At first glance Damson and Co. may appear to be part of the never-ending café trend taking over London; dark wood, retro effects, cakes and sandwiches lining the counter. But on closer inspection there is much more care and attention packed into this cosy, foodie joint than the usual sourdough…
Monthly Archives
September 2013
Live in London long enough and you’ll know that the Eastside doesn’t have the monopoly on good art – especially when festivals like Deptford X have been shining a spotlight on the modern movers and art makers around the South-east for the past 15 years. So it’s a welcome return…
Drugs have been synonymous with artists for as long as history remembers. Whether their motivation to indulge in narcotics was for other worldly ideas, a kick from the mainstream or the over-egged sentimentality of escapism for a soul too sensitive for this world, the experience of altered states has been…
What’s a Londoner got to do to get a decent Italian around here? Some would say you can’t and opt for the plane ticket abroad for unbeatable antipasti and pizze – but as we discovered, there’s a restaurant in town that looks like it’s mastered a simple and authentic approach to…
It may not be the most obvious thing for the Science Museum to host, but this new exhibition featuring photographic works about the quirks of British life will not doubt be brilliant all the same. Focusing on the two maestros, Martin Parr and Tony Ray-Jones (experts on all that is…
Personally I blame the Shard, that’s what started this obsession with things in London being high and tall. There’s no more mere five storey buildings for us – if you don’t have to crane your neck to look at its very top, it’s just not getting built in the capital…