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Entertainment

South West Four 2010 is slowly but surely edging closer, and the organisers are continuing to sporadically drop names, details and other bombs, which collectively suggest that this year’s event will be the best yet.

The festival returns to Clapham Common this year for the sixth time. Clubbers and dance junkies will be delighted to know that the event has gained an extra day, making 2010 the debut of the South West Four Weekender. More time, more acts, more party!

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Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger: The orginization behind the Putney pop-up restaurants

Rebecca Mascarenhas who owns and runs popular Putney Restaurant, Phoenix, is the lady behind the wonderfully generous idea of hosting some of London’s top restaurants and chefs in her very own Putney restaurant. The drive is in aid of raising much needed funds for the island of Haiti which is still struggling to get back on its feet after the disastrous earthquake that hit the island earlier this year. The Putney restaurant owner is working in conjunction with Action Against Hunger and is currently doing an excellent job of raising funds for Haiti.

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If you’re a fan of JLS and missed all their shows at the London Hammersmith Apollo Theatre last month, then fear not as there is one last chance for you to make sure you get to catch the boys in action. 3000 tickets are being given away to readers of The Sun newspaper for a one-of-a-kind performance on the 7 March 2010.

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The world’s most controversial and entertaining car magazine show, Top Gear, returns to South African shores this week with the 3rd annual MPH Live show which takes place at Grand West in Cape Town from Thursday to Sunday. The adaptation of the television show to a live theater style performance has come together seamlessly and its popularity continues to grow. Let’s take a look at what exactly it is that draws over 350 million viewers to this show worldwide.

The Presenters:

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To err is celebrity?

January 22, 2010 Entertainment

It’s not only make-up artists and plastic surgeons that rub shoulders with celebrity’s requiring their services. The rich and famous are above many things such as public transport and queuing for clubs, but the law is not one of them.

Those in the legal profession, from legal translation agencies to lawyers, get their fair share of encounters with famous personalities. No one likes a fallen star, but celebrities must face the music when flashing lights become those of police and not paparazzi.

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Shepherd’s Bush Empire: Highlights for 2010

January 22, 2010 Entertainment

Shepherd’s Bush estate agents looking to target a young professional market would do well to mention the benefits of living near the Shepherd’s Bush Empire in 2010.

The historic live music venue has been entertaining Londoners since 1903 with a variety of the world’s most legendary performers from Charlie Chaplin to Kylie Minogue.

The architecturally magnificent building seats only 2000 people, making for intimate performances which allow fans to experience their favourite artists in a way totally different from bigger concert halls or stadiums. Located near the landmark Shepherd’s Bush Common, the venue is accessible by tube or car with plenty of parking nearby.

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Guy Ritchie: time manager extraordinaire and multi-tasker

January 12, 2010 Entertainment

Guy Ritchie is one of those fabulously multi-talented, multi-tasking individuals who are brilliant at everything including making Average Joe feel, well, average.

The 41 year old Brit who resides at his Marylebone property in Central London is a classic example of “teenage write-off turns successful millionaire and smiles smugly to everyone who said he didn’t know what he was doing”.

Ritchie is dyslexic and attended the Stanbridge Earls School, which specialises in the learning disorder. When he was 15 he was expelled, the reason being drug use according him, and bunking class and cavorting with a young lady in his room according to his father.

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Was Sherlock Holmes a real life detective, or just a myth?

January 6, 2010 Entertainment

With the recent release of the increasingly popular Sherlock Holmes Movie, I came to realize that many people around the UK still believe that Sherlock Holmes actually really existed. Initially, I thought to myself: “How can these people possibly think so?” However, the more I chatted to friends, listened to rumours and then found out that there is an actual Sherlock Holmes Museum in Marylebone, London; I actually started to wonder if perhaps I was incorrect.

For this very reason, I decided to undertake a little research project of my own and find out once and for all whether Sherlock Holmes was really a man, or a myth!

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The Battersea Arts Centre keeps it interesting this festive season

November 27, 2009 Entertainment

The Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) near Clapham Junction has gained a reputation for ‘fringe’ productions, i.e. productions that push the edge and are often experimental in nature. It’s gained a loyal following of supporters thanks to its reluctance to host anything mainstream and its willingness to allow performers to hone their craft and their productions via the BAC’s unique ‘scratch’ methodology. Scratch methodology refers to the practice of performing productions before they have been fully developed so that they can be fine tuned according to audience input.

Contemporary Dance

Contemporary Dance

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What could you be doing instead of wasting time on the internet?

November 23, 2009 Entertainment

Spending too much time on the internet? How about a change?

Wasting time on the internet

Internet AddictA poll of over 3000 people on TechCrunch revealed that on average people waste (in their own words) between one and five hours per day on the internet. Only 8% of the participants claimed that they wasted less than an hour on the internet per day and 14% of the participants claimed to waste all their free time by spending over ten hours on the internet daily.

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