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  • Avengers: Infinity War (Film)
    Posted in: Movies & TV Shows, Reviews

    In the 1970s and 80s, comic book fans could buy official Marvel Superhero Trump Cards which sought to answer the question ‘who is the most powerful superhero of all?’ This movie answers that question in emphatic fashion and has little respect for the traditional card game rules. Comic book fans dismayed by how cinema has […]

  • Are London Rappers Keeping Pace with the US Online Rap Revolution?
    Posted in: Features

    WIDESPREAD use of the internet and the social media revolution has led to wholesale changes in the way music is delivered, performed and viewed. The hard-edged twenty-something rap star that emerged in the eighties, nineties and early 2000s after paying their street dues has been replaced by the baby-faced teen rapper who blew up big […]

  • April 25: Birthdate of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell
    Posted in: Features, People

    TODAY’S date has special significance for Westminster, London and, indeed, the whole of the UK as it is the birthdate of Oliver Cromwell. His statue is the most prominent of those around Parliament and its entrance at Cromwell Green is also named after him. History marks him as a man to be equally reviled and […]

  • Adapt to Survive: Hayward Gallery (Exhibition)
    Posted in: Galleries & Museums, Reviews, Shows & Exhibitions

    One of the first exhibitions at the Hayward Gallery’s new HENI Project Space, this group exhibition features multi-disciplinary approaches to futuristic living spaces, architecture and environments.What’s Hot London? magazine’s editor & arts reviewer Eddie Saint-Jean attends the private view. What’s Hot London? news, stories and features are available online, limited edition monthly print magazine and […]

  • International Appeal to Support the Women of Kruščica
    Posted in: Features, Places

    TODAY sees the launch of an international call for women to travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina to support the women of Kruščica, who have been protesting, 24 hours a day, for over 200 days. This act of solidarity will enable them to attend the world premiere of Blue Heart, a feature-length documentary bringing their story […]

  • Five London Bookshops Worth A Visit
    Posted in: Books, Features

    The 21st century London bookshop has adapted to the needs of its customers, in particular, and changes in society, in general, to offer cultural comforts beyond the functional. Some have built-in coffee shops others are all-welcoming browse lounges for the capital’s arty and intellectual. With this broader remit comes an acceptance that not all visitors […]

  • London Coffee Festival
    Posted in: Events & Festivals, Food & Dining, Highlights

    One caffeine-fix enlightening trip to the London Coffee Festival 2018 at the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane and you’ll soon know your Cafe Bombons from your Cafe Lattes. This four-day event, April 12-15, is a step beyond your regular morning coffee serving, with coffee tasting, workshops, talks and demonstrations attracting potential consumers and industry types […]

  • London Book and Screen Week
    London Book and Screen Week
    Posted in: Books, Events & Festivals, Highlights, Movies & TV Shows

    LONDON BOOK AND SCREEN WEEK  might seem a tenuous creative mix but not when you consider it is celebrating one thing – storytelling, regardless of its form. So whether you’re a book lover, aspiring author, bestseller, film buff, independent film-maker or Hollywood bigwig, then London Book and Screen Week 9- 15th April offers opportunities for […]