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Gilles Peterson and Louie Vega will be playing together for the first time in London, along with some of Cuba’s best musicians to mark the release of the DJ’s new album Gilles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura – The Search Continues. We’re giving away 4 pairs of tickets to what’s set…
Plot: A Mormon kidnapping, celestial sex and a pitbull cloned in South Korea… Academy Award winning filmmaker Errol Morris presents the incredible and peculiar life and times of Joyce McKinney who went from a 70s beauty to tabloid queen. Cast: Joyce McKinney, Dr. Hong, Peter Tory Directed by: Errol Morris Critics…
Do we need an introduction here? (If you do, where have you BEEN??) Perhaps the greatest mind in history of the West, Leonardo Da Vinci was master of just about anything he touched – light years before his time, living and pioneering the Italian Renaissance around late 1400s, as well…
This summer I published London Walks, my alternative city walking guide, with The Tate. One of my walking gurus (yes I do have them), Walter Benjamin, once wrote: “Not to find one’s way in a city may well be uninteresting and banal. It requires ignorance, nothing more. But to lose…
The veteran designer and trustee turns 80 this year and what better way to celebrate than an exhibition of his work and all that he’s inspired? It’s no mean feat considering Conran’s sphere of influence encompasses just about everything design since the 50’s. He’s most regarded for starting a design…
My culinary experiments in the kitchen rarely end well. Although I dream of learning to cook like Nigella (one day!), the reality definitely falls short and my dishes could do with more inspiration. So for cultural and creative explorations in the kitchen, I’ve found cookery classes could be the answer. A…