Dressed As A Girl : Film Review
By Emma Silverthorn @HouseOf_Gazelle Colin Rothbart’s documentary Dressed As A Girl has already been lauded as the ‘the Brit equivalent of Paris is Burning’ (Beige magazine), an accolade indeed and one that made me want to watch it immediately. Dressed As A Girl explores similar ground to Paris is Burning, showcasing as it does both the fabulous personas of its' performance artists on stage, as well as their more fragile, complex off stages lives. But the comparisons should not be...
The Property Ombudsman issues revised Codes of Practice
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Today, The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has issued amended and updated versions of all its Codes of Practice for UK and Scotland, to support the introduction of new legislation that has come into force within the last 12 months. The review process involved trade associations, representatives from large and smaller agents in both sales and lettings and a representative from The Property Ombudsman’s independent Council. The Property...
London’s Best New Restaurant Openings – October
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With plenty of exciting restaurant openings constantly taking place across the Capital, here’s our pick of the best new restaurants arriving in London over the coming month. 45 Jermyn Street – Piccadilly Attempting to recapture "a golden age of glamour" with the reopening of the Fountain brasserie under the new guise of 45 Jermyn Street. Having originally opened within Fortum & Mason – London’s most British department store – six decades ago, the newly refurbished all-day restaurant will...
Beer of the Week – Crate Lager
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 4.8% ABV Brewed: Hackney Wick, London Having already expressed our regards towards Crate’s core range offerings, on more than one occasion, the time has arrived for the Hackney Wick-based brewery’s humble Lager to soak up the spotlight. Brewed on site, like their other Beers, Crate Lager is available by the bottle or in a 50-litre keg, delivering a translucent orange appearance when poured, topped with a thin head. Aromas of biscuit and hops are...
CuckooLander Releases Video For ‘Mother Nature’
The video for 'Mother Nature' has left an aftermath, and their names are Mingey and Party Boy. The two snails, stars of CuckooLander's latest video, have since been adopted by the singer and are living the life in a snail-ised castle estate. Watch Mingey and Party Boy in action below, not entirely out-shining CuckooLander's dangerously catchy pop jams. “With the video we wanted to bring back elements of educational videos you would watch at school mixed with retro TV shows like...
Deadline approaches for smoke and CO alarms compliance
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Tomorrow, 1st October is the deadline for landlords and managing estate or letting agents (on behalf of landlords) to ensure all rented residential properties comply with the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations. The legislation – which applies to England - requires the installation of working smoke alarms on every floor of a rented residential property, where there is a room used wholly or partly as...
If he went back in time, stopped a natural disaster & gave Mao his bike back, would you vote for him?
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor He wore a suit and tie (more Matalan than Moschino, but smart nonetheless) and was greeted with rapturous applause. “Any chance we can start?” he asked, not aware he was still clapping himself. Corbyn had an autocue, which made his speech less rambling than previous efforts and there was no uplifting music as he walked in; so no royalties for Snow Patrol, but relief for everyone else. Jeremy will never win over the right wing...
Restaurant Review – Aladino’s
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Alike the rest of the City, London’s restaurant scene is a titanic melting pot of universal cultures. Throughout our fair city one can eat almost anything, from the most fetid of dishes through to some of the Earth’s finest, using the most luxurious and limited ingredients on offer. Unfortunately, however, there’s nowhere near enough Egyptian food. Well, there’s not enough authentic Egyptian food, at least. Fortunately, one new opening in Kensington is flying the...
Boris Johnson: Le D*ckhead
By Jack Peat, TLE Editor How subjective ‘value for money’ must be. The man who has wasted £600 million during office thanks to a collection of poor decisions, ideological dogma and vanity schemes yesterday pulled the plug on the Tour de France Grand Depart because £35 million is an “awful lot to spend” on “one event”. Loosely translated, Boris didn’t see the ego boost in an event which would be presided over by a future Mayor and has instead opted...