Founded in 1890, Gordon’s Wine Bar is thought to be the oldest wine bar in London. It’s great charm is that little has changed since its founding, and never will. The place oozes with history; the building was the home of Samuel Pepys in the 1680s and the home of Rudyard Kipling around the time…
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30,000 Years of Art, Mini
30,000 Years of Art, is a comprehensive look at the artistic creations and expressions of Humanity throughout its history (or over its 8000 year history and God’s funny joke of planting archeological items that seem older than the world, if you’re a creationist). Ten years after it was first published, Phaidon are re-releasing 30,000 Years…
The Stories Behind London’s Lost Art Deco Icons
Since its world-premiere at the International Exhibition of Modern and Industrial Decorative Arts in France in 1925, Art Deco has permeated countless creative spheres: from fashion, jewellery, art, and especially architecture. During the late twenties to the early thirties, London quickly became a hotspot for Art Deco architecture. From the impressive news buildings on Fleet…
The Evolution of Gaming: It didn't start with Atari
Computer Gaming – 1958 to 2019 When it comes to computer games, and looking at how they’ve changed, you first need to question your definition of a game. Whilst it seems like this has an obvious answer, the simple fact is that the variance in interactive electronic entertainment means that many people have formed very…
New Year’s Resolution - Self Improvement (18th Century Style)
Please don’t try any of this, its frankly dangerous New Year and many of us look to create a new self. But lets face it, most of us never make it past the end of January, and that’s if we’re lucky. I’m still planning on taking up running, having made it my New Year’s resolution,…
The Hard Brexit Christmas Table (A Vision of Christmas Future)?
Ah Christmas 2019. Time to drink, be merry, share around some good will (if you can find any), and gorge yourself at tables straining under the weight of food, be it the Christmas feast with your loved ones, or trestle tables laden with finger food at one works Christmas doo after another. But no, wait!…