March, 2011

The Sun Always Shines on KT

By on March 23, 2011 in Uncategorized

The sky is as blue as Papa Smurf’s chest, the graffiti above Sam’s Widges looks like it’s been touched (up) by the hand of God, and ladies up and down the Kentish Town Road are baring a pale leg. Blink and you could be in Barcelona. Oh, and – it may just be me – [...]

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Smile?

By on March 18, 2011 in Culture, News, Pinboard

No feature today as the Kentishtowner chien was brutally attacked (not in the manor thank god) by rottweilers a few days ago. After open heart surgery, you’ll be pleased to hear she is now on the road to recovery. Here, in the meantime, are some random NW5-related things this week that made us smile: This [...]

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Abbey ever after?

By on March 10, 2011 in Drink, Food, Music

Mrs Kentishtowner is frequenting The Abbey more and more at the moment. Why? Well, she maintains that its unflashy interior – the exposed brick walls and giant windows – gives her a sense of karma, a third space from which she can gaze out onto the bleep and rumble of the Kentish Town Road beyond. [...]

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‘The Value Of Things’: starts Saturday

By on March 3, 2011 in Art, Culture, Pinboard, West Kentish Town

A few weeks ago artist Claire Hind asked us to mention The Value Of Things, her new pop-up exhibition at the Parlour Gallery on Queen’s Crescent. Well, it starts this Saturday, so head down if you’re around. For more details check out their website or, for the time-pressed, opening times and contributors etc are: OPENING [...]

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Local Hero?

By on March 2, 2011 in Bench Tales, Film, Theatre, Walks

Gospel Oak boy Benjamin Garfield dropped us a line the other day about ‘Benches’, a three minute flick he’s entered into this year’s Reed Short Film competition. Rather wisely, it’s inspired by a 2006 feature yours truly wrote for the Times Magazine. Flattery will, of course, get you everywhere. ‘I was thinking about jobs that [...]

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