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I don’t know what would become of me if I never discovered UNIQLO’s leggings trousers. Dramatic, but true. I’m at that age where the body shape has decided to do its own thing depending on what I eat or drink (You enjoy that burger? Here’s a side of body fat to…
I’ve only ever had a passing knowledge of Ai Weiwei. The Chinese government hated him, I knew that much, and his contemporary art always seemed intended to irritate the powers that be even more – so much so, they took his passport for four years (the scoundrels). From a distance, he…
Last night I went to Tobacco Dock to join runners from across London (and in fact, the world) for the very first Beats 1 Run, a casual 5k taking place in four cities at the same time, powered by a live Beats 1 Radio show – salute Samantha Ronson! – and a complimentary set of…
A date for your diaries folks: on 31st October and 1st November, Chi Kitchen, a new pan-asian restaurant in Debenhams Oxford Street, will marking its arrival by offering 50% off all food. The new all-day dining spot comes from the team behind Mango Tree and Chai Wu in Harrods, so from the looks of…
My weekend was ridiculously jam-packed with art shows (1:54, Moniker, The Other Art Show, Multiplied at Christies AND Art Goes Pop at the Tate – phew!), but I managed to meet up with my fellow cycling buddies on Sunday morning to “ride for brunch”. Joining them at the Selgascano Serpentine Pavilion (which now heads…
You probably already know that the mighty Frieze Art Fair kicked off on Monday – and though I’ll always have love for one of the world’s biggest shows of contemporary art, I’m usually more tempted to hit up the independent fringe gigs taking place around the same time. So here’s this weekend’s art crawl: The Moniker…