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Marylebone
Posted in: Books, Food & Dining, Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Shows & Exhibitions

What’s Hot Marylebone? From Sherlock Holmes’ Baker Street to boujee French cuisine, we track the cultural and foodie delights of Marylebone. We discovered a streetful of antique shops as well as high-end boutiques, indie bookshops and backstreet art galleries. But which are our chosen hotspots? So, What’s Hot Marylebone?   Madame Tussauds It doesn’t take […]

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Frieze Sculpture, Frieze Art Fair, Regents Park
Frieze Sculpture & Art Fair
Posted in: Events & Festivals, Highlights, Reviews, Shows & Exhibitions

Frieze Week: Man in underpants found wandering around Regents Park!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       If you are visiting Regents Park to catch Frieze Sculpture 2023, it’s likely you’ll also catch sight of a half-naked man wandering around the sculpture site in a dazed state. Indeed, last week from afar it looked as if park security had finally cornered […]

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  • Maha Ahmed: A Seed Once Planted
    Maha Ahmed
    Posted in: Highlights, People, Shows & Exhibitions

    Central Saint-Martins College of Art graduate Maha Ahmed is no stranger to these shores having studied and lived in the UK but her inspiration comes from her birthplace of Pakistan. Her series of miniature paintings currently being exhibited at Asia House honour the tradition of miniature paintings which emerged during the Mughal rule of the […]

  • Joaquin Rodrigo: Voice & Vision Book Launch
    Joaquin Rodrigo: Voice & Vision
    Posted in: Books, Highlights, Photos

    Joaquin Rodrigo was probably Spain’s premier composer of the latter part of the 20th Century. Although blind since the age of three he went on to produce 170 compositions and was such an outstanding talent that he was made a nobleman by King Juan Carlos I in 1992. This April 19th book launch at the […]

  • The London Indie Film Festival
    The London Indie Film Festival
    Posted in: Events & Festivals, Highlights, Movies & TV Shows

    A Japanese restaurant on Kings Rd is an unusual and exotic location for a film festival but Benihana, Chelsea were the high-end, luxury orientated hosts you expected them to be and the plush surrounds were a much appreciated alternative to the typical festival circuit fare. Having said that, the Pomegranate Martini Cocktails at almost £12 […]

  • Heat, Flesh & Trash Anthologies
    Heat, Flesh & Trash
    Posted in: Books, Highlights

    Described by his publicist as Malaysia’s most successful independent book publisher, Amir Mohammed is also the brains behind not one but three anthologies each one bearing a slightly provocative title taken from an Andy Warhol movie. He put the call out for writers asking them to use the title as their short story’s theme in […]

  • Tina, We Salute You
    Tina, We Salute You
    Posted in: Bars & Clubs, Food & Dining, Highlights

    Hot new café bar Tina, We Salute You is creating waves in London’s newest community, the East Village, Stratford. A second outpost of the popular Dalston café. Tina E20 epitomises cool, with its shabby chic décor and interchanging window murals. It’s a great place to sit back, relax and watch the world go by, all […]

  • Trew Era Cafe
    Russell’s Brand
    Posted in: Food & Dining, Highlights

    It would be unfair to visit comedian Russell Brand’s Trew Era Cafe simply to sample its vegetarian cuisine when the history behind this venture makes it even more of a curiosity and also proves that some celebrities do have hearts as well as wallets. Brand famously made a stand against developers who wanted to uproot […]

  • Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year Exhibition
    The Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year
    Posted in: Highlights, Photos

    The Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition runs until June 2016 at the Royal Observatory. Widely recognised as the largest such competition it features truly stunning work captured by both specialist astrophotographers and young hopefuls. Below is a selection of their work.

  • Fashion & Networking at Yager Bar March 29
    Fashion & Networking Evening
    Posted in: Highlights, Photos, Shows & Exhibitions

    Yesterday was a showcase and networking event at Yager Bar in St Paul’s featuring the work of handbag designer Stacy Chan and also Indian designs by Padma Priya. The event was attended by fashion photographers, models, designers, merchandisers, fashion bloggers and so on.