<![CDATA[iomtoday - Lifestyle]]> Feed http://www.iomtoday.co.im/lifestyle Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.iomtoday.co.im/lifestyle/wwio_lifestyle_feed_1_6900 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:14:55 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Book review: A Walk in the Park by Jill Mansell]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/book_review_a_walk_in_the_park_by_jill_mansell_1_4266083

If any film-makers out there have never curled up with a Jill Mansell book, then perhaps now is a good time to start.

]]> 1.4266083 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Book review: Jezebel by Eleanor de Jong]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/book_review_jezebel_by_eleanor_de_jong_1_4255271

Jezebel – most recognise her as the notorious Biblical figure synonymous with power but forever tainted by her reputation as a treacherous ‘painted lady.’ Is her Old Testament story the truth, partly the truth or just a pack of lies?

]]> 1.4255271 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Book review: Top choice from Random House Children’s Books]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/book_review_top_choice_from_random_house_children_s_books_1_4255258

Whether your children are tots or teens, there’s plenty of exciting titles available from Random House Children’s Books this month.

]]> 1.4255258 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[PSM home sells for £470k]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/psm_home_sells_for_470k_1_4252048

A PORT St Mary home has sold for £470,000.

]]> 1.4252048 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Book review: The Piccadilly Plot by Susanna Gregory]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/book_review_the_piccadilly_plot_by_susanna_gregory_1_4255230

Restoration London is a dangerous place for a former Parliamentarian spy, but who better to brazen it out than the wily Thomas Chaloner?

]]> 1.4255230 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Theatre]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/theatre_1_4251852

Friday, February 17

]]> 1.4251852 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Exercise]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/exercise_1_4251845

Friday, February 17

]]> 1.4251845 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Club]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/club_1_4251853

Friday, February 17

]]> 1.4251853 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Exhibitions]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/exhibitions_1_4251855

Friday, February 17

]]> 1.4251855 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Community]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/community_1_4251844

Friday, February 17

]]> 1.4251844 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Music]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/music_1_4251843

Friday, February 17

]]> 1.4251843 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Dance]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/dance_1_4251851

Friday, February 17

]]> 1.4251851 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Book review: The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/book_review_the_winter_palace_by_eva_stachniak_1_4244616

Powerful women are always irresistible ... think Elizabeth I, Cleopatra, Boudicca, Eleanor of Aquitaine and the ‘queen’ of them all, Catherine the Great of Russia.

]]> 1.4244616 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Book review: The Virgin Queen’s Daughter by Ella March Chase]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/book_review_the_virgin_queen_s_daughter_by_ella_march_chase_1_4228215

In the Machiavellian world of the Tudor court, there is always room to take liberties.

]]> 1.4228215 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Parcel of land sells for £465,000]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/parcel_of_land_sells_for_465_000_1_4241894

A PIECE of land in Peel has sold for £465,000.

]]> 1.4241894 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[As good as the West End]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/as_good_as_the_west_end_1_4231821

DOUGLAS Choral Union’s take on Miss Saigon, currently running at the Gaiety Theatre, is an absolute must-see.

]]> 1.4231821 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:50:34 +0000 <![CDATA[Book review: Tempest by Julie Cross]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/book_review_tempest_by_julie_cross_1_4228194

It’s September 9th 2007 and student Jackson Meyer knows for sure that October 30th 2009 is going to be the worst day of his life.

]]> 1.4228194 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Sore subject]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sore_subject_1_4231875

It may not be life-threatening, but a sore throat can really get you down. Here, Laura Williamson of Castletown Health Store offers advice on herbal remedies and nutrition to get your immune system fighting again

]]> 1.4231875 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Celebrate 15 years]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/celebrate_15_years_1_4231833

THE Isle of Man Wind Orchestra (IoMWO) has exciting plans to celebrate its 15th season, including a wind and brass weekend, the world premiere of a specially written composition and a series of concerts around the island.

]]> 1.4231833 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[The Manx Sound Exchange: Not just a label]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/the_manx_sound_exchange_not_just_a_label_1_4231847

FOLLOWING on from last week’s brief nosey into commercially available studio recording spaces in the island (and I’m sure more exist than those mentioned) this week we look at the much more thinly populated area of Manx record labels.

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