My Siri AI review after three weeks of daily use on an iPhone 18 Pro and a Mac: what works, the daily connection errors and why it scores 3/5 Cool.
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Siri AI Review: Living With Apple’s New Siri
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This Is Still Not a Pipe Review: Magritte at Gagosian
My This Is Still Not a Pipe review: around fifty Magrittes and 46 artists who followed him, free at Gagosian until 12 December. Cool Factor 5/5.
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Figma Creator Micro Review: Beautiful, But Do You Need It?
My Figma Creator Micro review: beautiful design and admirable build, but a price I found hard to justify. Cool Factor 3/5.
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British Art Fair 2026 Review
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A Sickert study best in show, a Hockney for £800, and naff AI art
Last updated: 28 September 2026. I checked every price and date in this British Art Fair review against the dealers' labels and the fair's own pages.
By Tristan · Arts, exhibitions and creative culture
This is an opinion piece. Views expressed are the author's own and do not constitute professional advice.
Cool Factor: 2/5
This British Art Fair review comes from the last afternoon of the 2026 fair, Sunday 27 September, when I spent a little over an hour going stand to stand at the Saatchi Gallery, just off the King's Road in Chelsea. It was the first edition since David Hockney passed away in June, and the fair built a tribute display around him.
The work I rated highest, though, was a small study of a church front in Dieppe by Walter Sickert, but we'll get to the highlights.
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October 6, 2026Comments are off for this post.
Quentin James McCaffrey at Alison Jacques Review
Last updated: 6 October 2026
By Tristan · Arts, exhibitions and creative culture
This is an opinion piece. Views expressed are the author's own and do not constitute professional advice.
Cool Factor: 3/5
Quentin James McCaffrey's first UK solo show was on at Alison Jacques from 3 September to 3 October 2026. Comprising fifteen small oil paintings of fictitious surrealist-Magritteish interiors. The panels hold a mirror, a doorway, a bouquet or a patch of sunlight. For me it was technically amazing, but a tad cold and overly referential. That was especially true with Magritte showing up the road at Gagosian at the same time.
The McCaffrey show has now closed. However, the Gagosian Magritte show is free and runs until 12 December 2026, which means you can still go and make the comparison yourself.
October 4, 2026Comments are off for this post.
Louis Fratino at David Zwirner Review
Last updated: 4 October 2026
By Tristan · Arts, exhibitions and creative culture
This is an opinion piece. Views expressed are the author's own and do not constitute professional advice.
Exhibition reviewMayfair
Saunas, subway cars and a lot of skin in Mayfair
Louis Fratino at Zwirner is the American painter's first solo show in London, and his first with the gallery since it began representing him. I went on a Saturday afternoon in early October to see fifteen new paintings by a painter who is very open about who he borrows from.
Cool Factor: 4/5
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October 2, 2026Comments are off for this post.
Anish Kapoor at the Hayward Gallery Review: Is It Worth £22?
Last updated: 2 October 2026
By Tristan · Arts, exhibitions and creative culture
This is an opinion piece. Views expressed are the author's own and do not constitute professional advice.
Cool Factor: 3/5
The Anish Kapoor Hayward Gallery show is his first solo exhibition there since 1998. It fills the whole building, both outdoor terraces included. I went on a Wednesday afternoon at the end of September. It starts strong, with a ballooning red inflated piece so big you can't walk round it. By the final room, though, it felt like a somewhat confused show. It comes from an artist who was once at the top of his game, and who now feels like he's slid into a late stage of dabbling in every medium.
It runs until 18 October 2026 and tickets cost £22. In the final weeks, the gallery stays open until 9pm on Wednesdays and Fridays.
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September 28, 2026Comments are off for this post.
iPhone 18 Pro Review: Camera, Battery and Siri AI
My iPhone 18 Pro review: a real variable aperture, new cooling and more battery for £100 more, and why Siri AI scores lowest. Cool Factor 4/5.
September 24, 2026Comments are off for this post.
Philips OneBlade Review UK: 4/5 After Five Years
Five years with the same Philips OneBlade. One handle, a new blade every four months, and blades that work out at £1.65 a month. Here is what wore out, which blade I stopped buying, and the one design flaw that will eventually kill it. #philipsoneblade #grooming #shaving #ukreviews #coolcuration
September 22, 2026Comments are off for this post.
Oh Mary review: Jinkx Monsoon at the Trafalgar Theatre
Jinkx Monsoon as Mary Todd Lincoln at the Trafalgar Theatre. Ninety minutes of very good physical comedy, and one habit that wears thin.
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