BRITS are getting ready for the May Day bank holiday weekend. With friends and family to cater for, it is important you know what time your local supermarket is open so you’re not caught short… When is Waitrose open for May Day? Ordinarily, most Waitrose supermarkets are open from 8am until 8pm on Mondays. On Bank Holiday Monday, however, they are […]

Paul Simon is selling his32-acre Connecticut estate for $13.9 million. The 8,500-square-foot main house has seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms, three half bathrooms, five fireplaces, and a three-car garage. The property includes a terraced pool, formal walled gardens, courtyards, and sweeping meadows. A 2,400-square-foot guest cottage served as Simon’s private recording studio, where the musician recorded his last four albums. Visit […]

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Roslyn Packer Theatre, May 3 ★★★ Truth can be even more elusive on a stage than in politics. Some plays are heightened in search of a much deeper truth than mere naturalism can ever hope to dispense. Tennessee Williams wrote lines for his three main characters in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof that […]

Alligators aren’t necessarily something that I fear on a day-to-day basis, which can mostly be chalked up to the fact that I don’t live in Florida. However, they’ve since rocketed to the top of my list of nightmare fuel after watching the trailer for Crawl. The film stars Kaya Scodelario as a woman named Haley Keller, who is tasked with […]

Disney-Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” will continue obliterating records this weekend as the superhero blockbuster heads for at least $175 million in North America, early estimates showed on Friday. “Avengers: Endgame,” which opened with a stunning $357.1 million last weekend, should easily eclipse the record for biggest domestic second weekend of all time, currently held by 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” […]

If you’ve spent any sort of time on the internet in the past few months, you’ve no doubt heard about Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile — globally referred to as “that new Netflix movie starring High School Musical heartthrob Zac Efron as infamous ‘70s serial killer Ted Bundy.” The trailers alone generated think-pieces on everything from the glorification of murder […]

EVERY Saturday, The Consumer Crew are here to solve your problems. Mel Hunter will take on readers’ consumer issues, Amanda Cable will give you the best advice for buying your dream home, Maddy Tooke rounds up the best coupons to save you money and Judge Rinder will tackle your legal woes. Jane Hamilton, property expert PROFESSIONAL cleaning at the end […]

When it was first announced that Zac Efron would be playing Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, it was hard to imagine, given his history as a comedic actor and former Disney Channel star. But for director Joe Berlinger there was never any doubt in his mind that the 31-year-old actor was the perfect guy for the […]

Giuliano Bugialli, who evangelized for traditional Italian cuisine with authoritative cookbooks and culinary schools that taught future chefs and the occasional celebrity how to prepare its classic dishes, died on April 26 in Viareggio, Italy. He was 88. His family announced his death in a statement. No cause was given. Mr. Bugialli spurred a new interest in the food of […]

We love our moms, grandmas, friends who are mothers and soon-to-be mommies so much, but it’s often hard to show them how much we truly care. With Mother’s Day fast approaching, we’re here to help! We found some of the best deals out there to celebrate the joy of motherhood for last-minute shopping.   1. 23andMe   Family means so […]