What’s Hot London? magazine has extended its distribution to new outlets all over London and also introduced a home delivery subscription service. Yes, for just £1.99 to cover mailing charges you can receive a copy every month, as long as you live in the UK. In this issue you can expect interviews with the cream […]
British Museum The British Museum was founded in 1753 and opened to the public on 15 January 1759, becoming the world’s first national public museum. It was made up of a substantial collection bequeathed to the nation by physician and naturalist Sir Hans Sloane, so this baronet was in many ways the de facto founder of […]
On December 1st 1919, Lady Astor became the first woman MP to take her seat in the House of Commons but was not the first elected. Sinn Fein supporter Countess Constance Markievicz was elected a year earlier in 1918 but turned it down. Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor was born to a wealthy railroad construction family […]
East Enders greeted with the sight of the world’s most famous band on white horses During and after the 2012 Olympics held at Stratford’s Olympic Stadium, local residents noticed that Stratford’s Abbey Rd, DLR station became a stop off point for hordes of international Beatles fans, lost and looking for the famous Abbey Rd zebra […]
The Women of the Lens Festival is the first British film festival for black women and women of colour and this is its first festival year. There are four days of panel discussions and screenings of shorts and features in all genres from drama to documentaries, with black women central to creation and production. It’s […]
The David vs Goliath Martial Art Jiu-jitsu first emerged as Jujutsu in its birthplace of Japan. The name literally means the soft arts and is so called because you are using the soft forces of leverage and locks against the more direct or harder forces of an opponent who may be bigger than you or […]
CHRISTIE’S New York recently sold this Leonardo da Vinci painting, considered lost since the 1600s, for a world record $450 million. A mystery bidder outmuscled the richest and best of the art investment world and forked out the incredible sum of almost half a billion dollars (including fees) based on questionable evidence, at best. Experts […]
Can you see elements of Van Eyck and the Pre-Raphaelites in the work of contemporary artist Isabelle van Zeijl? This article examines her work but for more about the Northern Renaissance (1500s) and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1800s) you can also check out Reflections: Van Eyck & The Pre-Raphaelites at the National Gallery. Looking at an […]
Tate Britain’s Edward Burne-Jones exhibition (until Feb 24) celebrates this Victorian painter as the last of the Pre-Raphaelites. It’s his first solo exhibition at the Tate since 1933, with over 150 of his works on show. This article covers the rise of the Pre-Raphaelites and examines their creative principles. The Bloomsbury area of West Central London comprising […]
As the final month of the year approaches and you’re spoilt for choice during the festive season, check out our list of the best three London theatres of recent years. Our focus is on smaller Fringe theatres, which are, nonetheless, punching their weight against the best of the West End. No.1 The Etcetera Theatre Founded […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
