June 2012
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What we've been up to... checking out Wimbledon +...
Tennis is one of those sports which I always wished I could play remarkably well - but a few awkward attempts at school and a pretty bad round with a friend some years ago has convinced me I’m better off rooting for the pros instead - so where better to do that than at the legendary Wimbledon championship?
As the oldest tennis tournament in the world (est. 1877) - tennis fans from around...
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What we've been up to... circuit driving at...
Considering it took me seven attempts to get my driving license - four years ago, I might add - the thought of racing at ridiculously high speeds strapped in a tiny F3 car with a vague recollection of how to find the biting point made me a little nervous about taking on this particular challenge. But with British Grand Prix just merely weeks away and figureheads like Lewis Hamilton providing...
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Win a pair of tickets to the Vintage Festival in...
Festival season is well and truly upon us people, so we’re offering you a chance to get your camping game on at this summer’s Vintage Festival at Boughton House, Northamptonshire from July 13-15th. Founded by fashion designer Wayne Hemingway, the fest - which is only an hour a way from the capital via Kings Cross St Pancras - will be a glamorous celebration of the Best of British...
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Somewhere you should go.... Somewhere you should...
The inclusion of Alfred Hitchcock in the list of names of exceptional British artists - whose work will be celebrated in the London 2012 festival - should not come to anyone as a surprise. After all, Hitch is unrivalled in his skill to create films that are not only great works of art but also exhilarating pieces of entertainment.
The most intriguing aspect of this aptly named The Genius of...
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Something you should see... Tracey Emin's She Lay...
Margate may not have always been kind to Tracey Emin but it has provided her with plenty of material for her self-reflective art. Her latest exhibition comprises work made in the past year and was made specifically for her hometown - with her being a wiser and less ‘mad Tracey from Margate’. Her tales of promiscuity and rape may not have inspired complete confidence in the coastal...
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Somewhere you should go... Bloomsbury Bowling...
Anchorman is one of those films that – despite its oft crude humour – almost everyone seems to love. Unlike some of Will Ferrell’s movies, it gets the balance between gross out and silly right and Ron Burgundy - with his bad 70s hair, overt sexism and seductive flute playing – is surely one the best comedic characters in recent cinema history.
To celebrate the recent announcement of its long...
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Somewhere you should go… Shirley MacLaine Season...
The timing could not be more perfect. Recently, Shirley MacLaine became the 40th recipient of the prestigious American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award - and from June 15th film lovers will get the chance to enjoy some of MacLaine’s most glowing appearances on the big screen at BFI Southbank.
As we have come to expect from a BFI event, the selection of films is highly eclectic....
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Somewhere you should go… the Big Rooftop Tea &...
Prolific architectural jellymongers Bompass and Parr have been on a roll with their installations, but their latest offering – a crazy golf course on the roof of Selfridges London – is probably among the most ambitious. Inspired by the roof displays that the store used to have back in the 1930s, one of which included a mini golf course, each obstacle on the 9-hole course will take the form of a...
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What we've been up to...Ian Pengelley's Maid Cafe...
Tucked away in Westbourne Park - over the foot bridge, past the skate park and under the Westway - lies the much famed Supperclub: ‘a special place where people can let themselves go’ - and in the world of alternative dining experiences, its reputation proceeds itself. The West London venue regularly gets taken over by famous chefs and under new themes - so what did Pan Asian Ian...
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Something you should see... Rancinan's Wonderful...
Wonderful World is the title of photographer Gérard Rancinan’s conclusion to his Trilogy of the Moderns series, a culmination of his works resulting in epic form. They appear in the Londonewcastle Project’s small gallery space in East London, where Rancinan’s prospect of Mickey Mouse as Jesus is only one of the many commercially vulgar propositions.
With such a grandiose installation (large-scale...
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Something you should see... Somerset House June...
The spectacular Somerset House is awash with events this month, so we’ve have decided to give you our highlights which should keep you busy! First up, and a real ‘art’ warmer, is Kokoro: The Art of Horiyoshi III exhibition. Kokoro means heart or feeling and describes a theme central to Japanese philosophy. Here it is represented by a selection of paintings by this acclaimed...
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Something You Should See... You May! by Zoi...
Known for its unrivalled teaching and contemporary dance performances, The Place will be showing one special performance by the Zoi Dimitriou company of You May! - a haunting piece of dance theatre examining our role and our duties in society.
If like me you appreciate the beautiful weirdness, sublime and eccentricity of French cinema you will appreciate You May!. It takes inspiration from Chris...
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Somewhere you should go... East in East: Euro...
Fresh off a wonderful weekend of celebrations to honour our beloved Queen comes the next major event to put our loyalties to GB to the test - Euro 2012. But with most sporting events, there’s no harm in showing love to another worthy team (cough, Spain) - while this particular fest is opting to pay homage to our comrades from the Eastern Bloc with 20 days and nights of live music,...
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Somewhere you should go... Tanya Lacey at Supa...
Tanya Lacey may be fresh on the music scene but the hype she has received so far means catching her performing at Supa Dupa Fly on June 8th shouldn’t be missed. Raised in roughest part of Bristol, Lacey cut her teeth on one of the best music scenes in the UK - the home of Tricky, Portishead, Massive Attack, Drum and Bass - and it shows. She recently went down a storm as Bruno Mars’s...
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What we've been up to... The Thames Diamond...
We struggled to get a decent view, so enjoyed people-watching some of the millions who lined the banks of the Thames to watch the seven-mile flotilla - one of the largest ever assembled on the river - between Battersea and Tower Bridge.
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Win a pair of tickets to Pop-Up Screens!
It’s been a while since we’ve treated you lovely readers, so to mark our brand spanking new wensite design, I hope you don’t mind us offering you a pair of tickets to check out Pop-Up Screens! From July onwards, seven locations in the capital will be hosting open air screenings of generally awesome films including Anchorman, Napoleon Dynamite, Ghostbusters, Zoolander, Top Gun...
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Somewhere you should go...Field Day and Apple Cart...
The Diamond Jubilee is almost upon us and with it, that rare beast – the four day weekend. So how best to use these four glorious days of freedom? Street party? Could be great but it could also mean spending the day with your neighbour (who you’ve never met) bending your ear about joining the local housing committee, whilst politely devouring another’s bloody awful coronation chicken. The...
