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We’re splitting into two camps right about now: those who are happy to make the most of the holiday season and let the mulled wine wash over them, and those who are studiously avoiding all things red and green. There are plenty of diversions for …

This is more like it. Momentum is building towards the holidays, not yet to a reckless rush, but a comfortable trot.Lots of good times to be had and parties to crash. Just don’t wear yourself out before things really get moving. Friday: If you’ve never …

As the pall of winter drives away our fair-weather event planners and publicity machines save up their energy for the starting gun of the holiday season, it’s time to revisit old friends. One-off spectacles come and go, but through thick and thin we can count …

It’s getting to that time of year. The city’s shutting itself in for a nice quiet winter beside the radiator, and can’t be bothered with laying out quite as much entertainment as in the past months. Unfortunately, our budgets are only growing tighter, and we …

Cult of celebrity or no, big names are all over the place this week. Take inspiration from your heroes whether they be supermodels, fossil hunters, punk rockers or astronauts. Or if you’re us, punk rock astronauts on dinosaurs. Friday: Haven’t yet come across Kate Moss …

Three big nights of widespread anarchy and strangeness dominate this week– Halloween, Guy Fawkes Night, and Election Night. In between are bits of more cerebral repose to help you keep a grip on reality. Friday: Halloween is an occasion for overpriced costume parties, but there …

There’s something for all of us this week: the amateur mystics, the bargain hunters, the sweet tooths, the self-actualisers and the voyeurs. Which might make it sound like any other week in our city, and it is– but only if you know where to look. …