Lara Williams
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Why Even Vegans Crave Burgers That 'Bleed'
From Iceland's No Bull quarter pounders to the Impossible Burger that "bleeds," the new wave of meat substitute burgers is surprisingly carnivorous. → Read More
Netflix UK's New Documentaries Coming In July Will Totally Knock Your Socks Off
Sometimes it's nice to marathon a critically-acclaimed drama and other times a fun sitcom is exactly what hits the spot, but occasionally there's nothing like a good old dose of reality. So if you're something of a documentary fan and are wondering w… → Read More
The 7 Best Scary Audiobooks For A Full-Bodied Emotional Response
Research conducted by University College London, and backed by the audiobook-seller Audible, has found stories, when told via audiobook, can be even more emotionally affecting than on film. That's right, listening to a horror story may well be even m… → Read More
How To Sleep Better When It's Hot, Because The Struggle Is Real
The UK is in full heatwave mode and everything is feeling positively Mediterranean. However, one of the few problems with this glorious sunshine is the issue of sleeping. It's just not very easy to sleep in the heat. Especially in the UK, where we're… → Read More
7 Creepy Short Stories Set In The Countryside, Because There's Nothing Scarier Than Total Isolation
The countryside might not immediately strike you as obviously creepy, especially while the weather is warming up and our associations of it are more frolicking lambs and sunny planes. But according to these short story writers, the countryside is ver… → Read More
How Early Do You Need To Queue For Wimbledon? The Protocol Is Intense But Easy To Navigate
The biggest tennis tournament in the world will all be kicking off again in almost no time. So pop your Pimms in the freezer and get slicing some cucumber, because it's time to get in the spirit of things. And if you're thinking of taking it up a lev… → Read More
When Does Derren Brown's New Netflix Series 'Miracle' Start? The Trailer Is Seriously Creepy
Derren Brown, the illusionist, hypnotist, magician, whatever he is, has just dropped a very exciting trailer for his new Netflix special Miracle. The trailer suggests the show is set to be a classic, the sort of thing that will surely leave us starin… → Read More
6 Nordic Noir Shows Like 'The Rain' To Stream After You've Finished the Creepy Netflix Drama
The premise of Netflix drama The Rain is simple. A deadly virus carried by — yes, you guessed it — the rain, wipes out almost the entire population of Scandinavia, leaving a post-apocalyptic state. Orphaned siblings Simone and Erasmus join other surv… → Read More
These Chefs Are Showing Manchester There's More to Polish Food Than Pierogi
Lukasz Mazurek and Przemek Marcinkowski run Manchester’s only modern restaurant. Platzki serves new takes on Polish classics, including beef fillet tartare and smoked cottage cheese cakes. → Read More
How The Girlfriend Experience gets sex work right
Though the anthology show is far from perfect, it goes above the sheen of glamour, imposed victim-status and punchlines usually forced on TV’s sex workers → Read More
How the female experience dominated London Film Festival
A league of filmmakers power through to examine gender dynamics, capture iconoclastic legacies and tell thrilling, nuanced stories of complicated women → Read More
Meet The Women In Modern Covens
Are witches real? More Young Women Than Ever Before Are Getting Drawn To The Occult, Meet The Real Modern Witches Behind This MovementPhotography by Matilda Hill-Jenkins → Read More
An essential guide to the films of Charlotte Gainsbourg
From Gothic domestic dramas to sexual and soul-baring noirs, we take a trip into the dark, wild vein of the British-French actor’s prolific on-screen career → Read More
What Happened When I Went Dumpster Diving For Beauty Products
I was very excited about the prospect of getting makeup for free. We pulled up around the back of the retail park, and I tentatively made my way over to the bins behind Boots. → Read More
What to expect from the TV rework of Stephen Kingâs The Mist
Unpacking the horribly timely tale of what people resort to in moments of desperate, blood-curdling fear → Read More
What Our Love of Sadistic Pranks Tells Us About Ourselves
Scientists know where fear comes from—it's triggered by the feeling of losing control or being rendered powerless in some way. But why is it now a cultural obsession? → Read More
What Our Love of Sadistic Pranks Tells Us About Ourselves
Scientists know where fear comes from—it's triggered by the feeling of losing control or being rendered powerless in some way. But why is it now a cultural obsession? → Read More