Acclaimed Chinese writer and filmmaker who plies her trade from Hackney talks about her recent novel I am China, a stirring tale of love, exile and political struggle
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Album review: Zygmunt Day and Echo Pressure – On Streets That Know
On Streets That Know is a nuanced look at daily struggles and tribulations in East London
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Restaurant review: DF Mexico
Frozen margaritas and frijoles combine with the American diner experience at DF Mexico
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Restaurant review: Oui Madame
Our French reviewer visits Stoke Newington restaurant Oui Madame to see how it compares to the bistrots back home
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Book review: Boxer Handsome – ‘somewhere between soap opera and classical tragedy’
A Clapton boxer fights to escape the ‘goldfish bowl’ of his existence in Anna Whitwham’s debut novel Boxer Handsome
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From Anatolia to Kingsland Road: Turkish cooking for the soul
Gillian Riley goes back centuries to discover the spiritual origins of Turkish barbecue
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Book review: Thirst by Kerry Hudson
Acute observations of city life and the author’s poised prose style accompany tale of love, loneliness and trafficking split between Russia and Dalston
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Bells still tolling at Whitechapel foundry
The Whitechapel Bell Foundry was founded in 1570 and is the UK’s oldest manufacturing company
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How has life in cities changed?
Nine international artists to offer their unique perspectives at In the City exhibition
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Rudy’s Rare Records is ‘black High Fidelity’, says show’s creator
Lenny Henry stars in play of radio comedy in which three generations of a family try to stop developers from turning their record shop into a supermarket