Category Archives: Culture Vulture

Exhibitions, events, book and antiques fairs, festivals and other happenings in London, UK.

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Paco Pena

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At Sadlers Wells Theatre on a wet and windy Wednesday evening, a dash of Andalucian colour and artistry came to north London with Paco Pena and his Flamencura show. The Cordoban guitarist has made a home in London for some … Continue reading

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Mirador

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Mirador (n) (Spanish) watch tower or look-out point. Cadiz is one of the best places in the world to find miradors. As the destination port of the Spanish ships from the Americas, it was where the treasure, of all kinds, … Continue reading

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The Precarity Centre

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Precarity (n) – a precarious existence, lacking in predictability, job security, material or psychological welfare. The social class defined by this condition has been termed the precariat. Art duo, They are Here ( Helen Walker and Harun Morrison ) last week launched The Precarity Centre, … Continue reading

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Ghost writing

All stories are ghost stories in that they are peopled by the incorporeal, but stories set in the past, containing representations of real people who once lived and breathed, are especially so. Something Hilary Mantel reminds us of in her … Continue reading

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Common Books

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Clapham and Clapham Common in particular feature in a number of literary works, most famously as the setting for Graham Greene’s WWII novel The End of the Affair (1951). Greene lived at 14, Clapham Common Northside which, though it still exists … Continue reading