The City’s salad cult: What’s up with Farmer J? September 12, 2024 People in the City are addicted to Farmer J's large, expensive salad bowls. Why so?
The Debate: Wetherspoons – is it magical or miserable? September 12, 2024 Wetherspoons, JD Wetherspoon, or Spoons as most of us call it. Should we be proud or ashamed?
The Notebook: Is Wapping the best place in London? September 11, 2024 With its cobbled streets, unspoiled apartment blocks and tall warehouse conversions with painted shutters, Wapping is a vision of a Victorian past.
Why End of the Road is the best indie music festival September 4, 2024 Vibes and music don’t get better than End of the Road, says Lucy Kenningham
Spread power with words: Asian Dub Foundation interview August 29, 2024 In the wake of the riots, the Asian Dub Foundation shows us the political power of music. Guitarist Steve Chandra Savale speaks to Lucy Kenningham
Saatchi show forces us to look anew at homelessness August 8, 2024 All too often homelessness exists out of the frame – this exhibition pulls it inside.
Adieu City A.M. Towers: A toast to the Tiktokers August 8, 2024 As City A.M. bids adieu to its current home, Lucy Kenningham considers The Tiktokers
Explainer: Who wants to live in a 24 hour city? August 6, 2024 Is the world moving towards 24-hour alcohol licensing? Is that a good thing?
Trash talk: Recycling boss Bruce Bratley on why we need to talk about rubbish August 5, 2024 Waste disposal can be revolutionary, as First Mile boss Bruce Bratley tells Lucy Kenningham
Surfing the Thames: How Uber boats came to rule the river August 1, 2024 “Looking out at the river, I was struck by how empty it was,” Sean Collins tells me. This was in 1994, when he had just been made redundant from his previous role as an apprentice waterman on the Thames. All that empty water stretching through the middle of London – it was a “waste”. But [...]