Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) History Month, the Schools Out initiative to help fight homophobic bullying that had its pre-launch at the British Museum last November, is back this month for the 6th year. This means that throughout February, a varied selection of (mostly) …
Fancy it up the top of Centrepoint, sampling whisky cocktails with the Red Hot Chilli Pipers playing just for you? Then you’ll want to try and be at the Monkey Shoulder Whisky Burns Night on Monday 25th January at 7pm at Paramount. First come, first …
Amputation saw courtesy of Wellcome Library If there’s one space in London that makes us glad we’re living in the 21st century, it’s Wellcome Collection’s Medicine Man Gallery. Any length of time spent among the amputation saws and birthing implements on show has us breathing …
Great comedy routines don’t just spring into being – they start off as a vague idea that might be worth a lighthearted chuckle, which needs to be tested on an audience, then the timing refined, a tangential riff developed, the extra punch-line added, and you …
Blimey. This isn’t quite what we expected from the brave new Standard when it was taken over by Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev. London’s “quality” evening paper will be free from 12 October, more than doubling its distribution from 250,000 to 600,000 copies a day. Is …
From this morning through to Friday the 18th, a handful of Giraffe restaurants throughout the UK will be offering free coffee between the hours of 8am and 10am. London locations are the Brunswick Centre and High Street Wimbledon Giraffe restaurants. Choose from an 8oz latte, …
Twisting corridor connecting the Royal Ballet School to the Royal Opera House. Image author’s own Deloitte, Time Out and the Royal Opera House are coming together again to present the second Deloitte Ignite in that august institution in Covent Garden. We were awed and over-excited …
Ting-Ting Cheng by Dean Nicholas An artist without a studio is like a cook without a kitchen so you can imagine how chuffed the winners of the Artists Without Studios Prize are feeling with Ben Uri Gallery at their disposal. Gone is the formal hanging …
Starting Monday the 24th of this month and then being held every day until Friday the 28th, the Royal China Club will host free chopstick lessons for children. The hour long lessons will run from 3.30-4.30pm and will include nibbles and dim sum, complimentary souvenir …
Last night at 7pm a torrential downpour drenched a hardy bunch of walkers gathered beneath the trees on Camberwell Green. But the first Straycation went ahead regardless. A spate of precipitation wasn’t going to stop these story hungry folklore seekers pursuing tales of myth and …
Photography by Chris Osburn Last night’s Art of Good Taste Masterclass at Camino (which we previewed here) was an exercise in fun with plenty of fabulous free food (pata negra! scallops!) and cocktails as well as ever replenished glasses of sherry for all attendees. From …
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