film

Hackney's unsung heroines to be celebrated at International Women’s Day film screening

‘Women from Hackney’s History’, inspired by the two-part book series of the same name, will premiere at the Rio Cinema next month

By Lizzie McAllister

/ 19 Feb 2026

Arts

‘It was filmic gold’ – Trainspotting exhibition at Atom Gallery celebrates 30 years of iconic Danny Boyle film

By Michelle Tonta

/ 18 Feb 2026

‘It was filmic gold’ – Trainspotting exhibition at Atom Gallery celebrates 30 years of iconic Danny Boyle film

music

'My first poem was about getting stabbed' – rapper Dan Whitlam talks vulnerability and youth as he launches new project

By Sam Foxell

/ 17 Feb 2026

'My first poem was about getting stabbed' – rapper Dan Whitlam talks vulnerability and youth as he launches new project

book review

Hackney author David Annand tackles social injustice in 'The Dice Was Loaded from the Start'

By Sarah Birch

/ 16 Feb 2026

Hackney author David Annand tackles social injustice in 'The Dice Was Loaded from the Start'

literature

Vincenzo Latronico: 'There are writers whose main theme is love or revolution — mine is real estate'

By Lizzie McAllister

/ 13 Feb 2026

Vincenzo Latronico: 'There are writers whose main theme is love or revolution — mine is real estate'

Barbican

Encounters: Giacometti x Lynda Benglis – earthy dialogue with a pop of glitter

By Sarah Birch

/ 12 Feb 2026

Encounters: Giacometti x Lynda Benglis – earthy dialogue with a pop of glitter

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Inside East London’s rich Olympic heritage as Milan Winter Games continue

As the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics begin to wind down, sports historians are looking back on London’s links with the games more than 100 years after the first competition

By Sidney Khan

/ 18 Feb 2026

Inside East London’s rich Olympic heritage as Milan Winter Games continue

Inside Before They Speak: Julia Phillips' visceral Barbican exhibition explores the body and human bonds

The German-American artist’s first solo show in the UK is a haunting experience, but it is well worth it

By Sarah Birch

/ 30 Jan 2026

Inside Before They Speak: Julia Phillips' visceral Barbican exhibition explores the body and human bonds

Just like grandma used to make — Clara’s is the new Shoreditch restaurant keeping it in the family

Clara’s is the brainchild of the Hartshorn brothers, who have left Camden behind in favour of small plates and sumptuous puddings

By Gabriel Wilding

/ 29 Jan 2026

Just like grandma used to make — Clara’s is the new Shoreditch restaurant keeping it in the family

A blurred fate: Simon Roberts’ ‘After London’ puts future of the city into sharp focus

This blurry, dystopian volume imagines a city altered by the climate crisis, and puts the fate of Londoners front and centre

By Sarah Birch

/ 27 Jan 2026

A blurred fate: Simon Roberts’ ‘After London’ puts future of the city into sharp focus

Pulitzer winner Alison Killing on the split second that forged her career

Alison Killing is best-known for her award-winning research into detention camps in Xinjiang, China, but the story that made her career could easily have passed her by

By Lizzie McAllister

/ 26 Jan 2026

Pulitzer winner Alison Killing on the split second that forged her career

'ROTUS' at Park Theatre is the one-woman show Making Theatre Great Again

Chaisty Quirk, Receptionist of the United States, is the sorority girl antagonist we didn’t know we needed

By Sarah Birch

/ 25 Jan 2026

'ROTUS' at Park Theatre is the one-woman show Making Theatre Great Again

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