Fashion This article is more than 4 months old‘History’s most divisive hairstyle’: salons report surge in demand for mulletsThis article is more than 4 months oldSubversive style is cropping up on catwalk after stars such as Paul Mescal sport the look on red carpet
Affectionately known as any of the following – a neck warmer, a Tennessee top hat, or a party at the back – mullets might be the most polarising hairstyle in history, but they are also the cut that refuses to die. Read More...
VapingExplainerMany people are still unsure how e-cigarettes compare with smoking in terms of nicotine – we break it down
The emergence of e-cigarettes in the UK has caused no small amount of controversy. While it has been hailed as an effective tool for quitting by smokers, there have been repeated warnings over a swathe of young people taking up vaping.
But how vapes compare to smoking in terms of nicotine is still a mystery to some. Read More...
MoviesObituaryJay Presson AllenWriter of screen adaptations true to the original's essenceJay Presson Allen, who has died aged 84, made her name as one of the finest adaptors of plays and novels to the screen. "The trick in adapting," she once remarked, "is not to throw out the baby with the bath water. You can change all kinds of things, but don't muck around with the essence."
This she did with her most skilful adaptations: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1966), her hit stage version of Muriel Spark's celebrated 1961 novel, and her screenplays for Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie (1964), Bob Fosse's Cabaret (1972) and Sidney Lumet's Prince of the City (1981). Read More...
