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Metro
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Where to find your nearest Tango Ice Blast to survive the heatwave
The UK is enjoying (or suffering through) a heatwave, and we're all doing our best to keep cool. But when opening every window in your house won't cut it, and the office air conditioning is on the blink, there's only one thing for it: a cheeky Tango Ice Blast. Our favourite cinema drink, which comes in flavours including strawberry and kiwi, lemon, orange, and even bubblegum has a special place in the nation's heart. The popular flavour combination of blue raspberry and cherry is even jokingly touted as the 'drink of the bisexuals' for resembling the colours of the purple, pink and blue flag. It is Pride Month, after all. Comedian Romesh Ranganathan also once declared the drink to be 'unadulterated joy', and dreamt of having his very own machine at home. Fair enough, Romesh. For all those hoping to enjoy a deliciously tangy Ice Blast without shelling out for a film ticket, we bring good news: it isn't just cinemas that sell them… Tango have got this firmly covered, as there's a map on the website with every single Ice Blast location in the UK pinned. There are cinemas, supermarkets, service stations and dessert shops – and there's even an option for companies to apply for a machine on the Tango website. If you can't bear the thought of going outside, Just Eat also delivers them. Simply type in your postcode on the website, et voilà. Sugary, icy goodness at your fingertips. Earlier this year, various supermarkets and stores, including B&M, Nisa, Spar, Co-op, Iceland, and Home Bargains, launched a ready-to-drink version of the Tango Ice Blast. At budget retailers B&M, Iceland, and Home Bargains, the drinks cost £3.35 per two-litre bottle. While that might sound a little bit steep (it also won't be icy), it comes in the same tangy flavours die-hard fans know and love: cherry and raspberry – and is considerably cheaper than the £9 some cinema goers have previously reported paying for one drink. In the r/Britishproblems Subreddit, @FloatingPencil previously suggested that 'as soon as it's warm, every Tango Ice Blast and McD's milkshake machine within 10 miles stops working.' After all, don't we all just want an icy drink to get us through? More Trending 'Blew my mind when I found out an off-licence near me had an Ice Blast machine just chilling at the back,' @DanHero91 added. '£3 instead of the monstrous cinema prices.' @itshippyzoe confessed that they were in 'dire need' of a Tango Ice Blast during a previous heatwave. Since it was 'killing' them at the time, a serving of icy goodness seemed their only way of respite. View More » 'There's nothing stopping you from buying foodstuff at the cinema, you don't have to see a film to buy them,' @Fatso666 reckoned in the comments, while @SquareBev joked that 'Blackpool Pleasure Beach might be your only hope' of finding one. Do you have a story to share? Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@ MORE: Does drinking alcohol in the sun really get you drunk faster? A doctor shares their verdict MORE: Discontinued Marmite product dubbed 'food of the gods' finally returns to supermarkets MORE: UK heat health warning upgraded to amber with temperatures set to hit 33°C Your free newsletter guide to the best London has on offer, from drinks deals to restaurant reviews.
Spectator
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Spectator
Magnificently bloodthirsty: 28 Years Later reviewed
First it was 28 Days Later (directed by Danny Boyle, 2002), then 28 Weeks Later (Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, 2007) and now Boyle is back at the helm with 28 Years Later, which is, as I understand it, the first in a new trilogy. This post-apocalyptic horror franchise could go on for ever. As the last film was generally (and rightly) regarded as a desultory cash grab, there is much riding on this one. The verdict? It's entertaining but not outstanding. The biggest surprise is its tonal swerve into sentimentality. Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes, however, bring character and heft and, just to put your minds at rest, yes, it's as magnificently bloodthirsty as ever. What you will most want to know is: 28 years after the 'rage virus' was let loose from a chimpanzee laboratory, where the hell are we? We're on an island off England's northeast coast where a group of survivors have retreated. The virus, we are told, has been contained in the UK while the rest of the world has abandoned us, which is mean. The film is also a family drama, with, at its centre, a dad (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a mum (Comer) and their son Spike (Alfie Williams). Spike is now 12 and must embark on a hunting trip to the mainland with his father to learn how to kill 'the infected'. This seemed like madness to me, but there you are. The 'infected' are not zombies as they've never been dead so can't be undead – I'm a stickler for this sort of thing – but they're certainly zombies to all intents and purposes, with their cravings for human flesh and blood. We have skinny, naked, screeching ones who lurch awkwardly (or sprint fast, best of both worlds) and fat, slow ones who crawl the forest floors like Sumo wrestlers with grievous psoriasis. 