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Back to black: the dark and historic art of gallows humour
When in doubt – say, for example, the fabric of society is disintegrating around us – the Brits turn to black comedy every time. Amanda Nicholls looks at the history of the comic form While some will have the energy to debate whether or not it’s appropriate to post memes and tell jokes about the…
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Killer wardrobes: interview with costume designer Charlotte Mitchell
If dressing A-listers and celebrities is your idea of the perfect job, imagine being wardrobe whizz for Killing Eve’s Villanelle. Here costume designer Charlotte Mitchell talks Liv Tyler and Jodie Comer, favourite characters and the instant-fashion culture. Words by Amanda Nicholls Charlotte Mitchell studied fashion at Central Saint Martins before earning her stripes as a designer and buyer for several…
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Lando Norris: racing start
Making the Grand Prix top 10 more than once and recently bagging his first podium finish, Bristol-born boy wonder Lando Norris is Formula One’s youngest ever British driver and one worth paying attention to. Already an influential figure broadening the sport’s fanbase, he talks Twitch fame and recognising true team efforts at McLaren. Words by…
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Review: The Libertines at O2 Academy Bristol
We might not be knee-deep in Noughties indie but there’s still refreshing raw power and rebel spirit in the musicianship of this motley crew Edged out in recent years by the concentration of sterile, synthesised sonic formula steadily spoonfed into the mouths of Britain’s babes via the pop charts, guitar music, with the odd exception,…
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Restaurant review: Acorn
Dinner delivered by these innovators of vegan cuisine proves a conversation-starting kaleidoscope of flavour – and the seed of creativity is set to grow as the team branches out into a Bristol residency Words by Amanda Nicholls Any disciple of the plant-based diet, any West Country vegetarian or vegan worth their salt, ought to…
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Restaurant review: Seven Lucky Gods
Fortune favours the bold but the skilled team here make their own luck anyway. Expect toothsome East Asian-inspired bar snacks and a quality boozy offer that comes as standard with Hyde & Co, at this popular, prettily packaged izakaya. Words by Amanda Nicholls Every time we visit this bijou yet beautifully formed Tokyo-style bar and…
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Theatre review: The Lion King at Bristol Hippodrome
It’s seven years since the smash-hit stage production graced the city and this autumn it’s back with marvellous music, movement and mechanics and a superb cast including a Bristol-trained actor playing the show’s sneaky usurper. Words by Amanda Nicholls There’s something about Elton John’s choice chord arrangements in Circle of Life that makes us well up before the…
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Travel: All the joy of Illinois
A charismatic cosmopolis of culinary, musical and sporting prowess, where beach buffs and suits hang out side by side: could Chicago be the States’ coolest, most underrated city? Amanda Nicholls is starting to think so Chicago, Chicago; the toddlin’ town that baseball star turned preacher Billy Sunday – even with his smart little aptonym –…
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Restaurant review: Suncraft
Embarking on a vegan diet and determined not to compromise on flavour? We fully recommend a trip to – or takeaway from – this lovely plant-based place The role restaurants have to play in creating a more transparent food system is a topic that’s popping up more and more often. Last March, the Sustainable Restaurant…
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Travel: The Cary Arms
If you’re looking to holiday in Devon this year, blissing out in this Babbacombe Bay bolthole is a brilliant shout “People seem to arrive here by accident – gravity simply brings them to us,” said the kind-faced fellow at the bar with a grin, waving two thoroughly windswept individuals in through The Cary Arms’ cosy…
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