30/is-it-a-turd-is-it-a-plane-no-its-waitroses-new-mutant-fruit/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:09:09 +0000 Emily Jupp http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=30345 Christmas has come early!]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/30/is-it-a-turd-is-it-a-plane-no-its-waitroses-new-mutant-fruit/feed/ 8 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/08/movember-fun-days-out-for-you-and-your-moustache/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/08/movember-fun-days-out-for-you-and-your-moustache/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:25:01 +0000 Emily Jupp http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29764 Whether you greet the month now universally know as 'Movember' with a sigh at all the hipsters sporting gregarious face-ferrets, or whether the prospect of being able to curate your very own little furry caterpillar on your upper lip fills you with joy, there are several events taking place this month that are a lot of fun regardless of whether you're into facial fuzz or not.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/08/movember-fun-days-out-for-you-and-your-moustache/feed/ 5 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/17/doctor-who-star-arthur-darvill-i-love-people-believing-you-are-someone-totally-different-each-time/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/17/doctor-who-star-arthur-darvill-i-love-people-believing-you-are-someone-totally-different-each-time/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:00:16 +0000 Emily Jupp http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29135 Arthur Darvill has now left 'Doctor Who' in which he starred alongside Karen Gillan and Matt Smith as the Doctor’s ineffectual but endearing second assistant. After two years on the show, he tells Emily Jupp what the future has in store. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/17/doctor-who-star-arthur-darvill-i-love-people-believing-you-are-someone-totally-different-each-time/feed/ 3 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/06/jenny-downham-i-asked-everyone-i-met-what-they-would-do-if-they-had-a-terminal-diagnosis/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/06/jenny-downham-i-asked-everyone-i-met-what-they-would-do-if-they-had-a-terminal-diagnosis/#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2012 05:00:47 +0000 Emily Jupp http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28929 Jenny Downham, the author of "Before I Die", about a young girl living with a terminal diagnosis, has just seen her book turned into the new film, "Now is Good" (out this week), starring Dakota Fanning.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/06/jenny-downham-i-asked-everyone-i-met-what-they-would-do-if-they-had-a-terminal-diagnosis/feed/ 4 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/21/terence-conran/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/21/terence-conran/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:00:21 +0000 Emily Jupp http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28567 It’s restaurateur, designer, writer and philanthropist Sir Terence Conran's 81st birthday next month (on 4 October). Last year, to commemorate his 80th, among other things, he donated £17.5m to the Design Museum, which he founded more than 30 years ago in the basement of the Victoria & Albert museum. Last week, the relocation of the Design Museum from Shad Thames to the former Commonwealth Institute on Kensington High Street began. The ambitious project will offer the museum three times the amount of floorspace of the old building and cement it's position as an international centre for design. blogs.independent.co.uk speaks to the father of modern British design about this incredibly important pet project.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/21/terence-conran/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/12/justice-for-the-96-jft96-cctv-gove-gcses-why-are-they-trending/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/12/justice-for-the-96-jft96-cctv-gove-gcses-why-are-they-trending/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:02:09 +0000 Emily Jupp http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28348 What's trending and why?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/12/justice-for-the-96-jft96-cctv-gove-gcses-why-are-they-trending/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/11/boris-johnson-tuc-andy-murray-grand-slam-why-are-they-trending/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/11/boris-johnson-tuc-andy-murray-grand-slam-why-are-they-trending/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:18:44 +0000 Emily Jupp http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28307 What's trending and why?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/11/boris-johnson-tuc-andy-murray-grand-slam-why-are-they-trending/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/07/kindle-fire-north-sea-osborne-bestival-why-are-they-trending/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/07/kindle-fire-north-sea-osborne-bestival-why-are-they-trending/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:25:09 +0000 Emily Jupp http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28242 What's trending and why?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/07/kindle-fire-north-sea-osborne-bestival-why-are-they-trending/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/06/david-cameron-furrybear-linkedin-dna-why-are-they-trending/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/06/david-cameron-furrybear-linkedin-dna-why-are-they-trending/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:38:20 +0000 Emily Jupp http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28225 What's trending and why?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/06/david-cameron-furrybear-linkedin-dna-why-are-they-trending/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/05/jeremy-hunt-nhs-frank-sidebottom-ms-webindex-why-are-they-trending/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/05/jeremy-hunt-nhs-frank-sidebottom-ms-webindex-why-are-they-trending/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:00:22 +0000 Emily Jupp http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28184 What's trending and why?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/05/jeremy-hunt-nhs-frank-sidebottom-ms-webindex-why-are-they-trending/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/04/michael-clarke-duncan-ids-george-osborne-cabinet-reshuffle-theresa-villiers-ken-clarke-baroness-warsi-justice-secretary-why-are-they-trending/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/04/michael-clarke-duncan-ids-george-osborne-cabinet-reshuffle-theresa-villiers-ken-clarke-baroness-warsi-justice-secretary-why-are-they-trending/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:13:34 +0000 Emily Jupp http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28168 What's trending and why?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/04/michael-clarke-duncan-ids-george-osborne-cabinet-reshuffle-theresa-villiers-ken-clarke-baroness-warsi-justice-secretary-why-are-they-trending/feed/ 0