When life gives you the opportunity to connect with one of the most remarkable writers of our time, you don’t waiver. Which is probably why just over a month ago, tickets for this exclusive event with the award-winning Chimamanda Adichie sold out within hours (while around 500 people tried their…
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Last night TCé was invited to the press launch of Dub Jam – a jerk BBQ and rum shack in Covent Garden that’s one of the most creative food spots we’ve seen in that part of town for a while. The obvious risk is that lovers of West Indian food…
October, October, October – the month where we’re not only reminded of how close we are to the end of the year, but which also offers the last of the worthy happenings around town before everything starts to take a certain red and green tinge (with a whiff mixed spice).…
If you’re in Scotland, it’s whisky. In Ireland, it’s whiskey. In America, though, it’s bourbon. While the US is home to almost a dozen types of different types of whiskey, bourbon reigns supreme in its popularity as both a straight spirit and as a basic ingredient in classic cocktails such…
Cartoons, comic books, and video games: not your typical methods for examining history. Artist David Blandy, however, has taken inspiration from these everyday entertainments and integrated them into his multi-room installation, Anjin 1600: Edo Wonderpark. The works explores various themes of interconnectivity and aims to commemorate the 400th anniversary of…
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…