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Bernstock Speirs 30th Anniversary (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK Style
Crane.tv

Paul Bernstock and Thelma Speirs have been designing hats together since 1982. To mark their 30th Anniversary the pair are showcasing pieces from the ...

Literary Controversies Since the Rushdie Affair

Claire Chambers | Posted 19.11.2012 | Home
Claire Chambers

The British protests against Rushdie's novel and these more recent protests are commonly understood in terms of the free speech versus religious offence argument. But it is important to think beyond this limiting binary to attain a greater degree of intercultural understanding in twenty-first century Britain.

Immodesty Blaize: A Venus On Tour

Jason Holmes | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK Entertainment
Jason Holmes

Immodesty's metier is burlesque, which derives from the Italian word burla, meaning joke or mockery, and can be a literary, dramatic or musical work. The term has been commonly used in the US to refer to performances in a variety show format, something which irks her.

Art Car Boot Fair 2012

Kerry Hudson | Posted 02.08.2012 | Home
Kerry Hudson

Last weekend provided East London with a sun scorching through a clear blue sky, the busiest streets streets I've seen this year, and the annual Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair.

Joanna Lumley Fronts Marks And Spencer Swap And Shop Campaign

PA | Posted 26.04.2012 | UK

Actress Joanna Lumley is fronting a new Marks & Spencer campaign aimed at changing clothes shopping habits towards greater recycling. The retailer ...

Escape to the City | My Stay at the Andaz Liverpool Street Hotel

Akeela Bhattay | Posted 17.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Akeela Bhattay

Moving house for the sixth time in under four years, you'd think I'd be immune to the stress it generates. Oh how I wish that were true! But alas, as ...

Why You Have to Watch 'The Only Way Is Dalston'

Scott Bryan | Posted 21.12.2011 | UK Entertainment
Scott Bryan

We love these programmes because we hate their arrogance and we love every opportunity that they either fluff their lines and say something bizarre or incoherent, and come across like pretentious idiotic losers. East London certainly has a few people who are like this.