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A Literary Feast: Ways With Words Festival 2012

We’ve stuffed you with info on the cornucopia of music festivals that will be taking place this summer, but here’s another event that might spark you interest. Set for 18-20May, Ways With Words will celebrate their 20 year legacy in a three day literary celebration, ‘Words In The Park’, which …

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We're Electric

Essay: ‘Lightning – The Dreaded Bolt Partially Explained’ by Gavin Pretor-Pinney

To end this week, we’ve got another lovely literary extract for you to ponder across the weekend. Vauxhall are collaborating with West London publisher The Idler, to release ‘We’re Electric‘ – a book which sees the likes of Will Self and Gavin Pretor-Pinney examine the part electricity has

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The REAL NME

After the eve of the magazine’s 60th birthday, this new publication was released on THE REAL account into NME, the magazine. Covering stories, musicians, events and NME lifestyle, this piece is wholesome, solid reading. Pat Long unravels the highs, lows and history of the ‘New Musical Express’, established in …

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Super Nova!

The second wave of artist’s have just ben released for Nova Arts and Music Festival on 5th-8th July 2012. Among the star players are Jessie Ware, Fink, Soul Jazz Sound System, Mixmaster Morris, Rankin and Damien Hirst, Doug Fishbone, Ben Rivers, Gustav Temple and obviously plenty more.…

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Film Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Based on Jonathan Safran Foer’s book, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a drama that came at me with an annoying title that wouldn’t stay in my mind for long. However I guess I shouldn’t complain when a title accurately fits the work it represents.

Nine-year-old Oskar (Thomas Horn) searches …

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Preview: ‘We Can Be Heroes’ by Graham Smith

If you’re like us and often wish you could transport yourself to the relics of a departed era then this visually startling retro book may tickle your fancy. ‘We Can Be Heroes’ chronicles the upsurge of London’s club scene from punk in the late 70s to the New Romantics in …

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Preview: London Tattoos By Alex MacNaughton

These electrifying portraits by acclaimed photographer Alex MacNaughton prove in the most eloquent way that tattoos are more than skin deep. Fascinated by the ways body art reflects an individual’s personality, for his new book MacNaughton set out to find people whose ornate tattoos tell a story.

The result is …

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BD & Comics Passion

From Friday 7th October to Sunday 9th October, the Institut Français will hold the first of its annual three day BD & Comics Passion long weekends.

The graphic novel has grown as a creative medium over the past few years, and has become an increasingly important force …

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Preview – Shoreditch Unbound

More than just a coffee table book, Shoreditch Unbound aims to take a snapshot of the area through interactive events and of course through the book itself, featuring a cross section of the creative talent that defines it.

The aim is to present a ‘kaleidoscope’ of talent, capturing the moments …

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London Storytelling Festival

This autumn, humanity’s oldest art form gets a well-deserved party in its honour- a collection of shows celebrating the magic of story at London’s Leicester Square Theatre. If you’ve ever been swept up in the moment in the darkness by a campfire or had your mind blown at a candlelit …

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