Ryan Murphy’s latest hit show Hollywood, inspired by true life events of the Golden Era, has become the talk of the town among Netflix viewers. Set in post-World War II Tinseltown, it follows a group of budding young filmmakers, including director Raymond (played by Darren Criss) and screenwriter Archie (played by Jeremy Pope) trying their … Read more
Britain at its best: Whitby is the Yorkshire seaside town that inspired Dracula – and it’s to die for In Bram Stoker’s 1897 classic, Count Dracula lands at Whitby on a schooner The most splendid Gothic spot is its abbey, which overlooks the coast Harry Mount stayed at The Riviera, a comfortable B&B with ‘epic’ sea … Read more
A tiny Austrian lakeside village rumoured to be an inspiration for Arendelle in the Disney film series Frozen that had to limit tourist numbers is now longing for visitors to return to its empty lanes. Hallstatt, population 780, estimates it had a million day-trip visitors last year, before the coronavirus pandemic halted international tourism. Other … Read more
There’s an old stone building with gothic architecture and, inside, a labyrinth of nooks and crannies begging to be explored in games of hide and seek. Below the floorboards there’s a secret cellar, complete with trapdoor, where spiders, cobwebs and spooky shadows lurk — just the place for a ghost story. The description of this … Read more
‘Eat your heart out, A-listers!’ Nadia Sawalha, 55, strips off for the viral Pillow Challenge after being inspired by Halle Berry By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 11:47 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 11:56 BST, 21 April 2020 Nadia Sawalha took her cue from Hollywood royalty on Monday evening as she embraced the viral … Read more
He has enjoyed decades of immense success as a formidable cybernetic time-travelling android in the hit Terminator film franchise. And Arnold Schwarzenegger, 72, was spotted taking something of a trip down memory lane on Friday, when he enjoyed a bike ride sporting a face mask emblazoned with the words ‘we’ll be back’, inspired by his … Read more
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Tinder Press £20, 384 pp) Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Tinder Press £20, 384 pp) This is Maggie O’Farrell’s first foray into historical fiction, and, as with her contemporary work, it’s the ebb and flow of emotions that carry this heartbreaking, beautifully written story along on its melancholy current. On a hazy … Read more