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Ivor Novello winner Gavin Higgins on his first LGBTQ+ composition: “Queerness has never been a barrier for me in classical music”

Hosts of Your Internet Boyfriends are building conversations between straight and queer men: “It’s about being a good friend and a decent human being.”

Dom McGovern on being the ugliest person at a party, but still the most beautiful girl in the world: “If I’m going to be a pig, I’m going to be an award-winning one.”

Remembering David Hockney: “As a fellow Yorkshire queer, I’ve always been a total fan.”

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens with exhibition dedicated to LGBTQ+ comics: “Illustration is a fundamental art form that shapes our world.”

“Organisations like ours tend to be refuges for people who might struggle to fit in”: the Woolwich Works director on promoting inclusivity and celebrating queer creatives this Pride month

Hôtel Rendez-Vous: the bijou Parisian hotel you need to know about
Dr Kate Nambiar on her sense of vocation

5 Tracks You Need To Hear This Weekend

21 December, 201221 December, 2012Shane William Germaney

Shane brings you this week’s selection of the hottest tracks to get you moving.

Madam Vastra Investigates

20 December, 201220 December, 2012Vada That

Madam Vastra and Jenny are back in this new prequel to The Snowmen.

I Blame the French.

20 December, 201222 December, 2012Conor Collins

Artist Conor Collins gives his take on why the British are too intimidated by art. It’s all the French’s fault. Or is it something deeper?

Reblog Culture: Three Fun Tumblrs

20 December, 201220 December, 2012Gabriel Duckels

Gabriel takes a look at the new phenomena that is tumblr and introduces us to three blogs you should be following

Would You Kindly… Play BioShock?

20 December, 201226 December, 2012Roy Ward 1

Roy anticipates the release of BioShock Infinite and explores the awesome world of Rapture in the series’ previous instalments.

Socialise With Us

19 December, 201219 December, 2012Vada That

If you haven’t already seen us on social network sites maybe it’s about time you came along for a look. www.facebook.com/vadamagazine

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Review

19 December, 201215 January, 2013Ed Cripps

Ed Cripps reviews The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, fighting his way past a dragon, a huddle of dwarves and over-dramatic debates about frame rates…

The Bizarre Genius of Silent Night Deadly Night 2

19 December, 201220 September, 2018Tim Boden

Amid all the feel-good charm of Christmas movies Tim takes us to a forgotten B-movie classic, complete with psycho Santa, that will surely get you in the festive mood.

Christmas #1? Where’s Cliff When You Need Him?

18 December, 201224 December, 2012Shane William Germaney

Shane gives us his take on this year’s battle for Christmas #1 and treats us to a few guilty pleasures on the way.

Cover Me Badd: Trashing the Classics

18 December, 201226 December, 2012Andrew Bailey

‘Tis the season, and to meet the occasion we’re rolling out our resident Grumpy Old Man, Andy, to give you his take on the recent trend of acoustic cover ads.

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Travel

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Destination – what to do in Quinta do Lago besides golfing

3 November, 202415 September, 2025Tim Firmager

Vada recently visited Quinta do Lago – Europe’s finest golf, leisure and lifestyle resort in the Algarve. We expectedly encountered a lot of golf and golfers, but were keen to find out what else Quinta do Lago offers for those just wanting to enjoy the lifestyle on holiday without a set of clubs.

Quinta do Lago The Magnolia Hotel

Hotel review: The Magnolia hotel, Quinta do Lago – Portugal

3 November, 20243 November, 2024Tim Firmager

Vada visited Quinta do Lago – Europe’s finest golf, leisure and lifestyle resort in the Algarve. During our stay we stayed at the resort’s The Magnolia Hotel. The resort provided the accommodation, here is our review.

Food

Restaurant review: Tom Brown at The Capital

Restaurant review: Tom Brown at The Capital, London

1 July, 2026Tim Firmager

Vada headed to Tom Brown at The Capital, for a relaxing dinner away from the busy shopping areas of London’s Knightsbridge. Here’s our review.

The Good Front Room restaurant

Review: The Good Front Room – Dalston, London

17 March, 2026Tim Firmager

Chef Dominic Taylor, winner of Five Star Kitchen: Britain’s Next Great Chef has launched his first first restaurant, The Good Front Room.

Music

Macy See

Macy See is done with perfectionism and ‘trying to be cool’

7 May, 2026Alastair James

The actress and singer explains the meaning behind her debut single, ‘Lonely Outside,’ and why perfection is overrated.

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Music review: Top 10 albums of 2023

22 December, 2023John Preston

John Preston shares his top ten favourite albums of 2023 (in no particular order).

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