It’s a remarkable legacy to have completed only 15 paintings (known to be in existence) yet still be recognised as one of the greatest artists in history. This extraordinary polymath has produced work that survives today as undoubted cultural icons and his early working life in Milan provided the apprenticeship for much of these works […]
The 27th French Film Festival UK (Nov-Dec 2019) comes to 33 cities in the UK with 240 screenings and 60 films across the genres. The Cine Lumiere, South Kensington will be screening French classics starring the likes of Catherine Deneuve. But we’ve come to this magnificent art deco building in search of the new […]
For most hesitant first-time joggers and keep-fit wannabes, autumn is when they are looking forward to the comforts of the countdown to the festive season and the even greater comfort of setting that New Year’s keep fit resolution. Yes, that same resolution they ditch two weeks into January. The best way to avoid that recurring […]
Novelist Zadie Smith’s career began in prodigious fashion back in 1997 when she was offered a six-figure deal for debut novel White Teeth as a 21-year-old still studying English Literature at Cambridge University and before the novel was even finished! The media attention, accolades and awards that followed as the Londoner’s success soared showed no […]
Film producer Amar Adatia has strong ties to London’s East End and Essex and was recently ranked at No.52 in a list of Essex’s top influencers. Living up to his reputation as an emerging movie mogul, for this latest film he secured the efforts of Superman actor Dean Cain (Lois & Clark, 1993-1997) as both […]
It’s an ideal name for a restaurant owned by an Olympic track legend who is considered the greatest sprinter of all time. And just in case you need a reminder of those athletic feats, his world record 100 metres time of 9.58 and 200 metres 19.19 are blazoned all over the front desk. It’s minutes […]
Singer/Songwriter Riva Taylor hails from Hammersmith, West London. Here she chats to What’s Hot London? about her latest single Running at Walls. _ Tell us about your new single ‘Running at Walls’ I wrote this song a year ago with an amazing songwriter and friend, James Walsh, and I’m so happy to be launching the music […]
Croydon-based comedian and rapper Michael Dapaah, more widely known as Big Shaq, burst onto the scene in 2017 with his viral hit Man’s Not Hot which peaked at number 3 in the UK charts. He now returns with the much awaited Buss It Down which he hopes will emulate the great success of his Youtube […]
The title translates as ‘weeping woman’ which may well be a metaphor for a weeping nation in Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante’s haunting political drama which captures the trial of an ageing General Enrique Monteverde (Julio Diaz) accused of genocide. There are parallels with Guatemalan dictator José Efraín Rios Montt, who went from general to absolute […]
The 10th anniversary of the Sunday Art Fair, Oct 3-6 promises a celebration of international young and emerging talent, with 30 galleries from all over the world exhibiting at Ambika P3, Marylebone. Amongst the UK contingent are London-based galleries Annka Kulty, Hackney and Roman Road, Bethnal Green. The art fair encourages experimentation and unfettered artistic […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
