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Archive for June, 2009

Priscilla Ahn at the Pigalle Club

Any set list that contains a Harry Nilsson song, a Willie Nelson song and a song about boobs gets the thumbs up from me.

Best of London’s Parks

With a scorching summer in full swing, hands up who wants to be picnicking somewhere green, with some trees and a lack of traffic?

London: Give Me Some Room

Holidays only really succeed in highlighting the tedium of my regular existence.

Apostrophe’s Summer Saladerie

As a society, we are moving away from the Health Years.

Get Your 40 Winks

If there’s one accusation you can level at London it’s that meeting people is not easy.

Cargo Summer Yard Party

Tucked away under the railway arches in the heart of Shoreditch, amongst the images of Banksy art, is Cargo.

Fair Share: Soho’s Ethical Goldmine

There are some that believe that shopping, beyond buying the essentials, is one of the great ills that afflict our society.

Canela on Carnaby

My friend and I arrived at Canela, a Brazilian/Portugese restaurant near Carnaby Street, to be greeted by confusion.

Derren Brown: Enigma

I bloody love magic. Pretty much any kind of magic. Autistic, card shuffling weirdos; tantastic bouffant-haired Blackpool types; edgy (and often completely gross) Penn & Teller-type stuff; Paul Daniels…I even like David Blaine. I doubt even David Blaine’s Mum likes David Blaine…

Taste of London

There came a point last weekend during the Taste of London festival at which I felt I had gotten a little too greedy and taken too many free samples.