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I have…just finished my masters degree after being a copywriter for three years in advertising, and now I’m a wannabe planner in integrated advertising. The area in London I call home is…Brixton. It’s got its own O2, okay? I lived on Lambeth Palace Road for the longest time and apart…
On presenting their diverse triple bill at The Place, all-male dance company 2Faced Dance wrestled their way onto the stage, slamming out freezes willy-nilly and running full-pelt in and out of the wings, only to pause for a few luxurious pirouettes. In the first piece of the evening, Subterrania by…
I’ve never been particularly superstitious, but I did reach a point recently where I wondered if I was fated never to make it to Jose, a new tapas bar in Bermondsey from the eponymous Mr Pizarro. First I had to miss out on being a friend’s plus-one to the opening party when…
What a joy it is to finally respond to the slighting “they don’t make them like they used to” –a remark that has gained ground in the current cinematic climate of soulless remakes – with these five little words: Have you seen The Artist? The film by French director and…
Since the democratisation of all things technological, the SLR has been available to anyone with a few hundred quid spare and some free time to get snapping. Wannabe Edward Weston’s and snap happy Goldin’s are popping up all over the place, recognisable only by the dazzling flash of light and…
When Göran Hugo Olsson accidentally stumbled upon footage of the Black Power movement whilst browsing the Swedish Television archives, he knew that he wanted to share it with the world. The result is Black Power Mixtape, a compilation feature documentary which might have been an exotic topic for its creator,…