The Future Can Wait

 

 
 
 

It being my week of lates I thought I’d take the opportunity to get my fortnightly dose of culture. Today’s destination was art show The Future Can Wait housed at the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane.
The show had become a bit of a sensation even before its launch as artist Marc McGowan has staged an exhibition [...]

Budget hipster chic – Brick Lane button earrings

One of the best things about being in a relationship is that you don’t have to buy your own jewellery (or at least that’s my ideal).
But the annoying thing is that until you actually get to that point where it is officially a relationship, you end up losing a lot of baubles along the way, [...]

Martin Margiela boots

God damn the credit crunch. I want these Martin Margiela boots and I want them now!
They’re so sexy and so hip. Maybe if I write a letter to Gordon Brown explaining that as a taxpayer the £16,000 of my money that he’s donating on to the banks would be much better invested in my wardrobe [...]

Why being a pseudo hip Brick Lane joint doesn’t excuse bad coffee

Oh dear. The rants are lining up! Popped into the coffee store on Brick Lane that has free WiFi. Nice that isn’t it – free WiFi? But since when does free WiFi justify undrinkable coffee?
Really, the dudes who run this place are already taking the mick by decking out what is basically a former sweatshop [...]