Poetic, informative and thoroughly researched, Adrift is author Helen Babbs’s account of living on the canals and waterways of London
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Drawing inspiration: Biro art takes centre stage at With/Draw exhibition
The different ways artists use drawing in their practice is the subject of an intriguing group show at Leyden Gallery
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Yayoi Kusama, Victoria Miro gallery, review: ‘Infinity in a pumpkin’
A collection of spectacular mirrored environments, sculptures and paintings immerse the viewer in an expansive sublime plane
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Scoffing offal – an East End history
Once considered a cheap dish fit only for the poor, offal is in fact a delicacy in its own right
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The Passion of Lady Vendredi: Rich Mix to stage ‘blaxploitation epic’
Voodoo, evangelism and white working class comedians are some of the inspirations for the character of Lady Vendredi
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Vortex to host jazz extravaganza in tribute to Jelly Roll Morton
Gigs inspired by the self-proclaimed ‘inventor of jazz’ and London’s own musical heritage to be held at Dalston venue
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Play set in ‘shipping container’ highlights plight of child refugees
Arcola production enacts a border-crossing using a replica of the type of container used to escape conflict in countries such as Syria and Afghanistan
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Iain Sinclair walks ‘ginger line’ in film adaptation of London Overground
Rio Cinema to premiere London Overground, in which Hackney author Iain Sinclair treks across the ‘spin-drier of capitalism’
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Passing Clouds founder vows to fight on despite ban as company director
Founder of iconic Dalston venue has been disqualified from running a company over failure to pay tax and sloppy bookkeeping
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Magic Breakfast founder and Hackney Citizen writer honoured at food awards
Guild of Food Writers names charity head Carmel McConnell an ‘inspiration’, whilst Gillian Riley is pipped to the Food Writer of the Year award