By Alexander Stone A piece of England is for sale. Not just a field or a farm. A proper, biblical chunk of Northumberland. Nine thousand…
By Maria Bregman This November, London is getting ready for the 15th So Independent International Film Festival (SIFFA), which is also its tenth birthday. From…
By Sara Bright Venue: Tate BritainDates: 2 October 2025 – 15 February 2026Access on 29 October: Open to the public Tate Britain hosts the UK’s largest retrospective of Lee Miller, the American photographer whose…
By Sara Bright Venue: National Portrait GalleryDates: 9 October 2025 – 11 January 202 preparedAccess on 29 October: Open to the public Step into the glamorous and transformative world of Cecil Beaton, one of…
By Sara Bright Venue: Theatre Royal HaymarketDates: 23 October 2025 – 17 January 2026Performance on 29 October: 19:30 William Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy Othello receives a bold contemporary makeover at one of London’s most revered West…
By Maria Bregman, writer, litarary and art critic So, there are two auctions. In New York, at Christie’s, a monumental painting by the late Indian…
By Sara Bright So, they robbed the Louvre. In seven minutes. That’s all it took. You could barely make a proper cup of tea in…
By Maria Bregman The numbers for the Helsinki Book Fair are in. 900 speakers. 17 stages over four days. You see figures like that, and…
By Tessa Nolan So the numbers are out for the new Paul Thomas Anderson film. And the verdict is in. It’s a flop. A bomb.…
On 23 October 2025, during Paris Art Week, a monumental blue canvas named California (IKB 71) went under the hammer at Christie’s. Measuring nearly four…