Photographs by Bob Mazzer look into the lives of commuters and remind us how much the public transport system has changed
Posted inSTAGE
The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes – preview
A persecuted Iraqi refugee arrives in Britain in search of a new start in Rashid Razaq’s The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes at the Arcola Theatre
Posted inART
Issa Samb: From the Ethics of Acting to the Empire Without Signs
Dakar-based contemporary African artist Issa Samb is exhibiting in Shoreditch gallery Iniva until 26 July
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East Londoners on tour
Octogenarian Harvey Gould takes East London filmmaking duo Phil Maxwell and Hazuan Hashim on a trip of the Soho of his youth for their new documentary
Posted inMUSIC
Chick Corea jazz review: ‘panoptic interpretations yielding plenty of complexity’
American jazz fusion pianist and composer Chick Corea took to the stage at the Barbican last month
Posted inFOOD & DRINK
The curious history of the bagel in East London
Food historian Gillian Riley recounts the curious history of the ‘roll with a hole’ and visits some of East London’s popular bagel bakeries (all in the name of research)
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Archive: Imagining the East End – review
Companion book to online ‘archive’ of images documenting East End is unsurprisingly served better by its images than by the accompanying text
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Leytonstone man leads letterpress revival
Russell Frost is championing the revival of a form of printing used for hundreds of years
Posted inFASHION
Designer profile: Phoebe English
Young fashion designer Phoebe English talks about life in Hackney, the development of her brand and what the future holds for her
Posted inFILM
Sally Hawkins and Jim Broadbent star in East Londoner’s short film
Hackney writer’s helpline-inspired short film The Phone Call is an emotional tear jerker