'There are some strange people on the mainland,' Spike's father tells him at one point. You don't say? There's jeopardy, jump scares and gory moments – such as intestines spilling out of mauled bodies – in freeze-frame. From what I could tell – through my fingers – one of 'the infected' gets an arrow straight to the penis, and while I'm not rooting for them, what an unpleasant way to go. I'd heard that 'the infected' had mutated to be more intelligent but I couldn't see too much evidence for that. The tonal switch happens midway through, when it stops being a father-son story and becomes a sentimental mother-son one. Which means they go on a quest together that brings them into the orbit of Fiennes's character. And while I daren't say too much it does look as if he's been Tango'd. The audience tittered when he first appeared but I hope they were appreciative (after Conclave, I can forgive him anything). Boyles's extensive use of an iPhone gives it the shaky look fans of the original will welcome, while the soundtrack features a brilliantly deployed, century-old recital of Kipling's poem 'Boots'. It could be smarter, with less of a kill-or-be-killed narrative, and I would have liked a crib sheet. Who gets to become a fat Sumo and who doesn't? The second film made a big deal of some people becoming contaminated without symptoms, and that's just gone away? But Comer and Fiennes bring depth – and you can sense some fun was had. The ending, alas, isn't an ending, but a set-up for the next one. I now realise the sequel was filmed simultaneously and is due for release in January. It's called 28 Years Later: Bone Temple. That's cheating, to my mind, and if it picks up where we leave off, shouldn't it be 28 Minutes Later? Get a grip, lads. Get a grip.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
‘Fubar' Season 2 review: Arnold Schwarzenegger is back to drive this middling spy comedy
Fubaris back for its second season with just as many call-backs to Arnold Schwarzenegger's blockbuster movie career. There is him dancing the Tango with the sexy former spy and lover, Greta Nelso (Carrie-Anne Moss), reminding one of True Lies. He also says his catch phrase from the Terminator movies, 'I'll be back.' There are other reminders of True Lies peppered all through the eight episodes of the spy comedy, from James Cameron (who directed True Lies) lending a deep sea exploration vessel to using sodium pentothal as a truth serum and Tom Arnold (who plays Schwarzenegger's friend in True Lies) as ace interrogator, Norm Carlson. There is mention of other Schwarzenegger blockbusters, including Total Recall and a riff on Schwarzenegger's one-liners, with him confessing, 'Sometimes I kill a guy and I cannot even come up with a funny line.' When a show gets that meta, it does not bode well. Fubar Season 2(English) Creator: Nick Santora Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Monica Barbaro, Milan Carter, Fortune Feimster Episodes: 8 Runtime: 42 t0 59 minutes Storyline: Team Brunner has to find an international terrorist and stop a nuclear war while former and current spies muddy the waters Fubar tells the story of a highly decorated spy, Luke Brunner (Schwarzenegger), and his daughter, Emma (Monica Barbaro), also in the CIA, getting up to all kinds of trouble. Season 2 opens with a severe case of cabin fever as Brunner, Emma, and their team are in a safe house after the events of Season 1. In the safe house are Brunner's ex-wife Tally (Fabiana Udenio); Donnie (Andy Buckley), who Tally was going to marry before Brunner crashed the party; and Emma's boyfriend, the nice, kindergarten teacher, Carter (Jay Baruchel). Brunner's CIA team includes tech officer, Barry (Milan Carter), Agent Roo (Fortune Feimster) of the salty tongue, and hot dude, Aldon (Travis Van Winkle), who has a thing for Emma. Aldon gets a cute piglet called Hamsteak to prove he can care for another. Dr. Pfeffer (Scott Thompson), the CIA psychologist, drops in on the safe house in various disguises, including as a pizza delivery person. When regional CIA director Dot (Barbara Eve Harris) tells Brunner that the evil, anonymous nihilist, Dante Cress, is out to reset the world by starting a nuclear war, the new mission parameters are drawn. Greta, who was an East German spy during the Cold War and with whom Brunner had a relationship, seems to be carrying out Cress's orders. Theo (Guy Burnet) is working with Greta but falls deeply in love with Emma. Uncovering who Cress is is the first order of business. After several false starts — including a CIA accountant who seems to be laundering money, buying superhero collectables much to the dismay of the interim regional director, Reed (Enrico Colantoni), and a Russian handler — they seem no closer to finding out who the dangerous puppet master is. Tina (Aparna Brielle), the NSA data analyst who Barry is in love with, might or might not be helping team Brunner. With the action moving all over the globe from Tallinn to Kolkata, Fubar maintains a frantic pace and fills up the empty spaces with jokes that sometimes work. All in all, Fubar is that kind of time-pass show that you can watch while knitting or texting, or putting together that 1000-piece Agatha Christie jigsaw puzzle that you always meant to solve. Fubar is currently streaming on Netflix
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Acapulco Nightclub to host daytime disco for the over-30s
