Winning, nay just being nominated, for the Mercury Music Prize can do a lot for you. While some of us might still be scratching our heads wondering where exactly Miss Dynamite have got to, those artists who were little known at the time of their …
Remember Noel Coward’s Mr Bridger? Not only did he run the prison, but managed to orchestrate The Italian Job. Then there was Grouty in Porridge who, despite what the screws thought, was running the prison from his comfy cell and set in motion the football …
We always get very excited when we hear about writing competitions. We sit around mulling over various ideas and typing up a few loose notes. Until suddenly it’s two weeks later, life gets in the way, and the deadline passes – taking any hopes of …
Simon Jordan buys a Park to go with his Palace and while Wembley lurches towards welcoming some football the main Olympic venue shies away… Champagne corks were popping all round SE25 yesterday at the news that Simon Jordan, the outspoken chairman of Crystal Palace, had …
So Tate Modern gets turned into a minimalist, brushed steel, grown-ups adventure playground and meanwhile, in Battersea, another London power station has a makeover… Like the bottle of olive oil in an Italy-shaped novelty glass bottle that has been in the kitchen cupboard since that …
From Reuters: A terminal at Heathrow was evacuated on Tuesday because of a suspicious bag, police said. A police spokeswoman said she had no further details about the incident at Terminal 2, which serves European destinations. A man was seen running in and dropping a …
A few days back, we reviewed The Meaning of Night, a new novel partly set in the shadier parts of Victorian London. We caught up with author Michael Cox, to ask him about his London influences and plans for the sequels. The Meaning of Night …
Reading Reserves 0 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves 1 Madejski Stadium, Reading Wednesday 4th October 2006 As we suggested a month ago, you’re unlikely to be watching anybody playing in a Premiership reserve fixture these days who could legally be served in a bar in America. Last …
It was always going to be tricky to pull off a quirky road movie centred upon the Taliban, but Kabir Khan almost pulls it off. And seeing as Kabul Express is produced by Yash Raj Films (the most successful Indian film studio, more used to …
Oh, and it was all going so well… A few weeks ago we reported on the fact that the Waterloo & City line was back up and running after a five month shutdown for a complete refurb. We were actually quite pleased that the work …
It’s officially autumn in London when Culture Crawl retreats indoors and the weekend stretches ahead full of things to see and do in enclosed spaces. That’s no bad thing: the crawl is very cool this week… Saturday 23 September Design Mart continues at the Design …
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