It was 1996 when Nicolas Winding Refn made his directorial debut with Pusher, a film about a drug pusher with a debt that’s getting increasingly larger. It launched Refn’s career, [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Minx Nails – Sassy Style Sure to Sizzle
Minx Nails are a glamorous nail treatment that lets you extend fashion to your fingertips. This latest trend will ensure that your nails show off some sassy style that’s sure to sizzle this season. They’re funky, flashy, and super fashionable. First popularised by US celebrities like Lady GaGa, Beyoncé, Katy Perry and Rihanna, the Minx [...]
The Three Horseshoes – Madingley
City Connect’s wine critic Tom Lewis – the Cambridge Wine Blogger – reviews one of his favourite gastropubs in Cambridgeshire – the Three Horseshoes in Madingley. There comes a time when you have a young family when going for a meal means just finding somewhere that will keeps the kids occupied and not be too [...]
Staying Connected Even when You’re Offline
When you switch off your internet-connected computer, whether laptop, desktop or smartphone, any tasks that you initiated also stop, or at least pause in hibernating memory. Resume the machine and the task might continue where it left off, or it might require a restart. It’s all very frustrating, time-consuming and wasteful. But, what if you’re [...]
The Big Summer BBQ – 15th July, 5-11pm
Last year, Creating Cambridge organised an awesome business networking event called the Big Summer BBQ. It went down so well that the team at Creating Cambridge have just announced that bookings are now open for the next Big Summer BBQ which is to be held on 15th July 2011. If you were one of those [...]
The Plough – Coton
City Connect’s wine critic Tom Lewis – the Cambridge Wine Blogger – shares his experience of a pub lunch at The Plough in Coton. This was the first time Tom had visited this gastropub and, reading what he has to say about the experience, it certainly sounds like it won’t be his last! It was [...]
Why is Teaching Environmental Science So Controversial?
Environmental science is about as politically charged a discipline you might find, stem cells GMOs, vaccines, and nuclear energy notwithstanding. In some circles, particularly certain sectors of academia and the media, environmental discussions are synonymous with controversial debates. So, asks environmental scientist, Chyrisse Tabone of Argosy University in Pittsburgh, USA, how can educators teach students [...]
Hotel Du Vin & Bistro – Cambridge
City Connect’s wine critic Tom Lewis – the Cambridge Wine Blogger – shares his experience of a lunchtime visit to Hotel Du Vin & Bistro in Cambridge. Central Cambridge is a beautiful place and a regular feature on the tourist circuit, but rather as a result of this, the quality of restaurants in the centre of town is [...]
Love and Other Drugs
Love and Other Drugs came out on DVD today and, although had mixed reviews in the cinema, is what I would call a beautiful adult romance. Adorning our DVD shelves at the moment, love stories tend to be targeted at the teenage demographic so it was a pleasant surprise to find a story written in [...]
The 38th Cambridge Beer Festival – 23 to 28 May
City Connect recommends the Cambridge Beer Festival for a good day out. The event supplies British beer, Foreign beers, ciders, perry, mead and wine (from our very own Cambridgeshire Chilford Hall) CAMRA itself explains the history behind the event and provides more information below… The Cambridge Beer Festival was first held in 1974. This festival [...]
Happy Birthday Richard Wagner
The world-famous German composer Richard Wagner was born on May 22nd 1813 and City Connect remembers his music today, which has inspired millions of people around the world. He was born in the Saxon city of Leipzig and died in 1883 in Venice. He is primarily known for his magnificent operas, some of them spanning [...]
John Cage at De La Warr Pavilion Until 5 June
Anybody who is familiar with the silent work 4’33″ (4 minutes 33 seconds) will have some idea of the avant-garde style of John Cage. I had heard of it but never listened, it’s just silence after all. But after visiting the De La Warr Pavilion, I found a performance on YouTube and discovered that there’s [...]
Atlas Shrugged
For many years we have been waiting for a film based on one of the cornerstones of modern literature: Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. The film is based on her most famous novel that caused heavy philosophical debates in the late 1950s and created a philosophy called objectivism. Her philosophy is discussed widely until today [...]
10 Definitions of Junk Science
“Understanding how the term junk science is used will enhance debates surrounding the science of sustainability. For by better understanding what science is, we will be better positioned to use it optimally and accurately as we seek to plot a sustainable path forward.” That’s the conclusion of US social scientist Michael Carolan of Colorado State [...]
The Big Book Comes to Cambridge
One of the world’s biggest books is coming to visit Cambridge University Library on May 19-21. It is a 2.2 metre high walk-in book entitled Imagine. It invites readers to enter and write their own individual answer to the question: “What do you imagine?” The sculpture has been designed by artist Diana Bell (click here [...]
