New Year, New You!
Posted in: Food & Dining, Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Shows & Exhibitions4 Mindful Ways to Toast & Tipple the New Year — After New Year’s Eve […]
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Chritsmas in London
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Chritsmas in London
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London Museums
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Freelancing in London? Here’s What You Need to Know
Posted in: Features, PeopleFrom pop-up galleries in Peckham to podcast studios in Hackney, freelancing in London offers endless creative opportunities, and just as many challenges. Whether you’re a graphic designer working from a café in Camden or a self-taught filmmaker balancing shoots and edits, life as a freelancer in the capital is full of movement, freedom, and unpredictability. […]
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Reviews
Sankofa Chronicles
Posted in: Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Reviews, Shows & ExhibitionsToyosi Saliu Makes a Solid Gold Statement With Breathtaking 24-Carat Art From the heart of the African continent but firmly rooted in London, rises an exciting new artist whose work bridges African identity and ancestral royalty with modern elegance. Nigerian artist Toyosi Saliu uses real 24-carat gold to craft dazzling portraits that bring a […]
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What’s Hot Hackney?
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East End History
Posted in: Editorial, TechnologyRobotics, AI – and the History of the East End’s Fight Against Machines AI, robotics and automation are developing at such a rapid pace that they threaten jobs and, some say, the very existence of the human species! At the very least, we can expect a crisis of purpose at the point where AI can […]
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Roman London
Posted in: HighlightsLondon’s First Roman Civic Hall Found Under Office Block Did you know the subterranean remains of a Roman market lie beneath the historic Leadenhall Market in Gracechurch Street near Monument station? That’s 2,000 years of market trading on this City of London spot. And archaeologists have now unearthed the remains of London’s first Roman […]
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What’s Hot Chelsea?
Posted in: Bars & Clubs, Drama & Theatre, Events & Festivals, Food & Dining, Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Shows & ExhibitionsChelsea’s summer offering of arts, culture, food, drink, attractions and nature spots! Despite the unsurprising British rain and a depressing July deluge, there’s still ‘Summer in Sloane Square’ this August. So head to Chelsea for exhibitions, restaurants, theatre and more! And count yourself lucky you can walk through Chelsea at all! King’s Road, […]
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Is The UK Too London-centric?
Posted in: Editorial, HighlightsFood shortages, supply chain issues, it’s argued that all these current problems trace back to the UK government’s handling of Brexit and the pandemic. There are some who say this was inevitable given the impact and the untimely confluence of the two during 2020-21. However, politicians such as Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham believe that […]
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The Clooneys Call On British Museum To Return Parthenon Marbles To Greece
Posted in: Features, Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Shows & ExhibitionsThe Parthenon Marbles, the Clooney’s and a poetical perspective from Keats and Byron THE PARTHENON MARBLES became front-page news back in 2014 when Greece appointed international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, wife of Hollywood actor George Clooney, to argue their return from Britain to their homeland of Greece. The argument was raised again in 2018 […]
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Women’s History Month: Jamaican Nurse Mary Seacole
Posted in: Highlights, People, Places#WomensHistoryMonth will, no doubt, have to compete with the usual flood of hashtags fighting to capture the 30-second social media attention span. In a fast-moving age such as ours where mobile phones, computer games and the internet are the chief preoccupations, the achievements of the likes of Crimean nurse Mary Seacole, Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst and […]
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Sites in London Where You Can Find its Odd, Amazing and Unseeable History
Posted in: Features, PlacesYes, you get to see the unseeable. That is, it’s not there now – but it once was. So at best, you can pick up on the vibe……but in some cases you might not want to The Aldgate Plague Pit OK, you won’t be able to see it, but it’s definitely down there somewhere. In […]
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East End Communities Impacted by Recent Shop Closures
Posted in: Features, Food & Dining, PlacesFalling demand for traditional East End food and drink options spells the end for many traders The East End is proudly associated with London’s working-class communities but in recent years gentrification, government infrastructure investment and other cultural and economic factors have transformed the demographic. Jellied eels and pie and mash are no longer so popular […]
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British Museum Faces New Calls to Return Looted African Artefacts
Posted in: Features, Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Shows & ExhibitionsThe Jamaican culture minister’s call for the return of Taino artefacts seized from their country and now owned by the British Museum has prompted Nigerians to renew their own demands for the return of looted Benin Bronze relics. With the British Museum now in negotiations to temporarily loan them back to Nigeria, we discuss the […]
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April 25: Birthdate of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell
Posted in: Features, PeopleTODAY’S date has special significance for Westminster, London and, indeed, the whole of the UK as it is the birthdate of Oliver Cromwell. His statue is the most prominent of those around Parliament and its entrance at Cromwell Green is also named after him. History marks him as a man to be equally reviled and […]
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