From its rivers to its lidos and heated pools, London boasts its fair share of places to go swimming
Efendi describes itself as a neighbourhood kitchen, with a menu of everyday Turkish staples
June sees the return of festival Field Day in Victoria Park, now a two-day event. Metronomy, Blood Orange, Neneh Cherry and Pixies are all confirmed as playing
Shoreditch eatery Bones has a mantra of stripped back quality grub
Holding intimate gigs in unusual spaces is the concept behind Sofar Sounds
Guardian journalist Tom Clark explains his views on the global economic crisis set out in his new book Hard Times: The Divisive Toll of the Economic Slump and how they apply to Hackney
The Hackney based songwriter once described as the “spirit of Bob Dylan for the twenty-first century” is on the cusp of releasing his first album in five years which he describes as a “story album about love in stolen moments”
Documentary photographer Zed Nelson talks about saving the world, laughing at hipsters and the metamorphosis of one of London’s poorest boroughs
Maureen Paley gallery in Shoreditch holds exhibition of paintings by David Salle, a member of the influential ‘Pictures Generation’
The Whitechapel Gallery’s retrospective of French filmmaker and artistic visionary Chris Marker is a celebration of a provocative and sprawling body of work
BL-NK in Shoreditch is the venue for charity exhibition featuring some of the most distinctive artists in East London and beyond
The true story of a painful separation that led to media claims of kidnapping and religious fundamentalism is the subject of Sudha Buchar’s play My Name Is… at the Arcola