Wine Buying in Alsace, France
City Connect’s wine critic – Tom Lewis, the Cambridge Wine Blogger – shares his experiences of sampling wine in the Alsace region of France. There are two things I particularly like when buying wine – firstly, getting a bargain and secondly, trying something local; whilst it’s not always true that the locals keep the good [...]
Men’s Fashion Trends for Spring 2011
Make sure you’re in style this season with our guide on how to update your wardrobe now that Winter is over. The Spring/Summer 2011 designer collections were shown at the end of last year in London, Paris, New York and Milan. These couture creations have filtered down to the high street and now everyone can [...]
Making a Royal Appointment
With royal wedding fever still in the air, the people of Cambridge are in for a real treat in June when Senior Director and Sotheby’s international jewellery expert, Alexandra Rhodes will be giving an illustrated talk. Ms Rhodes will speak at a Cambridge Fundraising Committee’s wine reception on Thursday 9 June at Newham College in [...]
Susan Hiller at Tate Britain Until 15 May
Having known little or nothing of Susan Hiller’s work (and travelling miles up from Folkestone) I was pleasantly surprised and relieved to find a show that was thought provoking and unique. Hiller’s work excavates the overlooked and ignored aspects of our culture, finding meaning in the mundane and outlandish through collected images and objects, to [...]
Happy Birthday Tchaikovsky – Honorary Doctor of Cambridge
The birthday of one of the greatest composers of the 19th century is coming up soon. Tchaikovsky was born on May 7th in 1840 in Russia. He was a Russian composer of the Romantic era known for various symphonies, operas, ballets and a selection of chamber music. His most famous compositions are Swan Lake, The [...]
Olympian Backs Big Walk for Alzheimer’s Research UK
Britain’s number one female javelin thrower Goldie Sayers is putting her weight behind Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Big Walk in Cambridgeshire on Sunday 22 May. Goldie is urging everyone to step up to the challenge and help the UK’s leading dementia research charity raise £10,000 to pay for 500 hours of pioneering dementia research. Hundreds of [...]
Janet Cardiff at Fabrica Gallery Until 30 May
On a day when the Brighton anti-capitalist protest march was kicking off just outside the gallery, it may have not seemed like the best time to view some new artwork. But seeking sanctuary off the street in the former church, now Fabrica Gallery, had a surreal and spiritual effect as 40 angelic voices delivered the [...]
Source Code’s 8 Minutes Won’t Last Too Long
In 2009, British filmmaker Duncan Jones burst onto the scene with his highly acclaimed sci-fi drama Moon. His current film, Source Code, is another sci-fi thriller. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Captain Stevens, an Afghan helicopter pilot who inexplicably wakes up on a combat mission in the body of another man on a commuter train heading [...]
Insidious Creeps from Somewhere Unfamiliar
Director James Wan makes a nice contribution to the haunted house genre (or what appears to be the haunted house genre – you’ll have to see the film to fully understand). In recent years, he has become a polarizing figure amongst horror geeks. He co-wrote and directed the first Saw film, a low budget, immensely successful [...]
Scientists May Have Discovered a New Natural Force
Researchers at the Fermilab near Chicago, a world famous particle accelerator, have found an unexplainable signal in one of their series of experiments. The Fermilab is a physics laboratory investigating the basic principles of existence, dissecting the forces governing the smallest of particles in the universe, smaller than atoms – hardly imaginable and only explicable [...]
Matthew Jukes 100 Best Australian Wines Roadshow
The Matthew Jukes 100 Best Australian Wines Roadshow rolled into Cambridge on 31 March as Noel Young Wines held a tasting at John de Bruyne’s Anstey Hall. Tom Lewis, the Cambridge Wine Blogger, was there and shares his recommendations from the roadshow with City Connect. Described by award-winning Daily Mail writer Jukes as “a legend [...]
Wittgenstein – an Exhibition
A new exhibition on Wittgenstein and photography is currently being shown at the Old Examination Hall in Cambridge. The world famous philosopher was a keen photographer himself, using it as a means to exemplify many of his arguments. He carried out a lot of photography when he was an architect and primary school teacher. In [...]
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Private Members Club – The Do’s and Dont’s for Your Night Out
There is a price to pay for partying in exclusive surroundings, but that price is not always monetary. It is more the case that you are out and about on [...]
Style
What is Bespoke?
A lot of people use the terms “bespoke” and “made-to-measure” interchangeably. They are mistaken.
‘Bespoke’ is actually a term which dates from the 17th century, when tailors held the full lengths [...]
Relationships
Made in Chelsea… Deconstructed by City Connect
City Connect has chosen to follow the love, intrigue, gossip, bitchiness and glamour of one of E4′s latest shows – Made in Chelsea. With its many love triangles demonstrating the twists and turns of real-life [...]
