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An imaginative evening out in Shoreditch

22.07.11
Bombay Sapphire and Book Slam are hosting an evening improvised readings, performance, music and cocktails... more

Park barbie ban lifted in 130 parks

27.05.11
Barbecue ban lifted in Islington's parks, including Highbury Fields, the picturesque tree-edged green which is home to celebrities including author Nick Hornby and TV presenter Clive Anderson... more

Barbecue ban lifted on Islington's parks

27.05.11
The heat is on - a barbecue ban has been lifted in Islington's parks, and Park rangers will give advice on safe barbecuing in the borough's 130 green spaces... more

Nick Hornby watches as Ben Folds plays with his lyrics

21.02.11
Pianist Ben Folds's latest album, Lonely Avenue, features words by his friend Nick Hornby. They fitted seamlessly next to older songs... more

£1m for the best view at Highbury

10.11.10
Legendary North Bank stand at Highbury Stadium could become every Gooner's dream home - at least for those who can afford more than £1 million for a penthouse in the development of flats being built on the site... more

David Cameron will miss having a father's pride

09.09.10
It is this unconditional love and support that a son loses forever when his father dies... more

Sound Check: The Nick Hornby sessions

03.09.10
Bestselling author Nick Hornby’s love of pop is well documented — now he is putting his own words to someone else’s music... more

Joseph Fiennes to tackle Jackanory for coffee campaign

18.03.10
Heart-throb actor Joseph Fiennes is to get fans' pulses racing with literary readings in an adult version of Jackanory.... more

Carey Mulligan is out with the Hollywood stars before Oscars

05.03.10
Carey Mulligan looked at home among the A-listers at the opening of a new branch of Soho House in West Hollywood... more

Carey Mulligan and Nick Hornby celebrate Oscar nominations

16.02.10
Carey Mulligan, in the running for the best actress Oscar for An Education, is seen here with the film’s scriptwriter Nick Hornby.... more

Bond Girl Eva Green to present top Evening Standard movie award

05.02.10
A roll-call of stars will bring James Bond glamour and quirky individualism to the London Evening Standard British Film Awards next week.... more

Helen Mirren and Carey Mulligan lead Brit Oscars bid

02.02.10
British stars Colin Firth, Helen Mirren and Carey Mulligan have been nominated for best actor and best actress Oscars... more

Britain’s bright stars up for London Evening Standard British Film Awards

20.01.10
Art house hits such as Bright Star will compete with blockbuster Sherlock Holmes in this year's awards... more

Public votes on sculpture for Spitalfields

19.01.10
Eight metre-high models of sculptures have gone on show at Allen and Overy in Spitalfields before the public vote for the one they want made permanent... more

Who to watch in 2010

05.01.10
In politics, the arts, sport and beyond, there is a wealth of talent jostling to make a mark this year, says Gideon Spanier... more

Sex and the sixties in An Education

30.10.09
An adaptation of journalist Lynn Barber's memoir of her days as a suburban schoolgirl brilliantly captures the spirit of its age in An Education.... more

Tracey Emin praises Dominic Cooper's new film

21.10.09
Tracey Emin was full of praise last night for the movie adaptation of An Education starring Dominic Cooper and Emma Thompson.... more

These are a few of my favourite things

07.09.09
JB Priestley’s 1949 collection of short essays about things that delighted him has been updated by the members of the London Library. From girl bands to Bexhill-on-Sea, here six of them reveal their secret delights...... more

Introducing... a new Gormley

19.06.09
About a sculptor: Nick Hornby's career hits fever pitch... more

Sound check: My word! It's a rap

22.05.09
Rising MC Speech Debelle is the latest performer to bring music to Bookslam, the literary nightclub that's breaking new ground.... more

HSBC's still wrestling with the new order

08.04.09
The self-styled "world's local bank" stepped into controversy last year when it used a fat white man called Brian as the model for a Sumo wrestler in an advertising campaign. ... more

Celebrities whose worthy projects received a boost

31.12.08
A recent event organised by Mr Mulder raised more than £130,000 for charities fronted by names such as Channel 4 presenter Jon Snow and writer Nick Hornby... more

Britart's young pretenders

27.11.08
A tower of video cassettes, an installation of abandoned glasses and slowed-down footage of the moon in orbit. It's the art of the future... more

Electronic book could be last word in reading

01.09.08
It is the gadget that could mean the end of the book - or become one of the biggest hi-tech flops in history... more

Best of Britain's young artists in Saatchi show...

24.06.08
Selfridges is presenting an exhibition of the best of Britain's young artists curated by Charles Saatchi's former wife Kay, and Catriona Warren, formerly of Art Review magazine... more

Best of Britain's young artists in Saatchi show

24.06.08
Selfridges is presenting an exhibition of the best of Britain's young artists with curators hoping to sell the work.... more

Not so touched

29.04.08
Static is a disappointingly slight work that revolves around that staple of early-era Nick Hornby, says Fiona Mountford.... more

Work from the Chain gang

20.02.08
It's another collaborative play from five influential writers... the one night only showing of the Chain Gang II. ... more

Book slam returns

28.08.07
Music and literature are the themes of the night as the monthly Book Slam at the Neighbourhood returns on 30 August.... more

Off the record: David Smyth

13.07.07
David Smyth questions the wisdom of Rough Trade Records opening the biggest store in its 30-year history... more


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