As media nerve centres go, it is a far cry from the usual glass-and-chrome Soho office, stuffed with plush designer furniture and high-tech gadgetry. But despite operating from nothing more glamorous than a modest shed in a Home Counties village, Talking Pictures TV has become one of the most unlikely success stories in broadcasting, counting … Read more
Laura Marling Song For Our Daughter Chrysalis/Partisan, out now Rating: Quite a few albums that should have come out now have been postponed till the autumn. You can understand why, but it’s no use to the fans who have time to kill and a thirst for new music. So let’s hear it for Laura … Read more
Tears For Fears star Curt Smith, 58, is joined by talented daughter Diva as they perform the band’s timely classic Mad World from self-quarantine in LA Written by Tears For Fears co-founder Roland Orzabel, the mournful track was inspired by the theories of celebrated psychoanalyst Arthur Janov With lyrical references to solitude and isolation it … Read more
Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Warner, out now Rating: As if to demonstrate that pop is a game of fine margins, New Rules, Dua Lipa’s excellent three-point manifesto … Read more
Millions of people living under lockdown are missing out on one of the great joys of the English pub — the weekly quiz. Here, renowned quizmaster and author MARCUS BERKMANN has prepared a special set of questions for Mail readers, suitable for all the family… HOW TO PLAY Get your friends and extended family together, … Read more
Kendall Jenner puts top down on her classic Cadillac for a joy ride as she ignores LA’s ‘safer at home’ order with BFF Fai Khadra By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 03:21 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 17:41 BST, 3 April 2020 Her love of cars nearly matches her billionaire sister Kylie Jenner. Kendall … Read more
CLASSIC CRIME By Barry Turner for the Daily Mail Published: 22:12 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 26 March 2020 KILLING WITH CONFETTI by Peter Lovesey (Sphere £8.99, 336 pp ) KILLING WITH CONFETTI by Peter Lovesey (Sphere £8.99, 336 pp ) It is a tough life for Peter Diamond. As head of … Read more
Not just flower power: VW’s £60,000 e-BULLI is a classic T1 Samba Bus converted into an electric vehicle with a range of 124 miles The e-BULLI is an original Volkswagen T1 Samba bus with a 45kWh battery and electric motor from the e-Up! It can be charged to 80% capacity in 40 minutes, has a … Read more
Ariana Grande shows off vocal range as she covers the Whitney Houston classic I Believe In You And Me during her self-quarantine By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 05:23 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 05:23 GMT, 20 March 2020 From documenting her darling dogs to urging her young fans to ‘stay inside,’ Ariana has … Read more
A body painter has brought new life to classic works of art by integrating naked models into beloved paintings, including Starry Nights by Vincent Van Gogh; Water Lilies by Claude Monet; and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Pablo Picasso. Trina Merry, 40, from New York City has devoted her life to her vocation since she was literally … Read more