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London

Their Finest movie review: keeping calm and carrying on making movies

Wed, Apr 05, 2017
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Delightful dry and snarky satire on wartime propaganda, sharp feminist commentary, and a brilliant cast make this snappy historical dramedy a real corker.

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London photo: tiny car left to its own devices

Thu, Mar 16, 2017
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Someone is very trusting…

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London photos: vintage automotive ads

Tue, Mar 14, 2017
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I love when old ads are uncovered on city walls.

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London photo: lonely winter wading pool…

Thu, Mar 09, 2017
1 comment

Sad and gray.

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London photos: new graffiti at Turnpike Lane

Tue, Mar 07, 2017
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From a hidden trove of street art near the tube station…

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London photo: the most elaborate doorway in London

Fri, Mar 03, 2017
3 comments

Not a scientific determination.

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London photo: faux Banksy

Fri, Feb 24, 2017
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In Wood Green, at the site of a former Banksy…

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London photo: Bruce Burgers

Mon, Feb 20, 2017
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Satisfies a monstrous appetite, perhaps?

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Denial movie review: a film for the resistance

Mon, Jan 30, 2017
2 comments

A terrific legal procedural about defending factual truth and smacking dishonest sowers of doubt. An essential film for our era of “alternative facts.”

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London photo: “get uncomfortable”

Sun, Dec 04, 2016
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Street art spotted in Soho.

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