Sundays can be tricky. Sometimes all you want to do is relax and not have to make an effort to do anything at all. Or sometimes you want to keep the energy of the weekend and check out new places and try new things. If your weekend has been a…
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If we had our way, quality hip-hop would be an intricate part of most social and recreational activities in the capital – and it seems Emily Rawson is on the same page. The DJ and promoter behind hip-hop ladies night Rock The Belles and 90s bash Supa Dupa Fly has been…
If Book Slam has been the capital’s best literary nightclub for practically a decade, bringing together a talented cenacle of poets, authors, comedians and songwriters to tickle to tastebuds of London’s logophiles, then it’d seem School Dinners plans to be the full course. It’s been created by the same team that…
There’s a real danger in using the term ‘secret bar’. Almost by letting the word pass your lips, you feel you’re slowly eroding the secrecy of things. Nevertheless a small but strong (and largely secret) movement of secret bars has gained momentum in recent times, the most distinguished of these…
To be honest, The Origins of the Afrocomb is the sort of exhibition I would’ve expected to see at London’s V&A, given the museum’s reputation for putting on outstanding shows that celebrate the many facets of African history and the Diaspora (2011’s ambitious Afropolitans showcase springs to mind). But, it…
It seems no matter where you turn, there’s an outdoor cinema – but dishing out a hefty amount of cash to watch a cult classic outside is the last thing we’re trying to do in these thrifty times – so we’re kinda liking the idea of Pop-Up Screens. For just…