It's our weekly London roundup starting with a few headlines that caught the eye in London over the last week or so, click the links for the full stories…
Compiled & Edited by Adam Scott-Goulding
[Beigel
Bake is] open 24 hours a day and makes its own bagels. It’s comforting to know
you can go there any time and get something to eat. It’s usually exactly what
you’re looking for at that time: hot salt beef, loads of mustard and bread.
Sometimes I go off piste and get a salmon and cream cheese … but it never hits the
same spot. You get an eclectic mix of people in there.
Full
story & more reviews in The Guardian
(My
LW colleague Andy Frame also recommends Beigel Bake: read his DC review here.)
On
the 40th anniversary of punk, another rebellious UK youth culture has cemented
its rise to national prominence, with the London grime musician Skepta’s
victory at the Hyundai Mercury Music Prize for the year’s best UK album.
Skepta’s
triumph this week, beating bookies’ favourite David Bowie to the £25,000 award
with his self-released Konnichiwa album, caps a rise that has seen grime,
London’s version of rap, go from angry underground movement to officially
embraced trailblazer for UK innovation.
Full
story in the Financial Times: www.ft.com
The
“Who Am I?” interactive exhibit features a “What Sex Is Your Brain?” test that
rules male noggins are supposedly better at “seeing things in three dimensions”
and “being able to imagine how things rotate.” And lady brains are apparently
better at “distinguishing between subtle hints and details,” and they have
“good visual memory.”
Actual
science states that while male brains are larger on average than female brains,
and there are different hormone levels between the two, there is no clear
evidence to support differences in cognitive function.
Full
story NY Daily News: www.nydailynews.com
In
Brief
TECH:
Charge Your Phone on New London Buses – The Debrief
FOOTBALL:
West Ham Manager Does Not Blame New Stadium For Slump In Form - Sky Sports
FIRE
350: Great Fire of London in Words, Music & Song – Evening Standard
PROPERTY:
Estate Agent Pays Cash To Sell Your Property – Evening Standard
DESIGN:
Public Art in London As Design Week 2016 Begins – Daily Telegraph
The
Best Recent Posts from The Daily Constitutional…
Big
Walk Wednesday – a two-part photoblog on a ramble between North Greenwich and
Richmond. Part One HERE with Part Two HERE.
Our weekly slot in which we point you in the
direction of other happenings and events in our great city. A new exhibition, a
gig, a museum, a pop-up-shop – the best of London within a few minutes of a London
Walks walking
tour.
Orbital
Comics in Great Newport Street recently won the Eisner Award – the comic book
equivalent of an Oscar – as World's Best Comic Book Store!
I'm
inclined to agree.
Great
little shop, with friendly and knowledgeable staff, it's more than just a comic book
store - they stage exhibitions and run events, too.
The
next event is a life drawing class for comic artists and illustrators inspired
by film noir and femmes fatale! It takes place on Friday 23rd September 7pm to 9.30pm.
The
session costs £15 and booking is essential. Click here for tickets: www.orbitalcomics.com/the-spirit-life-drawing-class/
Find
Orbital here…
So this is creepy: a website dedicated to
celebrity feet…
First Lady Michelle Obama is featured
prominently on the site, with a rating of 3/5 and a vote of mostly 'Beautiful'.
The comments range from "Hot, sexy,
beautiful First Feet...' to "I just puked a little in my mouth".
But no figure in politics has gotten more
attention on this site than Donald Trump's eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump.
Ivanka's feet have a five-star rating, with
715 'beautiful' reviews compared to just 20 'ugly'.
Some of the comments are creepily specific:
"I like the way the sun is shining through the gaps inbetween her toes in
this pic," writes one user.
"Her big toenails drive me
crazy," says another.
"Her feet her whole look is so
glorious I can't even rate them anything but 11 out of 10 sniffs on the sniff o
meater (sic)," writes a third.
Full story in the New Zealand Herald: www.nzherald.co.nz
Seen in London This Week 1…
Sunset behind Wembley stadium as Spurs took on Monaco on Wednesday and set a record attendance for an English club into the bargain of 85,011…
Seen In London This Week 2…
London Walks guide Justin and his James Bond tour joined the 1000 Londoners series…
Heard In London…
Award-winning London Walks guide Karen on the official Visit London Podcast…
London Walks guide Justin and his James Bond tour joined the 1000 Londoners series…
Heard In London…
Award-winning London Walks guide Karen on the official Visit London Podcast…
London
Spy will return next weekend.
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