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Few places in London have reinvented themselves as dramatically as Shoreditch. Walk down Shoreditch High Street today and you will find artisan coffee shops, vintage clothing stores, and walls covered in world-class street art. But beneath the craft cocktails and pop-up markets lies centuries of grit, industry, and survival that most visitors never see. The … Read more

Daniel Lismore (born 24 December 1984) is a British fabric sculptor, designer, and campaigner described by Vogue as “England’s Most Eccentric Dresser.” Standing 6-foot-4 with waist-length raven hair, Lismore has spent decades turning himself into what he calls a living artwork, wearing elaborate sculptural ensembles assembled from thousands of objects gathered across the globe. He … Read more

If you walked down Dean Street on a Friday night in 1953, you might bump into a wheezing Welsh poet, a gangster in a tailored suit, and a painter who would become one of the most expensive artists in history. That was Soho in the Fifties, a square mile of central London where the rules … Read more

London’s Soho district is one of the most electric, colorful, and culturally dense neighborhoods in the world. It is where West End theaters, independent record shops, late-night cocktail bars, and centuries of creative history all share the same few blocks. For American travelers, though, Soho can also deliver some genuine culture shocks that nobody warns … Read more

The Real Story Behind the Closure of Madame Jojo’s For nearly three decades, Madame Jojo’s stood as one of Soho’s most electrifying nightlife institutions, a place where burlesque performers, drag queens, indie rockers, and celebrity partygoers collided under the glow of a neon sign on Brewer Street. The venue was a living monument to everything … Read more

Ask anyone who lived in London during the 1980s or 1990s what Soho meant to them, and you will hear a version of the same story. It was loud, imperfect, and gloriously unpredictable. Today, many of those same people say Soho London changed forever, and not in a way they welcome. The numbers tell part … Read more

Madame Jojo’s was a legendary Soho nightclub and cabaret venue on Brewer Street, opened in 1986 by Paul Raymond, which closed in November 2014 after Westminster Council revoked its licence following a violent incident involving door staff. For nearly three decades, it served as one of London’s most distinctive late-night venues, blending burlesque shows, drag … Read more

What does Soho mean in London? The answer takes you back nearly 500 years, to a hunting cry echoing across open fields where royalty chased deer on horseback. That cry — “Soho!” — gave its name to a square mile of land that would become one of the most culturally significant neighborhoods on Earth. The … Read more

If walls could talk, the ones that once held up 90 Wardour Street would have louder stories than almost any other building in British music history. The Marquee Club was where the Rolling Stones played their first gig, where The Who refined their stage-smashing act over 22 consecutive Tuesdays, and where Jimi Hendrix walked in … Read more

Walk through Soho today and you will find cocktail bars, jazz clubs, film studios, and some of the best restaurants in London. But centuries before any of that existed, the land underneath your feet was an open field where hunters on horseback chased hares through the grass and shouted a two-syllable cry that would eventually … Read more