On the first floor of the library – adjacent to Chelsea Town Hall on the Kings Road, is this free exhibition which runs until November 5. It is well worth a visit and you may also want to buy an artwork there as the standard is exceptional. The first artwork displayed in this article is…
Jeremy Irons has amassed a huge CV with constant work in film and sometimes theatre in his career so far. Renowned for aggressive villains as well as romantic parts, he is known for his calm performance on stage and set. He was raised partly on the Isle of Wight and schooled mainly in Dorset. At…
A new take on Jane Austen’s life categorises her and says a passage about her smile-invoking novels that Jane was “actually a firebrand who was angry about social injustice and critical of the church and aristocracy”. In “Pride and Prejudice” Jane categorises the aristocracy as “Rude and arrogant” claims Helena Kelly, autor of “Jane Austen. The secret Radical”.…
Nine US states have put cannabis on the ballot for November 8 when the country votes to elect a new president. Five will vote on full legalisation in California – the most populous state. Massachusetts, Nevada, Maine and Airzona are also involved. If the five vote “yes”, 25% of Americans would have access to legal…