Fact: singing makes you feel better. A lot better. I won’t hear anything against that – it’s just true. And if you can come together with others to sing in perfect harmony to one of your favourite songs? Well, that’s basically the Gail’s cinnamon bun of happiness. It doesn’t get much sweeter. Unfortunately, IRL choirs
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While a ceilidh might breach all those social distancing rules, a little bit of haggis never hurt anybody. Here’s a selection of meal kits and food orders you can still get to yours in time for a grand at-home celebration of Burns Night this coming Monday (January 25). Townsend’s Burns Night feast (pictured above) Don’t just stop at neeps and
The ballgowns, the stately intrigue, the wigs, the surprisingly flimsy bodices … it’s safe to say Bridgerton has made a lot of people very happy since it launched on Netflix at Christmas. And there’s more good news for its army of fans: once lockdown ends, they’ll be able to take a specially tailored tour of
BrewLDN, which bills itself as ‘the ultimate date in the craft beer calendar’, has announced its big 2021 shindig for May. Do you have a craft beer calendar? If not, why not? Traditionally taking place at Old Truman Brewery, event organisers have this year instead opted for Printworks in Surrey Quays. The festival will serve
Yes, you’ve got a lot of time on your hands at home. But even with the six hours it takes to make this iconic dish, there’s no way you’re going to achieve the results they get at Otto’s. The Clerkenwell restaurant has been making a name for itself in foodie circles since it launched in 2011 with its
Welcome to our new series, One Good Thing to Do Today. It’s a guide to little things you can actually do in lockdown London that will provide bits of light in these dark times. Today, Kate Lloyd gets messy. About a week before the pandemic hit London good and proper, I went to a pottery course at Kana London behind
Construction walls are down around the iconic Art Nouveau Métro marquee, and the first section of the France expansion leading to Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is open at EPCOT. In this post, we’ll tour the Streets of Paris area, rate the restrooms, and offer speculation about a grand opening date for Walt Disney World’s rat ride.
This Walt Disney World resort report covers our recent experience staying in the Boulder Ridge Villas at Wilderness Lodge. We share photos & video of our room, decorations, lobby, Electrical Water Pageant, and commentary on why it might be a good option for “buying low” into DVC. It’s no secret that Wilderness Lodge is my
Back in 2018, a group of ‘art activists’ headed to City Hall with a request. With a visit from then-US President Donald Trump imminent, they wanted permission to fly a giant balloon – designed to look like a naked Donald Trump in a nappy – in the sky above Westminster. A crowdfunder was launched to raise
Heavy metal is law. There’s no point fighting it. There’s no point debating the fact. London is a town full of leather rebels, full-time thrashers and blast beat fanatics. Case-in-point: Crobar, the storied Soho heavy metal bar that was forced to close last year, has managed to raise a stonking £40,000 on Crowdfunder. The intent? To
Why not come out the other side of this lockdown with the ability to cook a decadent restaurant-standard three-course meal? You never know when you might need to whip one up and, on Friday January 29, you can learn to do it while supporting a very good cause at the same time. Peckham restaurant Levan
Walt Disney World has added new hours through early April 2021 for Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, and Hollywood Studios, while also extending hours for late January and February 2021. In this post, we’ll share the updated calendar, plus new commentary on best & worst days of the week for each park. Let’s begin with
If you’ve made it over halfway through this year’s Dry January without caving, frankly, you deserve a medal. While we can’t give you that, we can help you raise a glass to your good health without breaking any of the rules you’ve been sticking to so well. We’ve gathered together a list of genuinely great
It’s fair to say that Top Cuvée has bossed lockdown. The little bar with the weird name pivoted hard to home delivery last year and has since become the poster child for Ingenious Resilient Businesses. Shop Cuvée, as it’s now known, sends out booze and comfort food across the capital, via bicycle, from its Blackstock Road site. The venture’s been
Welcome to our new series, One Good Thing to Do Today. It’s a guide to little things you can actually do in lockdown London that will provide bits of light in these dark times. In this instalment, Time Out editors select songs that will lift the gloomiest of moods Apparently, today is Blue Monday – aka the most
With numbers of Covid cases (once again) very high, hospitals are (once again) overstretched. As we all look towards getting through the tough next few weeks, perhaps now is the time to think about doing something nice for the NHS staff near you. Here’s six ways to do it. 1. Join Furloughed Foodies Back in Lockdown One,
Our Disney Vacation Club Buying Guide covers best & worst home resorts, buying DVC via directly v. resale, how to use points, membership perks, plus the pros & cons of joining. Finally, we share our story of why we joined, and answer frequently asked questions. (Updated January 18, 2021.) Although we are DVC members, we weigh
We’re back with another Walt Disney World news round-up! This covers a few stories, including the latest on winter crowds and construction progress in the parks. Additionally, we revisit the big story of the week, the ending of Disney’s Magical Express, with additional details as we try to make sense of that. Let’s start with
UPDATE (January 15): In an effort to stop as-yet-unidentified new strains of the virus entering the country, the UK government today announced that all travel corridors would be removed temporarily from Monday (January 18) until at least February 15. All incoming travellers must now provide a negative test result from within the past 72 hours and quarantine for ten
If you’re struggling to come up with new ways to keep little ones entertained – or suffering from some of the old lockdown insomnia yourself – ZSL London Zoo might have found the answer. Its motley crew of keepers is stepping away from feeding time and turd-sweeping to take a turn in front of the camera, beaming into your bedroom for story time.
When we went to Bruce Nauman’s exhibition at the Tate Modern last year we declared it ‘vulgar violent and absurd’, which is our art critic’s way of saying he really enjoyed himself. Sadly, the gallery had to close its (massive) doors not long after, so all of Bruce’s brilliant sculptures and video installations have been sitting around in the dark,
Welcome to our new series, One Good Thing to Do Today. It’s a guide to little things you can actually do in lockdown London that will provide bits of light in these dark times. Today, Isabelle Aron puts her walking boots on. London might not have the vast countryside fields that you’ll find in the home counties, but
This year’s London Short Film Festival gets underway tonight, running until January 24. If you’re looking for a change from Netflix or a glimpse at some up-and-coming filmmaking talent in handy, bite-sized form, it has a slate chockers with new shorts to discover. Bringing star power to the line-up are hometown heroes Riz Ahmed, who
The photos are always the same. An extreme close up. A hand just out of shot. Something oozing. Oh, and two hunks of bread. There’s a new foodie Instagram trend in town. It’s been brewing since Lockdown 1 but it’s hitting its peak right now. With restaurants shuttered and takeaways hard to photograph in the
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