Tomorrow, London steps into one of its most defining days of the year. Yes, it’s 4 July — and while the rest of the world might be busy with fireworks and Americana, here in the capital the focus is entirely different. Tomorrow is Pride London, and South London is already awake to it. This year’s…
There is a particular electricity in the air when a city decides to honour the people who once shook its foundations. On 20 June, London opens the doors of the world’s first Museum of Youth Culture, a permanent space in Camden dedicated to the movements, mischiefs, rebellions and aesthetics that have shaped modern Britain. It’s…
This summer, internationally known speaker and peace educator Prem Rawat will return to Brighton for a three-day event titled “Uncover Life”, taking place at the Brighton Centre from 3 to 5 July 2026. The gathering is being organised with the support of Words of Peace Global (WOPG), an organisation that promotes educational initiatives and public…
In a cultural landscape increasingly shaped by algorithms, rapid consumption and endless scrolling, the upcoming group exhibition Instant Happiness at Art Hub Studios attempts to pause and reflect on what it means to continue creating within the noise of contemporary image culture. Curated by Dylan Morris and Reuben Yoell, the exhibition brings together a multidisciplinary…
A conversation with Flip Calvi (Misterflip) Q: Flip, in recent months you’ve chosen to slow down. That’s not a common move in the DJ world. What brought you to that decision? Flip Calvi: It wasn’t a sudden choice. It was something that grew quietly, almost underneath everything else. There comes a point where you realise…
A new cultural anchor on Old Kent Road Between Peckham and Old Kent Road, in a stretch of South London long treated as a corridor rather than a destination, a different kind of cultural infrastructure is taking shape. LEX2 – Livesey Exchange is not simply another creative space; it is a working example of how…
Last night, in the heart of Bermondsey, Magazzino hosted the opening of Taming Wolf, a striking exhibition by Wenjie Fan, presented by The Street Gallery The evening unfolded as an intimate and engaging encounter between artist, artwork and audience. Rather than a formal gallery setting, the space encouraged proximity — people moved freely, observed closely,…
Every year, the Art Fund Museum of the Year shortlist acts as a quiet seismograph of the cultural sector. It doesn’t just celebrate institutions; it reveals where museums are heading, what they are questioning, and how they are reshaping their role in public life. The 2026 finalists confirm a shift that has been building for…
As the Telegraph Hill Festival kicks off this week, the contrast couldn’t be sharper. On one hand, we have the beautiful, grassroots energy of a community coming together through traditional, almost analogue communication. On the other, we see the wider world gripped by a strange “digital schism.” There is a palpable anxiety surrounding the rise…
A moment on Rye Lane A few days ago, walking through Peckham, I turned a corner and found two artists suspended on a lift, painting a new Gorillaz mural. The colours were sharp, the lines unmistakable, and the atmosphere had that particular tension London produces when something is arriving before it has a name. It…