Author Archives: yablon
BFI London Film Festival: Affleck’s Argo and A Reluctant Fundamentalist
The BFI London Film Festival has spoilt me rotten this week. Ben Affleck and I enjoyed his new film Argo (he is both director and protagonist) at the Wednesday night Leicester Square premiere. As he didn’t have kids’ homework and … Continue reading
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a posh wax at The Chelsea Day Spa
Male readers, you might want to look away. Unless, of course, you are one of those men who is insatiably curious about female wax appointments. As a rule, any G.G. (Groomed Girl) will make time in her busy schedule for … Continue reading
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The long journey getting Kerouac On The Road
Having read the book as a teenager, I needed no persuasion to see Jack Kerouac’s long awaited novel-conversion to the big screen. I recall finding the book, On The Road, and its characters slightly shocking (their freedom was a stark … Continue reading
Lima – cuisine from the land of Paddington Bear
Celebrity-backed rain forests, imaginative handicrafts, stunningly diverse ecosystems, beaches to longhaul for and the land where the sticky bear originated – all this we already know about Peru. But, until Saturday night, I had been unaware of its delicious, unusual … Continue reading
