Results tagged “marthastewart”

Monday: Novelist David Benioff has a few recognisable names on his CV – he’s both collaborated with Spike Lee and written the screenplay for The Kite Runner. Tonight Benioff is at Foyles to discuss his second novel, City of Thieves (6.30pm, free; e-mail events@foyles.co.uk to reserve a ticket). more ›

There are apparently quite a few out there who still venerate this triumph of PR over commonsense. Empress of daytime TV with a terrifyingly large business network, she is as firmly ensconced in American popular culture as Delia is over here. But insipidity and a degree of culinary ability is about all they have in common: Martha’s an ex-con, you see. A fallen angel. Convicted for telling porkies to some federal bureau of something or other. Which is obviously why she’s been denied access to this, er, rose-scented land of ours. more ›

TV Troll has been dilatory of late. We missed the return of our favourite Aussies on Monday (Kath & Kim, Mon 10pm BBC2), we didn't warn you about the return of X Factor (Fri 8.30pm ITV1), and, most damningly, we didn't even cover the Big Brother final. Apologies – but we reckon the blanket coverage of BB absolves us a bit, and we'd given up by the last fortnight anyway as it was becoming... more ›