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The Courtauld Gallery might be relatively small compared to some of London’s other major art institutions, but boy does it punch above its weight. Founded in 1932 by art collector Samuel Courtauld, the gallery boasts a genuinely jaw-dropping collection of paintings and […]
Normally, there’s only one place in the UK where it’s unacceptable to queue in one straight line: the bar. Everywhere else, Brits take waiting in an orderly queue extremely seriously. But now, the British Museum has decided that it wants to do away […]
Earlier this year all-conquering pop phenomenon The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) released his sixth album Hurry Up Tomorrow, wrapping up a trilogy of records that have propelled the ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ and ‘Blinding Lights’ singer to new heights of fame. […]
London’s answer to Paris’ Moulin Rouge, the Windmill in Soho is one of the city’s oldest and most storied strip clubs. At least, it was. Now, after nearly a century of existence, it’s been forced to close. The Windmill became […]
The Stirling Prize is, for those not in-the-know, essentially an award for the best new building in the UK. Dished out yearly by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), it aims to celebrate all kinds of new projects across […]
The UK’s biggest nightclub has had a makeover. Tottenham’s 15,000 capacity Drumsheds (an IKEA warehouse in a past life) has been welcoming revellers since 2023 and now, based on their feedback, has revealed a number of major improvements in time for its autumn […]
Even if you’ve been out of education for decades, there’s a real back-to-school energy in the air. After several blissful months of heat waves, beer garden gatherings, al fresco dining and day festivals, the rainy days, earlier sunsets and colder […]