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A 24-Decade History of Popular Music
Legendary New York performance artist and singer Taylor Mac reframes the social history of America through three decades of song in this no-holds-barred extravaganza...
‘Homefront Café’ pop-up with ‘One Pound Meals’ chef Miguel Barclay
OpenTable and Hackney hotspot, Jim’s Cafe, create free pop-up to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of rationing in the UK
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TRAVEL GUIDES
Sam Roberts is documenting London’s fading history
Ghost signs tell a story of London’s economic, social and political history. Sam Roberts began documenting ghost signs in 2006 after the first ghost...
Hackney Record Fair
Hackney Record Fair is yet another event from the gang behind the monthly Hackney Flea Market. It offers indie types the chance...
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Barbican announces new digital content including Cinema Curator’s picks to...
Inspired by the Barbican’s international arts programme, a curated mix of podcasts, playlists, films, videos, talks and articles enables audiences to continue...
FASHION AND TRENDS
Vegan dining in Hackney is taking root
By Victoria Gray
Hackney has begun to be referred to as London’s “vegan quarter”.
With Hackney Vegan Market - based at Hackney Downs Studios - expanding...
Alan Denney has been photographing Hackney since the Seventies
When Alan Denney moved to Hackney in the mid-1970s, he started taking photographs of Stoke Newington, Dalston and Stamford Hill. He unintentionally became an...