M@ 11 Famous London Cats
A stray that shot to fame. Number 10 s notorious chief mouser. A church cat that (maybe) predicted the Blitz. London has known some truly phenomenal felines over the years. Here are some of our favourites.
1. Dick Whittington s Cat
Four-times Lord Mayor Dick Whittington is inseparable from his cat in popular imagination. Unfortunately, there s no clinching evidence that the moggy existed outside the pantomime tradition. Still, the nameless cat is enshrined in two statues (that we know of) in London: one on Highgate Hill and another outside Guildhall Art Gallery.
2. A Street Cat Named Bob
Image: Paul Analog via the Londonist Flickr pool
Viking Announces New Nile River Ship For 2022
Viking® today announced an expansion of its Egypt fleet with Viking Aton, a new state-of-the-art river vessel. Inspired by the design of the award-winning Viking Longships® and built specifically to navigate the Nile River, Viking Aton is currently under construction and is scheduled to debut in September 2022. Sailing on Viking’s popular Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary, the new vessel will join Viking’s existing Egypt river fleet, which includes its identical sister ship Viking Osiris and Viking’s first owned and operated ship on the Nile, Viking Ra®.
“Egypt remains a top destination for many of our guests who are inspired to discover the rich history and beauty of the region,” said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. “We will always maintain our commitment to creating meaningful experiences that are focused on the destination. The addition of Viking Aton is a reflection of our continued investment in Egypt; we look forwar
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Itâs long been thought that political satire was born in the coffee houses of 18th century London, where waspish gossip was exchanged,
Tatler was born and cartoons by the likes of William Hogarth and James Gillray ruffled the feathers of the rich and powerful. Now, a historian is suggesting that the tradition in fact had its roots decades earlier than thought, in Dutch propaganda produced for William of Orange at the time of the deposition of Englandâs James II.
The
Times reports on Meredith Haleâs findings, a historian from the University of Exeter, who has carried out the first detailed analysis of the satires (including translating the annotations into English) to show how De Hooghe responded to the rapid unfolding of events in England and the Netherlands. She argues they are the first images that can be classed as modern political satire.
Martin Brudnizki’s latest furniture is a contemporary take on traditional Swedish design
Martin Brudnizki’s latest furniture is a contemporary take on traditional Swedish design
And Objects’ latest collection – created by Brudnizki with design partner Nicholas Jeanes – includes ornamental furniture, seating and lighting, inspired by the Swedish Grace movement and defined by a rich material and colour palette
Pieces from Martin Brudnizki and Nicholas Jeanes’s new furniture collection, shot at Pitzhanger Manor, one of Sir John Soane’s London masterpieces. The designers note how Soane’s own ‘fascination with reinterpreting the past and reworking materials in unique ways’ is a particularly good fit for the collection
Isaac Julien judges Wallpaper Design Awards 2021
Isaac Julien judges Wallpaper Design Awards 2021
The work of trailblazing installation artist, filmmaker and educator Isaac Julien explores identity, representation and cultural history. Here, he discusses his nuanced criteria for judging our annual honours
Artist Isaac Julien photographed via Zoom.
Photography: Larry Fink
One of the most compelling works at the recent Summer/Winter Exhibition at London’s Royal Academy of Arts was Isaac Julien’s photographic collage suite,
Who Killed Colin Roach?. It brings together rediscovered images from his first film, produced when he was an art student and reflecting on the death of a Black man who was shot at the entrance of a police station in east London in 1982. Presented in a year when outrage at continued racial injustices reached a tipping point following the murder of George Floyd, Julien’s project took on new urgency. ‘It certainly resonated differently in the