A Halifax nightclub that bills itself as the UK's oldest will host a daytime disco for people aged over 30. Acapulco Nightclub's Over 30s Day Disco is described as "tailored for those aged 30 to 90 who love to dance but prefer an early bedtime." The event promises an afternoon of "classic hits, retro vibes, and the iconic Acapulco atmosphere." The event is designed for those who partied at Acapulco Nightclub in its early days, and now want to relive the magic without the late-night finish. To build excitement, the nightclub has launched a series of nostalgic recreations of classic TV adverts on its TikTok and Instagram channels. The campaign began with a tribute to the Shake and Vac advert, followed by a remake of the Tango advert, and further retro content is planned. Pictured: still from one of the social media videos that the nightclub has shared to promote the event (Image: Supplied) A spokesman for Acapulco Nightclub said: "We're excited to bring the Over 30s Day Disco to Halifax, celebrating the generations who've made Acapulco a cornerstone of nightlife since 1961. "This event is all about fun, nostalgia, and creating new memories for our community, with a daytime twist that suits our audience's lifestyles." Tickets for the Over 30s Day Disco, which will take place on Saturday, June 28 from 3pm to 8pm, are on sale at
The Guardian
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
The Sexual Evolution by Nathan H Lents review – colourful tales of animal reproduction
In 1998, Roy and Silo, a pair of male chinstrap penguins at Central Park Zoo in New York, were given an abandoned egg to incubate after zookeepers observed them performing mating rituals together. For 34 days, they took turns sitting on it. When the egg hatched, the story became a viral sensation. The New York Times celebrated 'A Love That Dare Not Squeak Its Name'. Roy, Silo and their daughter Tango became the subject of a LGBTQ-friendly children's book, And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell. Biology professor Nathan Lents remembers receiving copies of Tango as a gift when he and his husband became foster parents. Fast-forward to the present day, and Tango tops Pen America's list of the most frequently banned picture books in the US. It was part of a high-profile lawsuit in Nassau County, Florida, and was designated for pulping by officials in Singapore. In 2025, it's apparent that 'conventional categories for gender identity and expression, and sexual attraction and romanticism, are just not cutting it any more', Lents writes. Queer, non-binary, transgender, polyamorous – terms that were perhaps once obscure are here to stay. But at the same time, a powerful backlash is under way. This book isn't a directly political text, but its colourful tales from the animal world do have a point of view: biology, Lents argues here, comes down strongly against rigid categories. The story of sexual evolution is one of experimentation and constant improvisation, and that, he says, goes a long way to explaining why human sexual norms seem to be undergoing a transformation: 'I assert that this moment of sexual turmoil is actually a rediscovery of the much more expansive relationship with sex that our ancestors once had and that other animals enjoy,' he writes. What follows is an entertaining and informative romp through mating strategies in nature. From Komodo dragons' virgin births to the bilateral sperm transfer of hermaphroditic slugs, The Sexual Evolution chronicles a 'wondrous variety' of behaviour in the animal world. Garter snake orgies, gender-masking hyenas, lusty bonobos and the lesbian Laysan albatrosses of Hawaii – this book has it all. All that diversity is fascinating, and frequently funny. Take the family structures of clown fish like the ones in Pixar's 2003 hit Finding Nemo. The film tells the touching story of a dad fish's quest to be reunited with his son after the mum is eaten, but 'if the movie were biologically accurate, the story would have proceeded a little differently', says Lents. 'Upon the loss of his mate, Marlin would have transitioned to female. By the time Marlin reunited with Nemo, she would have been his mother.' And then? Once Marlin and Nemo established a new home, they would have begun to breed – together. While same-sex penguin unions might be sweet, clearly things tend to work a little bit differently in the non-human world than they do in our own. Animals can't tell us why they mate or pair or behave the way they do. And humans have an unhelpful tendency to project their own biases on to their observations – something that is evident in the long history of sexism in biological sciences. 'As the mostly male scientists through the last two centuries looked around at the animal world, they were all too eager to find validation for male dominance in human society,' Lents notes. For this reason, The Sexual Evolution is careful to avoid making simplistic comparisons, especially when it comes to the sex lives of other primates, such as chimps and bonobos. Unfortunately, the book's final chapters, which turn to our own relationships, are its least compelling. Can we really draw any conclusions about human sexuality from our piecemeal knowledge of sexual norms in hunter-gatherer societies? Or from the swinging seductions of highly successful Soviet spies? Not all stories make useful parables. The Sexual Evolution is at its strongest when it's simply revelling in kaleidoscopic tales of how other species do it. As Lents points out: 'The natural world is a constantly churning diversity-generating machine, and the natural history of sex reflects that.' Sign up to Inside Saturday The only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend. after newsletter promotion The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender and Mating Shape Modern Relationships by Nathan H Lents is published by Canongate (£20). To support the Guardian order your copy at Delivery charges may apply.
