January,2012
Scout tackles London’s longest restaurant queue to get our hands on some quality beef tongue
We know that London’s foodies are dedicated, but queuing round the block on a cold weekday evening in January for a relatively unheard of Korean restaurant named Kimchee is something out of the ordinary. As we [...]
US rockers Four Year Strong headline KOKO tomorrow night
You may have caught them on last year’s Kerrang! Tour with Good Charlotte, but now Four Year Strong are back for a headlining gig of their own. The American four-piece are traveling in support of their [...]
Reel Islington Short Film Award: last call for submissions
Reel Islington are launching a Short Film Award as part of Reel Islington Film Festival 2012, which takes place between 24 and 26 February 2012. The Reel Islington Film Festival showcases the work of both established and [...]
Migrations: Journeys into British Art at Tate Britain
It’s difficult to imagine how works ranging from 17th century court portraiture to film by the Black Audio Film Collective would ever meet in a show, but Tate Britain have certainly managed it in this season’s [...]
DVD review: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Re-making a classic film is a business fraught with danger. Filmmakers will often steer clear altogether simply because there’s an overriding sense that any new attempt to redo a classic is just too risky and is [...]
Union’s rejection of Olympic bonus leads to strike fears
The prospect of further tube strikes or huge bonuses for London Underground staff ahead of this summer’s games came a step closer today. The news comes after the RMT announced that it had rejected the offer [...]
‘We think winter is drab, but you’re just not looking for the colours. They are there.’ David Hockney at the Royal Academy
David Hockney: A Bigger Picture is big. Really big. The exhibition is a celebration of big paintings and big colours from bright blue trees to purple roads juxtaposed with beautiful pastel green grasses and autumnal reds. The [...]
You’re the firewalker, twisted firewalker: fundraising for tigers at ZSL London Zoo
ZSL London Zoo is offering members of the public the chance to try something a bit different for a good cause. The very bravest of souls, along with those who – presumably - have at some point suffered [...]
Experience Barmy Britain as Horrible Histories hits the West End
Having already conquered television, the always brilliant Horrible Histories book series is coming to the London stage this half-term. Barmy Britain will dish the dirt on life under everyone from the terrible Tudors, slimy Stuarts, to [...]
Transatlantic angst and a dodgy fridge in Like Crazy: film openings this weekend
Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones star as the only couple in post 9/11-America that think they can outsmart immigration officials in Like Crazy, rolling into cinemas this weekend. Scout London caught a preview and we’re torn [...]
Parking attendant fired for not issuing enough tickets
Londoners have long suspected it, but yesterday a judge gave an official endorsement to claims that parking attendants are on a mission to issue as many tickets as possible. The issue came to light at a [...]
Have a cheap laugh at the expense of The Pleasance
It’s not just London’s shops that are extending their January sales. The Pleasance Theatre in Islington has announced that it is holding a sale of its own, offering the public a top quality, yet cheap laugh. [...]
