Down in Sunny Peckham something’s happening.
You can call it socially engaged practice, you can call it democratised art, you can call it goofy fun, but we can all agree it’s Pet-Tastic.
I think I was unsuccessful in my attempts to pers[…]

“I’ll get some stick over this” smugs Frank Kane over his provocative “harsh realities” in yesterday’s Observer. Will any suckers bite? Chomp, chomp.
Passing over the half-truths (he should read the chapter in here[…]

Top five things in galleries to go and see for free in London right now (in reverse order)
5. Henrik Plenge Jacobsen: “J’accuse” at the South London Gallery
HPJ is really saying something in this exhibition, something about justice[…]

While we’re here: a much-mentioned statistic was that half of the bijou but committed (and entertaining, and mental) Exeter City Supporters Club of Norway made it to the game, while only 0.025% of their Manchester United supporting compatriots […]

Non-scientific top nine things about going to watch my small team play against Manchester United and gain a draw against most expectations
1. Not being able to sleep properly for two nights before the match.
2. Carsmile Steve’s face when we me[…]

The Black Friar has gone smoke-free.
Wandering past the Black Friar on my way home yesterday, I saw a sign saying “A Smoke-Free Pub” – it seems they’ve banned smoking from the place.
It’s an interesting choice: the Bla[…]

Pub Science Experiment #1
Pub 6: The Railway, Station Rise, SE27
Category: Railway
There’s no mistaking the Railwayness of this place. It’s a hop, step and stumble from the side door to the front of Tulse Hill station.
What’s more […]

Pub Science Experiment #1
Pub 5: The Railway Tavern, Crouch End Hill, N8
Category: Railway
First things first: this Railway is not near a railway. There was a railway around here once, but it’s long gone.
The next thing I should say is that I […]

Pub Science Experiment #1
Pub 4: The Bow Bells, Bow Rd, E3
Category: Nearly Railway
A few yeards from Bow Church DLR, and a few more from Bow Road tube, this pub is much more like it. I laugh when I see some more tongue and groove but this is old and[…]

Catherine Yass: Wall (Alison Jacques Gallery)
When I think of Catherine Yass I mainly think of that upside-down descent from the Canary Wharf clouds to the construction site ground, a piece I found slowly thrilling (from cloud-cuckooland to a false […]