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Catherin Zeta-Jones, Mary-Louise Parker and Bruce Willis in Red 2 (Picture: Frank Masi, Summit Entertainment)
Mary-Louise Parker: I never wanted to be a movie star
A single parent who shuns Hollywood, Mary-Louise Parker talks about weed, dwarf goats and Bruce Willis…
Arts Ed Gamble and Ray Peacock will be appearing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Picture: Ashley Maile)
Enjoy the laughs from your sofa
Can’t get to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year? Soak it up on TV, radio and podcast instead…
Arts Innocent Drinks co-founder Richard Reed (Picture: supplied)Innocent Drinks co-founder Richard Reed (Picture: supplied)
Innocent co-founder: Our smoothies were inspired by hangovers
Innocent Drinks co-founder Richard Reed says the inspiraton for its smoothies came from wanting something good to drink after a hangover…
Health Vicki-Marie Cossar overcomes her fears to leap over walls and railings (Picture: Gretel Ensignia)
The height of fitness
Why walk to work when you can hop, skip and jump? Vicki-Marie Cossar gets to grips with Parkour as an alternative fitness regime
Arts Tour de Force: Rob Crouch in Oliver Reed Wild Thing (Picutre: Annabel Staff)
A furiously funny, feisty and sad homage
Unrepentant reflections on a legend's life lived large…
Travel
Fish heads in Shanghai (Picture: Supplied)
Do something different on your holiday
Off the beaten track: Fancy doing something a little different on your next holiday? Tamara Hinson finds the world’s weirdest tours
Arts
Alex Horne (Picture: Supplied)
Edinburgh Festival: Home truths from Alex Horne
He used to be a PowerPoint nerd - now it's all change for Alex Horne…
Arts
Ed Gamble and Ray Peacock will be appearing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Picture: Ashley Maile)
Edinburgh Festival: It's tough for today's podcasters, says podcasting pioneer
Ray Peacock and Ed Gamble were ahead of the podcasting curve in 2007 - how times have changed…
Fashion
Of the 135,000 pieces hitting Farfetch this month, Carven’s patchwork dress may just be our fave, £585. www.farfetch.com
Stella McCarntney shades and Asda’s £32 coat
On our fashion wish list this week: Stella McCartney shades, Asda’s £32 coat and leopard-print ponyhair boots.…
Health
The holiday workout
You've worked hard for your beach body so don't forget your training as soon as you get on the plane. Check out this holiday workout…
Arts
Sion Lloyd (Murdoch) , Philip Rham (Captain Smith) and Dominic Brewer (Lightoller) appear in Titanic at Southwark Playhouse (Picture: Annabel Vere)
On the crest of a wave – at first
Ingenious and award-winning Broadway disaster musical Titanic creates characters from the accounts of the doomed voyage…
Kaya Scodelario is appearing in C4 thriller Southcliffe (Picture: Getty)
Kaya Scodelario: Effy was such a special character to me
Kaya Scodelario, 21, became a cult heroine to a generation of Skins fans as Effy Stonem. She’s now appearing in C4 thriller Southcliffe…
Travel
Sir Richard Branson first visited Kenya as a teenager (Picture: supplied)
Live the African dream
Richard Branson’s new Kenyan safari camp, Mahali Mzuri, offers much more than just unparalleled luxury.…
Food
Overall, the cooking is spot on at Tom's Kitchen (Picture: David Griffen Photography)
Triple helpings for Aikens
This third branch of chef Tom Aikens’s casual restaurant concept (there’s one in Chelsea and in Somerset House) has been a long time coming. Aikens…
Some stick-on gems and marker pen will give old wellies a new lease of life (Picture: supplied)
Make a gem of a boot
You could splash out on a new pair of wellies for the festival season. Or, you could make-over an old pair, says Perri Lewis, author…
Food
The ‘quality’ burger market is becoming saturated with places such as Five Guys – and not just with the grease (Picture: Rex)
Restaurant review: Over here – and over it
The spread of the US-inspired ‘quality’ burger market is becoming saturated – and not just with the grease…
Kristin Scott Thomas and director Nicolas Winding Refn (Picture: FameFlynet.uk.com)
Scott Thomas: I don’t have anything to prove
Forget her buttoned-up persona, Kristin Scott Thomas is no ice queen…
Arts
Denton Chikura and Lucian Msamati have turned to folklore for their play (Picture: Gretel Ensignia)
Nhamo, the Manyika Warrior, is Africa’s newest superhero
Actors and playwrights Denton Chikura and Lucian Msamati talk about the inspiration for the new play, The Epic Adventure Of Nhamo The Manyika Warrior And…
Arts
Swan Lake Reloaded gives a burlesque, urban feel to the classical ballet (Picture: Matsbacker)
Swan Lake gets down and dirty
Contemporary, classical, street – ‘It’s all dance’, says choreographer of Swan Lake Reloaded Fredrik Rydman…
Food
Courgette with pecorino and honey (Picture: Jason Lowe/Hodder & Stoughton)
Cook courgette with pecorino and honey
How to cook this deliciously intense recipe from Florence Knight’s debut cookbook, One: A Cook And Her Cupboard…
Food
Olive oil, orange and chocolate cake (Picture: Jason Lowe/Hodder & Stoughton
Olive oil, chocolate and orange cake
How to cook this deliciously orangey cake from Florence Knight’s debut cookbook, One: A Cook And Her Cupboard…
Books
Literary magazines Granta, Gutter and The White Review (Picture: supplied)
The book of books
Shelf Space looks at the current crop of literary magazines to help you with your holiday reads…
Arts
If ever a dancer loved being seduced on stage, it’s Carlos Acosta (Picture: Johan Persson)
A happy birthday celebration for Carlos Acosta
Carlos Acosta’s summer galas have proven hit-and-miss affairs in the past. But this career celebration, marking his 40th birthday, is a well-considered selection…
Books
David Peace's epic study of Liverpool legend Bill Shankly is a joy to read (Picture: www.iandodds.co.uk)
Frankly about Mr Shankly
After unpicking Brian Clough’s tenure at Leeds Utd, David Peace makes an epic study of a Liverpool legend…
Food
Chef Florence Knight devotes each chapter of her new cookbook to her favourite ingredients (Picture: Kalpesh Lathigra)
Florence Knight is One to watch
The Polpetto head chef’s cookbook, A Cook And Her Cupboard, offers elegant recipes full of character and passion…
Arts
Conrad Shawcross wonders why we divide the day into 24 hours (Picture: Stuart Leech)
No Timepiece like the present Roundhouse
Conrad Shawcross’s immersive Timepiece aims to put a fresh perspective on time.…
The Disco Shed makes its Shambala debut later this month (Picture: Ben Spear)
Find a field and dance the summer away
From family entertainment to one-day raves, there’s still plenty of field-based fun for everyone …
Travel
Rio do Prado hotel in Portugal (Picture: supplied)
The ultimate in eco hotels
Indulge in luxury in Portugal and help save the environment at the same time.…
Books
Mr Lynch's Holiday author Catherine O'Flynn (Picture: supplied)
On my e-reader: Catherine O’Flynn
Author Catherine O’Flynn reveals what’s on her e-reader, including the ‘hard-boiled noir’ of Megan Abbott and the funniest story she’s ever read…
Food
Gaucho beefsteak cuts
How to cook the perfect steak
Cooking a good steak has become the benchmark of the casual chef, a precise science that can leave your guest (or yourself) either looking faintly…
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