Section: Lifestyle
In Other Matters...
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The Secret Garden at Harvey Nichols
Right now at Harvey Nichols in London, you can step into a world of sensory delight and intrigue thanks to a unique collaboration between the iconic store and some of the UK’s hottest fashion designers. A special installation entitled ‘The Secret Garden’ has rooted itself on the Fifth...
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The Vintage Dance Society
Get those old bones moving to the nostalgic sounds of the Vintage Dance Society playing at The Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room on Thursday 12th July 2012. An evening filled with vibrant live music and dance from the roaring Twenties and hosted by the dashing Fred Snow, the flappers will be well...
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A Great Escape at the Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Film Gala at The Royal Albert Hall has become an annual sell-out – in many cases a coach party pilgrimage – loved by audiences wanting to experience the thrill of seeing some of the most well known modern day scores unforgettably brought to life in a magnificent...
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Dickensian Dining with the Young Turks
A Dickensian feast taking place above a pub and being catered by a gastro-collective called the Young Turks provides so much ammunition that the lazy food writer is left with any number of digressions with which to start his review. Possibly a meander down the Dickens route, just to show you, the reader,...
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Chicago Mike’s School of Rock
“Ruuuush!” screams our guide, Chicago Mike. Rush, you see, is the surname of one of the passengers booked today on the Original London Rock Tour, and as any rock music aficionado will know, Rush are a three-piece Canadian hard-rock outfit from Toronto. As there are only two Rush’s in the meeting...
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That’s Grouse: The British Show
In June 2011, in a small gallery in Notting Hill, purveyors of contemporary art, COMODAA, introduced a new talent to the discerning British public. As part of a group show, Young Guns, one artist in particular caught people’s attention and was the only featured artist to sell out his works in that...
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The Real Wine Fair: Tickets Giveaway
We’re pleased to offer our readers the chance to win tickets to the inaugural Real Wine Fair, which will take place in Holborn, London, on Sunday 20th May, giving wine and food lovers the opportunity to taste over 600 organically or biodynamically produced wines. The Real Wine Fair celebrates dedicated...
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Stir It Up: Marley
Reggae, and Bob Marley, was always off my radar. So far off my radar, I was in danger of flying planes into them. (My metaphorical and wholly imaginary job as an air-traffic controller was in jeopardy.) Despite this, I found myself fascinated and excited by Marley. At times it drew me close to tears....
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