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Talks: book now for Malcolm Gladwell on his new book, David & Goliath 30 Jul 2013 | 08:48 pm
If you’ve read Blink or The Tipping Point or any of his pieces for The New Yorker, you’ll know what a thoughtful, insightful and funny writer Malcolm Gladwell is. And hurrah, he is coming over this a...
Children: Kids’ chocolate workshops at Paul.A.Young (and something for the adults too) 30 Jul 2013 | 08:28 pm
As regular readers will know, we are huge fans of Paul.A.Young (particularly his salted chocolate caramels) and we love the sound of his forthcoming kids’ workshops. Held at his Islington chocolateri...
Poetry: a few tickets left for Seamus Heaney lecture in November 25 Jul 2013 | 01:05 am
We always book way ahead for any event that Seamus Heaney is doing and his poetry readings are always life-enhancingly brilliant. But this isn’t just a reading – though Heaney will be doing some of th...
Shopping: V&A wedding prints 11 Jul 2013 | 11:50 am
We must admit that we tend to buy off-list for wedding presents. We prefer something more personal and therefore more memorable. So we were rather delighted to find a brilliant set of prints at the ...
Theatre: book now for The Light Princess 11 Jul 2013 | 11:48 am
There was a point, sometime in 2011, when we feared Tori Amos’ musical, The Light Princess, would never happen. The National Theatre kept saying things like “postponed to allow for further development...
Art & Talks: book now for Richard Rogers 11 Jul 2013 | 11:47 am
We’re rather excited about a new show coming up next week at the RA about the work of Richard Rogers, one of the most successful and influential architects in the world. Responsible for some of the mo...
Family Festival: Open East 11 Jul 2013 | 11:47 am
We do a lot of running along the canal (if you have yet to discover the capital’s more intimate waterways, get to it, and fast – they are a real unsung treasure) from Little Venice right up to The Oly...
Summer exhibition & prize draw: win tickets and catalogue for Laura Knight Portraits at NPG 11 Jul 2013 | 11:47 am
If you are looking for some respite from the heat, head to the National Portrait Gallery, where their new show, Laura Knight Portraits, has just opened. What a serious treat it is. It is not often one...
Summer eating: al fresco 11 Jul 2013 | 11:46 am
Eating Al Fresco in London – rarely done but when the weather calls for it, it’s hard to beat so we’ve made a list of old favourites we always return to plus some great new hot spots in town. Top of ...
Summer shopping: perfect & flattering dresses by Ilana Kohn 11 Jul 2013 | 11:46 am
A good dress will see you through any wardrobe crisis, which is why we’re always on a quest for a perfect one – flattering, easy, the kind you can throw on and feel chic and beautiful. We love a good ...
