22 Apr
Michael Hogan says goodbye to More! magazine, where he wrote, laughed and tested implausible sex positions for money. This well-appointed website isn’t the first time I’ve been “Token Bloke”. I was also TB at the first consumer magazine I was lucky enough to land a job on: the mighty More!. I worked there from 1994 (“nineteen-ninety-phwoar”, we called it) until 1996 (you guessed it, “nineteen-ninety-sex”). Sadly, More!’s closure was announced this week. The news brought back a Proustian rush of...
20 Apr
The stand-up comedian, writer and entertainer reveals his make-up staples for the first time. 1. YSL L’Homme Touche Eclat Pen, £25 A hide -the-blemish, frankly, but no one would ever know you’re wearing it. Covers all those little red blotches, especially around the eyes. A boon. I think it reflects light, or something. 2. MAC bronzing powder in Bronze, £19. Gives a healthy glow where none would otherwise be. 3. MAC eye shadow in Coquette, £12. For that musky,...
19 Apr
Fruit shakes, amuse bouche, fancy props and waiting lists. Enough, says Shelly Preston. We need to reclaim the simple delight of British afternoon tea. I used to thank God for the genteel fellowship of afternoon tea. Ceremonial and traditional it forms, along with the hangover fry up and fish & chips on the sea front, part of a holy trinity of British food rituals that by and large have proved immune to meddling. But lately I have detected a sly...
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