EXPLAINED: 3 | Vintage Vibes

Swifties flock to Leicester Square as Taylor Swift’s box office smash hits UK

The Eras Tour, filmed over three nights in California stadium, likely to become biggest grossing concert movie in history

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

Stabbing victim’s brother protests for release of man convicted of his murder

Tim Darby stands in Downing Street with mother of Jason Moore, who he believes has been wrongly imprisoned for almost a decade

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023

Flatpacks and floorfillers: how an Ikea became one of the world’s biggest nightclubs

The furniture giant’s ex-London flagship is now a giant venue – boasting a Batman movie set and not a Billy bookcase in sight. Our writer hits the dancefloor on opening night to ‘chuck out his chintz’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023

‘I call it botanarchy’: The Hackney guerrilla gardener bringing power to the people

For author Ellen Miles, planting in public spaces is a radical act that’s about community ownership and belonging

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023

‘I threw my pop records in the bin’: George Benjamin on his defining moments – and his latest opera

As Picture a day Like this comes to the London stage, the composer speaks about finding his dream collaborator, entering ‘a different dimension’ with Olivier Messiaen – and the day Disney changed his life

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

‘I want it to hit people in the gut’: Chris Ofili on his epic, three-wall Grenfell fresco

The artist has finally chosen to address the tragedy – with Requiem, a vast work depicting a flaming building, fleeing souls and an ocean of tears. He explains why he placed an artist who died at its centre

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

The Architect review – Stephen Lawrence tribute is a deeply moving ride

Set aboard a double-decker as it journeys through London and back and forth in time, this is a poignant but uplifting immersive theatre piece about race, the city, and the legacy of the Black teen murdered at a bus stop 30 years ago

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023

Gin, vermouth … chicken stock?! How did martinis get so weird – and are they more fun to make than drink?

First came James Bond’s shaken variation. Now, the aperitif has been remixed with salt and vinegar, beetroot, bone and even seaweed. Are bartenders just having a giggle – or creating modern classics? There’s only one way to find out

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023

Dining across the divide: ‘I expected him to be vegetarian, which was probably unfair’

They both lean towards Labour, but are they on the same page when it comes to ‘woke culture’, the climate crisis and the media?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023

‘I’m so proud of the girls’: England’s 1972 squad celebrate despite final loss

Members of first official England women’s squad say team is in great shape to kick on despite disappointment in 2023 final

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2023