Red-haired, bearded writer/director Hugh Welchman is a bit of a Van Gogh lookalike himself, well his efforts to produce the world’s first fully hand-painted feature film culminated in a UK premiere at the National Gallery on Oct 9 that also had people at 170 other cinemas across the country holding out for the much-promoted live […]
WHAT’S HOT LONDON? Magazine are always seeking out the hottest most happening events in the capital and the aptly named Hot Since 91 event planners have organised a 90s karaoke night that rejects the private karaoke booth shut-ins that have become the norm and instead turned things up a notch wilder. Everyone attending has to […]
THIS THROWBACK sweet shop in Spitalfields celebrates the confectionery sellers of yesteryear where you could pop in with your loose change and buy quarters of rhubarb and custard sweets, bon bons, gobstoppers, mints or menthol candy – and it exists today. And all the shelves are taken up by jars of this candy and nothing […]
HAILED as the world’s biggest cocktail festival, London Cocktail Week runs from Oct 2 – 8 and at its epicentre lies the Cocktail Village in Old Spitalfields Market with cocktail pop ups of established home brands and smaller international names such as Australian Gin distillery Four Pillars. Established since 2013, Four Pillars has teamed up […]
What’s Hot London? Magazine going one step further and getting reviewers on the ground at the happening previews, private views and openings on Tuesday, September 3rd. Not simply visit info, dates and times of exhibitions but our writers mingling with artists and curators on the night and discussing their sources of creative inspiration. Check out […]
New Scientist Live at the ExCel Centre over the weekend featured exhibitors, talks, presentations and demonstrations in all areas of science, technology and medicine. Even Star Wars had its own easily spotted presentation area where you could learn all about the real-life technology behind Luke Skywalker’s robotic arm and the actual robots used in the […]
Audio technology dominates at the second annual Indulgence Show in Hammersmith but expect classic cars on show as well as products as diverse as rockstar portraits and Surrey honey. There are three floors and much of it devoted to speaker systems and sound/music products for the refined ear and lots of helpful assistants providing demonstrations […]
Arts organisation Poet in the City celebrated National Poetry Day, September 28th with a programme of events which closed with spoken word and music performances in front of the Sir John Betjeman statue at St Pancras International Station. The theme this year was Freedom with particular reference to the freedom to travel and the plight […]
Let’s get this clear first. The Signalman is not a signalman he’s actually a special agent hooking up with a mysterious woman, an intelligence operative called Immacolata (love the name) in an Arizona diner. Clarity is an important issue as regards this Lovecraftian novelette by Caitlin R. Kiernan, as you can find yourself getting lost […]
TODAY, Sept 26, is the opening day of the HighTide Festival 2017, the first of its kind in London with Walthamstow the preferred location in the capital. There will be 12 days of live performance ranging from cabaret to theatre. A temporary theatre called The Mix has been set up in Festival Square, Walthamstow Town […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
