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Review of Glee 'Sweet Dreams'
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Friday Book Design Blog: The Infatuations by Javier Marías
Javier Marías is a major writer, whose name tends to get mentioned in connection with the Nobel Prize. So why is it that when I look at his latest book, my first reaction is an annoying earworm of a vocal line jumping around in my head, a woman warbling “It’s got be-ye-ye-yeeee perfect”?
By Jonathan Gibbs | Arts | Friday, 3 May 2013 at 12:49 pm
Dish of the Day: Lily Vanilli’s recipe for Double chocolate rose truffles
This is a very versatile recipe that you should feel free to experiment with. Alter the quantities of dark/milk chocolate to suit you and infuse whatever you like into the cream.
By Lily Vanilli | Dish of the Day | Friday, 3 May 2013 at 12:00 pm
Something For The Weekend in London: May 3-5
It’s the return of the three-day weekend which means the chance to get up to everything 72 hours just can’t handle – so we’ve penciled in Breakin’ Convention, a street fest in East, Roof top cinema and the long awaited re-opening of the Serpentine Lido (because this weekend’s gonna be a scorcher!)
By Matilda Egere-Cooper | Arts | Friday, 3 May 2013 at 3:00 am
Interview with musician-turned-politican Billy Lunn, lead singer of The Subways
Billy Lunn is, he readily admits, “not your conventional politician.” Arriving for our chat in red knee-length shorts and a Pixies’ T-shirt, he looks more festival-goer than policy-maker (“I was going to come down in flip-flops but I thought ‘Hmm, is that too socialist?”), while his campaign speak veers from the impressively knowledgeable to the amusingly novel.
By Si Hawkins | Arts, Music | Thursday, 2 May 2013 at 11:59 pm
Dish of the Day: How to… make the perfect Martini
Actually, there’s no such thing. Even the famous conundrum of whether this most classic of cocktails should be shaken or stirred is open to debate. While a certain Mr Bond advocates shaking and purists maintain stirring is the only way to go, in truth either is correct.
By The Cocktail Lovers | Dish of the Day | Thursday, 2 May 2013 at 6:42 pm
“Machines for rushing to judgement”
Ben Broadbent, member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England and former Goldman Sachs economist, gave a fine talk on “forecast errors” at the Mile End Group at Queen Mary, University of London, last night. The text has lots of great graphs in it, including this one of difference between the MPC’s [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Thursday, 2 May 2013 at 2:28 pm
The hedge fund con explained
In 2008 the hedge fund industry lost more money than all the profits it had generated during the prior 10 years. If you don’t think that’s a con, by all means ring up your pension manager and tell him to divert more of your nest egg to these great value money managers
By Ben Chu | Eagle Eye, Econoblog | Thursday, 2 May 2013 at 1:46 pm
Where to buy a houseboat
Plus the effect of longer tenancies on rent arrears and record levels of building society mortgage approvals
By Alex Johnson | Property | Thursday, 2 May 2013 at 1:20 pm
Police commissioner seeks commercial sponsorship for the local constabulary
Devon’s elected PCC has blogged that he is working on a plan to raise private cash for the police
By Andy McSmith | McSmith | Thursday, 2 May 2013 at 1:12 pm
iBet: Benfica are a mighty force at Estadio Da Luz
Benfica would have been happy to come away from the first leg with a goal less draw and arguably played for one.
By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Thursday, 2 May 2013 at 2:01 am
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