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Photo by Charli Matthews

Review : Walk Eat Talk Eat Culinary Tours

Discover a pear the size of a baby’s head.

Photo courtesy of Noel McLaughlin

Preview : The Horne Section @ Criterion Theatre

Look out for the “mighty 6-headed jazz comedy beast” lurking in The Horne Section

A chap on the Tweed Run this year by Zachary Bloom

Preview: Tally Ho! Vintage Cycle Tours

Plus fours at the ready, pedallers

Photo courtesy of Jack Davies

Art Review: The King and The Minotaur

Explore art, cocktails and “how thick is wall” at The King and The Minotaur this month, and escape the conventional art gallery experience.

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In Pictures: Tweed Run 2011

Better than Christmas: Old Street roundabout becomes ‘an Edwardian Beijing’.

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Preview: The King And The Minotaur

If you’re feeling brokenhearted about the upcoming closure of Shunt later this month, then take solace in the next generation of underground artistic events, as The King and The Minotaur opens on the 8th April.

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New Pub Review: Mason & Taylor

Bethnal Green Road’s Mason and Taylor taps into a desire for something wholesome, old fashioned and familiar with a trendy edge in the creation of their dining menu.

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Live Music Review: Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan @ Shepherds Bush Empire

A pitch perfect performance evokes a dusty,  sun-drenched, mildly hungover Saturday afternoon in the Midwest.

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Preview: The Old Queen’s Head 5th Birthday Celebrations

“Queens”, “head”, and “5 year olds” may be phrases you’re more likely to find on the Daily Mail’s comments section at the moment, but we bring these to you today since Essex Road’s infamous boozer, The Old Queens Head, is celebrating its 5th birthday in quite spectacular, multifaceted fashion next month.

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Theatre Review: Black Watch @ The Barbican

If it’s a quiet night out at the theatre you’re after then you might be better off seeking out some other review, since The National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch is 110 minutes spent under near constant bombardment with mortars, IEDs and C-bombs.