The recent death of Michael Foot, former leader of Britain's Labour Party, inflicted upon us, or the shrinking section of the public that still pays attention to news at least, a litany of glowing...
Growing up on a council estate in London, or any estate in the United Kingdom for that matter, can be alright for some, but for others, the disadvantages outweigh the good. Many people have a...
I shouldn’t start by saying I remember being in New York last summer. I was walking twenty five feet above West 19th Street, slack-jawed at the effort and enthusiasm that went into transforming a...
Art is in crisis – again. No, it's not a fight between alter-modernism and post-modernism or any other art world tussle. This time it's all about the money. Governments across Europe are...
Dalston weirdo Tony Benson is the host with the most. Come and relax in his bachelor pad after a hard day mooching, trying to score smack. Been to the local gay trance night at the “Joiner’s...
Maybe it's the coffee, but on the way into New Cross the graffiti only seems to say 'Modern Life Is Rubbish'. Alongside the railway line, for what seems like a full five minute stretch, mounds of...
Amir Nizar Zuabi has been credited for his role in bringing Palestinian theatre to international attention with his hard-hitting and thought-provoking productions. However, his primary aim is simply...
The opening 20 minutes or so of “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” is like being in a fight on a bouncy castle; exhilarating, exhausting and leaving you with a dickie tum. The biopic of...
Watching “44 Inch Chest” is like being stuck in a bad karaoke bar with a pissed up divorcee screeching through “Without You” before breaking down into a crumpled heap on stage. Imagine...
China's snooping on dissidents is unfortunate but unsurprising, but Western governments – and businesses – need to get out of our private communications, too. Last week a British man, Paul...