Culture
Rick Edwards: “I have a jacket with ‘NW5’ embroidered on the back”
I feel like it’s quite fashionable to be curmudgeonly, snarky even. I’ve certainly dabbled with it in the past. But I’ve come to a heartening …
Free Weekend? Explore Turin’s Contemporary Art Scene
We all remember how the city of Bilbao put itself on the tourist map by luring visitors away from the sunny South with the promise …
Art13 Collective Camden Launch
We forgot to mention this earlier but down on the curve of road where Camden Town bleeds into King’s Cross is a fantastic new pop-up …
Pinboard: Kentish Town Road is Going Green. Plus – A Reader vs Greggs!
1. Kentish Town Road is Going Green First, some news just in. Soho House Group have agreed to sponsor six planter/bike locks which will be …
A New Banksy in Kentish Town?
We know something’s up when a spate of readers all email us about the same thing in the course of an hour. “Walking the dog …
Wednesday Picture: Marine Ices sold – the truth
The hysterical coverage and dismayed tweets to “save” it smack of people shouting not listening. Here’s what really happened when a local institution was sold
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Chris Creature, Musician
Creatures of Love were formed in Kentish Town in 2009. They went onto win an award for innovation, a slot at Camden Crawl and toured …
Why It Matters: Classical Music – in the Neighbourhood
The perceived problems of classical music – too dull, too pompous, too posh, too learned, too much for the grey-haired – has come to preoccupy …
Review: Privates on Parade, Noel Coward Theatre
There’s been plenty of excitement at Michael Grandage’s brand new venture – a fifteen-month season of five plays at the Noel Coward Theatre – following …
Pinboard: Is That a Tiger in St Pancras? Plus New Art and a Pub Makeover
1. Oh My. Tigers in St Pancras International? Not quite. But random as this might seem, the world’s biggest tiger conservation event – Tiger Tracks …
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