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From The Krays to Snatch, East London has provided inspiration for countless films about organised crime, but as local identity shifts is it time to consign the genre to history?
Photographer Stephen Gill captures East London like it’s never been seen before
Why is there such a fascination for ‘grit and squalor’ representations of East London’s history?
Akiine channels ‘otherworldly feelings’ in her unorthodox approach to music making
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Dalston’s resident expert in Chinese food Fuchsia Dunlop talks about falling in love with Sichuan cuisine and how to make it yourself
Communist newspaper The Morning Star is continuing to take the fight to capitalism from its base in Hackney Wick
Poet and journalist Miguel Cullen talks about his debut collection Wave Caps
Hyperlocal radio is on the increase in East London with a slew of stations catering for niche audiences
After running iconic Dalston club The Four Aces, Newton Dunbar has now reinvented himself as a reggae DJ