Culture,Women we love

Woman we love – Katrina Bowden

Woman we love – Katrina Bowden

Katrina Bowden is the improbably attractive 23-year-old from New Jersey who captured hearts and minds (and other areas) as Cerie, the adorable but vacant assistant in 30 Rock, Tina Fey’s brilliant sitcom about a Saturday Night Live-style comedy show. [Read more...]

Style

The Watch Column – 70s Style

The Watch Column – 70s Style

In his debut column, our time lord, James Gurney, celebrates the return of the Seventies.

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Style

Three of the best – Pea coats

Three of the best – Pea coats

Double-breasted, single-breasted, shawl collar or peak: a smart pea coat in a close-cut style is a winter must, which is lucky, as this season there’s plenty of choice – and that goes for colour too. Here’s three to consider: [Read more...]

Gadgets,Technology

Want list – Nikon S1200pj

Want list – Nikon S1200pj

Pop quiz, hotshot: You’ve taken holiday snaps and video worthy of David Bailey. But back at the villa, you want to see the fruits of your labour. No laptop. What do you do? Make sure you’ve got Nikon’s new S1200pj with its built-in projector. Brighter than its previous incarnation (now at 20 lumens), the 14-megapixel compact can beam out pictures and HD movies from 5in to a whopping 60in. Anything else? The see-in-the-dark luminous controls are a clever touch, as is the compatibility with iDevices so that you can project media content from your Apple phone, too. (Nikon, £400)

Food & Drink

How to make ‘proper’ coffee at home

How to make ‘proper’ coffee at home

We are a nation of tea drinkers. Maybe that’s why Britain’s coffee is so poor. While Italians sip espresso, Turks enjoy gritty kahve and Australians have mastered the flat white, we’re satisfied with £2.70 oversweet and oversized “lattes”, thanks to the ubiquitous high-street chains. Blame tradition. [Read more...]

Smart Buys,Style

Smart Buy – COS Ribbed Jumper

Smart Buy – COS Ribbed Jumper

This is the time of year when we start hearing about festive spirit, eggnog and, yes, novelty jumpers. This COS jumper is a safe nod to the time of year – creamy enough to pass as a Santa inspired jumper and normal looking enough to avoid the ‘Dumb and Dumber’ look. Better skip anything with extra gravy though, you’d be asking for trouble. (€79, COS)

 

Culture,Style

How to wear black-tie – with Tom Hiddleston

How to wear black-tie – with Tom Hiddleston

How to wear black tie without looking like a dickie? With awards season on the way, Esquire puts fast-rising Brit actor Tom Hiddleston — star of The Deep Blue Sea — in seven stylish evening outfits. Now it’s over to the Academy. [Read more...]

Competitions,Technology

Win an Acer Aspire S3 laptop

Win an Acer Aspire S3 laptop

We’ve teamed up with the Windows 7 team to offer you the chance to win this Acer Aspire S3 laptop worth £699 from ‘The Collection from Windows 7″. [Read more...]