Imagined Cities – Review
By Matt Keay Darran Anderson's Imaginary Cities is a rare tome, one that fuses a grand scope with a heart to match. We can easily notice ourselves in this book; we can identify with the way in which both the past and the future can meld, creating an existence of hope and searing potential. Having set up a popular Twitter account (@Oniropolis), which gathered a large following very quickly, Anderson draws on the fantastical land and cityscapes he shares on...
The Concept Album Talks
The concept album poses a special challenge for a recording artist. As well as great tunes a concept album needs a compelling narrative and complete harmony between tracks that is less emphasised on a standard release. 'Dark Side Of The Moon' by Pink Floyd is one of the more well-known, well-executed concept albums out there. The album holds a special place in music history and pop culture, making it the ideal subject for the first Concept Album Talks taking place this Tuesday....
The Royals : Season One
By Emma Silverthorn @HouseOf_Gazelle As the tag line goes The Royals is like Gossip Girl on coke, a tagline which I have to somewhat ashamedly admit attracted me. And yes the Gossip Girl parallels do abound. Youthful, attractive delinquents and delinquents with secretly big hearts populate The Royals as they do in GG. As well as a half-baked attempt at critiquing the danger of conforming to social pressures rather than your hearts’ desires. In GG this means Lily van der...
Traditional British Food on the Decline as International Dishes Take Over
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent New research has found six out of ten adults now prefer more ethnic and adventurous dishes than meals which are thought of as traditionally British as more people expand their menus with foreign tastes and flavours. The typical Brit’s dinner table plays host to meals from up to six different countries during the week, including Mexican, Chinese, Italian and Indian dishes. In many households, the Sunday roast is the only occasion when a traditionally British dish sees the...
Restaurant Review – The Richmond
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food As soon as the news broke of The Richmond’s opening, I was sure that I’d heard it all before. Locally acclaimed chef takes on a new premises within a trendy neighbourhood, serves an overpriced menu of “quintessentially British seasonal food”, all types of on-trend fare, and pricey Craft Beers to the local foodie crowd. And the result, overall, is generally gratuitously underwhelming for anybody that doesn’t own a beard comb or antique bicycle. Thankfully,...
Britain Avoids Foxit
Satire: Foxes Offered Last Minute Bailout Deal Britain’s wild foxes have been offered a last minute bailout deal by The Conservatives after talks to save the species from privileged countryside toffs reached a drawn-out conclusion. Leaders have agreed to keep the current legislation in place after marathon talks went on well in to the night. Under the deal, hunters will continue to overlook legal restrictions as long as anti-campaigners promise to restructure their attacks to focus exclusively on class warfare,...
Pop Up Cinema: Preview
Like, day festivals and half-naked people the instant the sun comes out, surely outdoor cinema is one of the best things about a London summer. With pop-up screens now proliferating the capital from May through till September it can feel overwhelming picking a pop up. (Overwhelming in a very first world problem sense.) Pop Up Screens offer good options across the capital which are importantly at the regular cinema price of ten pounds. Screens are up in picturesque Greenwich Peninsula,...
The World Cup effect: more tourists than ever visit Brazil
More than 6.4 million foreign tourists visited Brazil in 2014, the largest number ever according to the latest statistics. 217,003 were from the UK, up from 169,732 in 2013. Of course, the 2014 World Cup was the main reason for the 10.6 per cent increase against 2013 figures. View image | gettyimages.com In June, the month during which the World Cup was held, the arrival of international tourists almost tripled, jumping from 350,025 in 2013 to 1,018,876 in 2014. And...
Raheem Sterling: Bargain or Total Waste of Money?
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport @davidjdewinter The drawn-out transfer saga of Raheem Sterling seems to have finally been completed as Manchester City are poised to sign the former Liverpool forward for a fee that could rise to £49 million. Sterling is due to fly out to Australia to join his new teammates on their pre-season tour. City finally have the man they so desperately wanted but will he be a roaring success or an...