September at the movies
The growing number and variety of films geared toward mature audiences is apparent this September, starting with that old staple, the cerebral thriller. Dutch Director Anton Corbijn’s (Control, The Am ...
LIFESTYLE
“I want you to do this wee thing. I want you to kill the king.”
Robert Tanitch reviews The James Plays at National Theatre/Olivier. God bless Scotland. The stage is dominated by a huge sword, which rises statue-like from the ground and towers over everybody. A kin ...
Part-time pensioners
The nature of retirement has changed and it is no longer a matter of leaving the workplace with a golden carriage clock and entering a quiet life of leisure. Many people are taking a more gradual appr ...
Suits him to a tea
A man who started as an apprentice tea taster in the 1950s is still going strong in the trade more than 60 years later – thanks to drinking six cups a day. Derek Miles, 82, grew up around tea le ...