February,2012
Under the sea: Scout London visits Sea Life London Aquarium
With half term over and the kids now safely ensconced back in the classroom for another six weeks, now is the perfect time to visit Sea Life’s impressive London Aquarium. Hidden away in the grand old [...]
Little Joe’s Little Film Club takes on Pasolini’s Teorema
Little Joe – the magazine mostly devoted to queer canon of cinema - continue their excellent film series with a viewing of Pier Paulo Pasolini’s 1968 classic Teorema. A Little Film Club alternates between The Cinema Museum in Kennington and Rio Cinema in Dalston. The [...]
Posh knickers are the star attraction at the Coco de Mer Sample Sale
The clickity-clack sound you’re hearing right now is probably the sound of a thousand pairs of heels on the way to the famous Coco de Mer Sample Sale. Held at the flagship store in Covent Garden, expect [...]
Your weekly roundup of weekend public transport chaos: 25-26 February
When the London Overground is fully operational, it might just be our favourite bit of public transport in London. Whereas a few years ago a trip from Camden to Hackney would have been a nightmare involving [...]
London gets a visit from the (land of the) rising sun
Londoners will be able to take part in a celebration of all things Japanese this weekend as the fantastically named Hyper Japan comes to town. The exhibition will feature everything from food and fashion to cinema [...]
The app that recognises that your time is money
The clever people behind the Tube Refund Pro app have created a product that really taps into one of the real issues for the capital’s commuters: delays. Few Londoners realise that whenever a Tube, DLR or Overground [...]
Club of the weekend: Poker Flat Warehouse Party (Sat 25 Feb)
The Hamburg-based Poker Flat label has been delivering top quality deep house and techno since 1999. Scout London has a particular fondness for the sixth release, Monsterbaze; but this sits alongside similarly impressive output from the [...]
London cyclists: make yourselves heard
London’s cyclists are being urged to join a protest ride around Parliament on 22 February to highlight the dangers of cycling on the capital’s roads. The ride has been organised by campaigners and rider-rights groups including [...]
Debelle of the ball: Scout London speaks to Speech Debelle
Speech Debelle has something to say. Judging by the fact she’s totted up over 11,000 tweets since being converted to the medium recently, that’s probably pretty self-evident. But that’s not exactly what Scout meant. While her [...]
No Distance Left to Run: Blur to headline Olympic closing gig
If you thought London’s summer of culture couldn’t get any better, think again because it just did. It has been announced that Blur will be headlining BT London Live in Hyde Park to mark the end [...]
Just slightly left of the catwalk: London Fashion Week alternatives
It’s that time of year again, when the likes of Kate Moss and Anna Wintour take their front seats at the catwalks and embark on a hectic schedule of sipping exotic cocktails and attending the most [...]
Party like it’s 1929: Bright Young Things at the V&A
Step into a glittering world of glamour and beauty this Friday night at the V&A and revel in the life and work of Cecil Beaton, photographer to royalty and the stars. This month’s Friday Late: Bright [...]
