‘Do you like Caravaggio?’ asks wealthy Dickie Greenleaf to his enigmatic new friend Tom Ripley, at the beginning of the current Netflix drama based on Patricia Highsmith’s famous thriller: The talented Mr. Ripley. The query is a kind of test and is about more than just class. It is intended as a measure of character, … Read more
Anthony Minghella’s enchanting 1999 film remains the absolute benchmark for summer style – Alamy The charismatic Dickie Greenleaf’s appetite for fashion is as voracious as his obsession with women and the life of La Dolce Vita. “Let me buy you a coat,” he says in the lavish big-screen adaptation of The talented Mr. Ripleybased on … Read more
Hannah Waddingham will host the 2024 Olivier Awards (Christie Goodwin) Nicole Scherzinger, Sarah Jessica Parker, Andrew Scott and Sarah Snook are all in the running for this year’s Olivier Awards after the nominations were announced this afternoon, with the National Theater underlining its stellar year with a total of 15 nods. The National Theatre’s Dear … Read more
Greatest Hamlets: Maxine Peake, David Tennant and Benedict Cumberbatch All the world is a stage for Queen Camilla, who attended a star-studded event at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Tuesday evening as part of the 400e-anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio. Her Majesty originally planned to enjoy this Valentine’s Day outing with the King; instead, celebrities … Read more
A year in fashion: Barbie, fashion daddies, Kylie Jenner and cowboy Crocs (ES) The rise of fashion fathers Matthew Bomer, Andrew Scott, Jonathan Bailey and Paul Mescal, ready to break the internet (Evan Ross Katz) Daddy-dandyism is the viral male charge that keeps on giving. We’d like to know what this will soon mean for … Read more
(Dave Bennett) Andrew Scott was “really, genuinely excited, shocked and surprised” when he won the Best Actor statuette at the 67th Evening Standard Awards last weekend for his performance in Simon Stephens’ Vanya, a one-person adaptation of Chekhov’s play. “Our producers Wessex Grove decided they would put something that was a bit crazy and not … Read more