SE5 photographer (and supper club host and general Camberwell enthusiast) Tom Leighton is putting on a rather excellent exhibition next month. Picture the Block will be a series of portraits of all his neighbours: “A community project to get people snapping and talking,” he explains. But first he needs to photograph as many of them …
Do you live around Loughborough Junction? Know how to knit? Want to learn? Would you like to brighten up your neighbourhood for a good cause? Then why not spend this evening lending a hand – and a pair of needles – to The House in the Junction? We love this intriguing and inspiring collective, and tonight …
The central idea is to celebrate the creativity and innovation that has always been in the area One of my favourite TED talks is by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie where she speaks about the danger of a single story and in essence the danger of stereotypes. Ever since I watched it a few years …
It’s not a surprise to come out of Brixton tube station and find a mini musical event going on on the street. SW9’s pavements and street corners are a popular spot for spontaneous gigs – whether it’s one of the Saturday morning gospel choirs, the singing and dancing Japanese family ensemble in matching outfits, or …
Who was the beaming, be-suited drummer outside Brixton tube on Friday? Read More »
We published the man’s-eye view, now over to the women: the debate sparked by the controversial Keep Britain Fertile campaign continues… I knew my fertility was in decline but we decided to wait I don’t believe most women do think seriously about their fertility until they realise it is in jeopardy. Who thinks about getting …
Soapbox: the Kate Garraway-gate debate continues Read More »
Yes, we’ve got more time to play with but to say that many men saunter off into the sunset with their 21-year-old secretary is out-dated and offensive The response to Kate Garraway’s controversial don’t-leave-it-too-late fertility campaign on our sister site Kentishtowner provoked much debate. But along with other comment in the press this week, it …
1. Brixton: pop-up cocktail bar at Cornercopia Oh goodness. How exciting. If their cocktails are as good as their food, the new seasonal pop-up cocktail bar at Cornercopia in Brixton Market, opening tomorrow, 24 May, is going to be dangerous. This pioneer in the Brixton food revolution doesn’t do bad, doesn’t even do mediocre. It …
Gabriel Gbadamosi is an award-winning Irish-Nigerian poet, playwright, critic, BBC radio presenter and author. In his new novel, Vauxhall, he explores the streets of his south London childhood – and here, he gives us a flavour of Vauxhall in the 1970s We had a camera, we had a car and a television set; we were …
When was I happiest? Every single time I walk across Waterloo Bridge I feel elated. Anna Braithwaite and Tanya Holt are ShooShooBaby, a cabaret duo who formed in 2000. Their show The Entire History of Cabaret debuted at Edinburgh’s prestigious Assembly Rooms and now their new show, Off the Scale, has just premiered at St …
Southsayer: Anna Braithwaite & Tanya Holt, cabaret duo Read More »
Earlier this week, our north of the river sister site, Kentishtowner, tapped into a hot topic in their neck of the woods: KT has no local cinema, and the website is campaigning to get one. The northsiders’ campaign was sparked by the impending closure of NW5’s Pizza Express, as the grade II listed building it …
Free evening? Visit one of south London’s secret cinemas Read More »
