(L)ondon (I)nteresting (A)ctivities
We’re still wiping away the tears from news that much-loved Clapton wine bar and kitchen residency spot P Franco was closing, so to hear plans of its reopening are extremely welcome, tbh. No longer will we waste loo roll by weeping […]
London has been pretty good at doing its bit to dismantle the patriarchy. Last week a new women’s museum was announced, and now we’re getting the UK’s first ever ‘women’s only’ tower block. The 102 flats will be built in Ealing, […]
You know summer’s about to kick off when Photo London shows up: every May, the massive photography fair takes up residence in Somerset House, bringing with it the best photography galleries in the world. It’s an incredible chance to see […]
Forget Chin Chin, because did you know London has its very own vineyard? Sadly, it might not for much longer, as three years of bad harvests means it might have to close. Forty Hall Community Vineyard in Enfield, north London, said […]
It’s London’s oldest French restaurant, but people got a little wobbly when L’Escargot closed its doors earlier this year, worried it would never open them again. The good news is that it will! Knocking around in some form or another […]
The Hunterian is one of London’s most unique museums. It’s based on the collection of eighteenth century surgeon John Hunter, who amassed a whole bunch of 14,000 specimens for surgical training. And by specimens, we mean dead stuff. Tons of it. […]
Keanu Reeves is famously the nicest guy in Hollywood. When negotiating his contract for the Matrix sequels, he arranged for a percentage of his cut to go to employees in the special-effects department, costing him – wait for it – $75 million. He’s […]