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Photograph: Mariano Gaspar / Shutterstock.comSure, if you’re desperate to visit the venue of New York’s iconic fashion gala or see the site of the now legendary crown jewel heist, you’re going to have to grab your passport. But did you […]
Image: Sonia Friedman ProductionsA big West End revival of Rent has been a long time coming. Jonathan Larson’s classic ’90s musical – which transposed tragic opera La Bohème to New York at the peak of the HIV/AIDS epidemic – was an instant […]
Photograph: ShutterstockThe British Museum’s blockbuster exhibitions always have a bit of a buzz around them. In 1972, queues stretched round the block as punters battled to glimpse treasures from Tutankhamun’s tomb. In 2007, there was a rare chance to see […]
Image: James Abbott McNeill Whistler , Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1 , 187 1, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France2026 has already been a blockbuster year for art exhibitions in London. The capital has had new shows on Tracey Emin, Elsa Schiaparelli, David […]
Image: Courtesy of Olympia in partnership with HeatherwickNext month a historic, often-overlooked London building will come roaring back to life. After a £1.3 billion transformation, west Kensington’s Olympia will reopen in stages from Monday June 15. We already know that […]
Image credit: ShutterstockMay is one of the finest months in London for many reasons – the parks are full of colourful spring blooms and the possibilities of summer are on the horizon, but even more notably, there are not one, but two bank holidays to enjoy. And […]
Photograph: Sabira Dewji / Shutterstock.comThis week’s planned tube strikes have been called off. The RMT has confirmed that the walk-outs, which were supposed to take place on May 19-20 and 21-22, have been suspended. In April London was hit with industrial action […]