Category: Culture

Regent Street art

Seen just oef Regent St yesterday whilst shopping for Gucci handbag 😉

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2017

A mixture of stuff but definitely worth a visit 😊 View photos Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2017

First night of the proms

First night of the proms: standing in the gallery with the gods and the BBC. Photographing the filmmakers: you can see presenter, Katie Derham, below and the women controlling the autocue. Even the “spontaneous” remarks are scripted. Is nothing sacred?! 😊 View photos First night of the proms

Indian Film Festival – Newton

Without any plans, we ended up at the BFI to see Newton and director’s Q+A, part of the London Indian Film Festival. It examined the complexities of democracy in India (and around the world) in a satirical, simple and charming way. A lovely small film: catch it if you can 😊

Google doodle

Google’s doodle is so cool today😎. You can create your own music in seconds! Here’s mine: it’s mesmerising, even if I say so myself 😁 Read article

Sharia Law explained

For the intellectually curious, an informative description (for me) of Sharia Law without the scaremongering from Snopes, the fact-checking site. Read article

Making a difference

Good advice when you think you can’t make a difference at work Read article

Hockney at the Tate

Really happy to have caught the Hockney exhibition on the last day 🙂

Daunt Books, Marylebone

One of the most alluring bookshops in London, with an extensive travel section.

He’s the man, the man with the Midas touch

This somewhat innocuous modernist building was designed by and the home of architect Erno Goldfinger. His name was used in the James Bond film. It’s worth a visit on a rainy day, especially one of the guided tours in which you learn about the functional design behind the aesthetics.