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Walking With Soulless Haste
Walking while black, Derek Bardowell looks at how racism pervades every part of the street, subtly pressed into the corners and curbs of London. Continue reading
Take Me To The River
On the wrong side of the river (and the tracks) Alex Clark explores an opposite Olympics – and a future of London post games. And, has a drink to boot. Continue reading
If I Ran the Olympics: Ten Simple Solutions for Improving the Games
In which Bill Spring fixes the Games. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture, Sports
Tagged 2012 Olympic Games, American Idol, Apolo Ohno, Eric Heiden, Greece, London, summer games, the Olympics
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XXX Notes on the XXX Olympics Opening Ceremony
In which Greg Olear shares his impressions on the awe-inspiring Opening Ceremony. Continue reading
Love, Muddled and Stirred
In which Lauren Cerand mixes the elixir of life. Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged cocktails, Dorothy Parker, entertaining, London, New York, Samuel Beckett
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Captain America, The Earl of Grantham & The Office of Deliverance: The New BBC Comedy “Twenty Twelve”
In which Dennie Wendt raves about “Captain America” and “Twenty Twelve,” the new BBC comedy starring “Downton Abbey”‘s Hugh Bonneville about a (make-believe?) team trying to deliver the Olympic Games to London. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture, The Arts
Tagged BBC, Captain America, Downton Abbey, Hugh Bonneville, London, Olympics, The Office, Twenty Twelve
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Dawn of the Dead (Kennedys)
In which Alex Clark overcomes natural laziness and a complete ignorance of record collecting to go hunting for vinyl at sunrise–all to mark Record Store Day 2012. Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchy in the UK, collecting, Garbage, Jack White, Lee Perry, London, Music, Record Store Day, Sixteen Saltines, The Sex Pistols
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God Save The Queen
In which Alex Clark ponders London, death, the Olympics and the Queen’s Jubilee – in short, nostalgia – and waving at HRH herself back in 1977. Continue reading
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Tagged diamond jubilee, London, nostalgia, professional footballers, Queen Elizabeth, the Olympics
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