Helen Dunmore passed away from cancer in June 2017 and her Costa Prize-winning book of poems Inside the Wave touches upon her illness, mortality and the bridges between the worlds of the living and departed. It has the reflective air you might expect from one on their deathbed but with a contemplative flow that both […]
Alcotraz, a bar that’s based on the real Alcatraz Prison and where you’re put in cells while donning prison-issue orange jumpsuits. Why put yourself through the lock-up and the mean-spirited authority of these no-nonsense prison guards? Well the Alcotraz Bar Experience on Brick Lane will answer that in one wild and weird immersive experience. But […]
WITH ALL the recent headlines about the Parthenon Marbles being exhibited along with Rodin’s sculptures in April 2018 restoking arguments about ownership, here’s a glimpse of the magnificent marble sculptures. You’ll soon understand why Keats and Lord Byron visited the British Museum to see them and then wrote poems in their honour. You’ll also get […]
“Your parents know I’m black don’t they?” asks Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) as girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams) prepares to take him to the lakeside estates of Upstate New York to meet the, on the face of it, middle-class liberal mum and dad. And so begins Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner horror style circa 2017. The characterisation […]
Claude Monet’s painting of the harbour at Le Havre Impression: Sunrise (1872) gave its name to the Impressionist movement which emerged in France, led by Monet, Renoir, Degas, and Cezanne. Art critic Louis Leroy poured scorn on a joint exhibition held by these four artists in 1874. However, his scathing attack and the title of his […]
Exploring three-day weeks, work-life balance and the loss of jobs to A.I Employment researchers claim recruitment tends to peak after the Christmas and New Year. Perhaps that’s because these employers have picked up on the restlessness people feel once the last remains of Christmas pudding and mulled wine have left the system and that boozy […]
Brick Lane is best known for its award-winning Indian restaurants, but it’s also become one big canvas for the area’s most talented graffiti artists. It’s no wonder the tourists come flocking bearing their mobile phone cameras and professional camera kit. Here is a random selection that may make your day a little brighter!
Unless you’ve been living under rock you might have noticed a fantasy-coloured food fad in 2017 called Unicorn which started off with the expected sweets, cakes and pastries in the rainbow-coloured icing and toppings but also unicorn-coloured pizzas and lattes! Bare in mind, this isn’t a food fad for kids (despite the cuddly looking Unicorn […]
Fears cacao plants will no longer exist by 2050 because of climate change If you have noticed that high street shops are already stocking up on Easter eggs you may well ask whether that is just the required sales and marketing activity at this time of year (e.g. Xmas ads in November!) or something more […]
Ever fancied yourself as a swashbuckling fencer? The historical drama ‘Chevalier’ based on the life of Black master fencer Chevalier de Saint-Georges opened in UK cinemas today on the anniversary of his death in 1799. Born in Guadeloupe, West Indies, the son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, he rose to dizzy […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
