Written: Winter 2012, New York Occurred: Summer 2001, London Over the summer of 2001 I worked as an intern at an American investment bank in London. After work, I would frequently join my co-workers in a pub down the street that we had locked down. One evening while hanging out with my usual group, … Continue reading
Tag Archives: London
Paintings Of The Day: The Courtauld Gallery
London’s Courtauld Gallery is an impressive place, not just because of the building itself… …but also because of the collection of art contained within: Edouard Manet A Bar At The Folies-Bergere, 1881-82 This famous image was Manet’s last major work. It was first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1882 and its subject has been … Continue reading
Quote Of The Day: Transport for London (TfL)
It’s true. Don’t wait… We are merely circuitboards of neurons, veins and chemical agents completely at the mercy of our material, constituent components acting in concert. And soon, sooner than you think, you will degrade into your constituent parts and nothing you say or believe now will matter at all. So, make the most of … Continue reading
Photo Of The Day: Bad Seven Motorcycle Club
This was taken in London in early 2009… I should have gone out for a beer with him as I’m sure he’s an interesting gentleman with some great stories. Continue reading
Banksy Visits Belsize
I was charmed to see that Banksy graced our London neighborhood with his presence recently. The mystery artist left behind this stencil: To their credit, the Camden city council did not paint over the Banksy stencil, but instead placed a protective plastic covering over it. Not bad for a quiet neighborhood of stately Victorian homes… … Continue reading
The World’s Biggest Urinal?
I was in the Barbican Center recently and stumbled across this marvel of engineering in the basement bathroom. Has anyone ever seen a bigger urinal? Continue reading
The Yvonne Fletcher Incident
Today I walked past the site of the Yvonne Fletcher incident and thought I’d share some pictures of where this event took place, along with a little commentary, with my dear readers. I’ll very briefly recap below, but for a thorough account of the event Wikipedia does as good a job as any here. In … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 