A year ago, London shifted its focus east, to a remote strip of land near Stratford newly inhabited by shining stadiums and some of the world’s best athletes. Londoners joined people from around the world exploring the new park, unrecognisable from its industrialised past. Now that the medals have all…
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We’ve seen the opening ceremony (go Danny Boyle!), Team GB are now doing the thing, and if, like me, you’re a fan of the fastest man in the world, you’ll probably be looking forward to seeing Usain Bolt spray everyone with his dust at the 100m final on August 5th.…
A bad workman blames his tools. But, what if said bad workman is given superhero tools? Does he hone amazing artefacts despite his clumsiness? This is (in a round about way) the crux of the Design Museum’s Olympic-themed show. Designed to Win looks at the interaction between sporting endeavour and…
After years of planning, the Olympics have finally made it to London!!! We’re getting ready to party in the name of the Games, so if you haven’t got tickets you’ll be pleased to know you can still check out all the action at some of our favourite picks, just below:…
Don’t know if you heard but there’s a little sporting event happening in London this summer… it’s got a little bit of media attention… so in homage of the mighty Olympic Games, The Book Club in Shoreditch is hosting its own sporty event Shoreditch- style called Basecamp. Taking place July…
You’ll be hard pushed to find a more iconic image than the photograph of the black power salute at the 1968 Olympics. It has become an image that epitomises a century of civil rights, politicised youth and defiance against archaic laws. But this new feature documentary by Matt Norman highlights…