Outsider art is an often-maligned genre, encompassing extreme mental states (outsider art is often created by institutionalized people), unconventional ideas and elaborate fantasy worlds. Many works of outsider art aren’t discovered until the artist has died, or the work isn’t recognised as valuable in the artist’s lifetime, but every once in a while an artist [...]
With February being one of the coldest, dullest months of the year, with only a slightly crass commercial holiday loosely tied to love to warm our hearts, it’s the ideal time to see some live music. So if you want to stand in a warm room, nursing a beer whilst the rain pelts down outside, [...]
With long queues for the Leonardo Da Vinci museum at The National Gallery, and tickets changing hands on eBay for several times their original price; it would appear that art is enjoying yet another renaissance amongst museum goers. It takes a very historic name to draw so many enthusiasts, so you may want to book [...]
I have been staying at the Feltham Travelodge on a weekly basis because unfortunately I have no other choice. I have been complaining to the reception about the poor state of the facilities, but nobody has done anything about it. Here are some examples: Someone vomited in the lobby of the 7th floor. The cleaners [...]
Is London tourism on the wane? Does it have a falling reputation with its expensive hotels, travel system and restaurants? Do London hotels fall short of guest expectations due to the lack of a compulsory rating system?
Whats your take on this issue?
One night – one unique Matrix experience! Sunday 23 October 2011 – 7:45 PM Following on from the success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Royal Albert Hall is promoting The Matrix with live music score performed by the NDR Pops Orchestra from Hamburg, Germany. Experience this “one off” cinematic experience in high definition. Starring Keanu [...]
When the internet first hit the UK, the pioneers who set up hotel websites still received most enquiries by telephone or fax and still posted or faxed confirmations to guests. It was still a “personal service”. Nowadays, everyone is used to filling out a form, pressing a button and 10 seconds later getting your confirmation, a fully [...]
The Old Operating Theatre in Southwark is Britain’s only surviving 19th century operating theatre - offering events, talks, and walks that explore tales in the history of medicine. None of the tales match the horror of the nineteenth century corpse trade. In the early 1800s London’s cemeteries were never so busy; bodysnatchers plundered their graves [...]
The Chelsea Physic Garden, one of Londons treasures, has announced that Christopher Bailes Dip.Hort. [Kew], FI Hort. has been appointed the post of Curator, following in the footsteps of Rosie Atkins. This secret garden has been in existence in one form or another for over 400 years since the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries decided to cultivate plants to further medicine. [...]
The sound of canons will be heard across London today as Her Majesty the Queen celebrates her official birthday with the annual Trooping the Colour event. A 41 gun-salute will be fired at 12.52pm from the Tower of London, followed at 1.00pm by a 62 gun-salute from Green Park.
