A Guide to the Other Side of London

Source: 7x7 Magazine

For some, London conjures a mix of Mary Poppins, Hugh Grant, and Harrods. But this is half the story at best—in fact, the western half. In the run-up to the 2012 Summer Olympics, East London is more accessible to visitors than ever, ...
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My life in food: Thierry Muret, chocolatier

Source: The Independent

Godiva Chocolates, founded in Brussels in 1926, is known for its upmarket milk chocolate. Since 1988, Thierry Muret, a trained chemist as well as chocolatier, has been its development chef. The latest Godiva boutique opens today in Harrods in Lon ...
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World's most expensive parking spot?

Source: Stuff.co.nz

EXPENSIVE LOCK UP: The enclosed single garage at 66 East 11th Street in Greenwich Village, New York, which is expected to sell for US$1 million. So you think parking in the CBD is expensive? How about paying US$1 m ...
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Royal Salute launch Diamond Jubilee bottle

Source: Astaire Magazine

Keeping with tradition, Royal Salute will launch the Royal Salute Diamond Jubilee Limited Edition to celebrate the Queen’s 60 year reign. Originally, Royal Salute was created to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in ...
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The Queen's Diamond Jubilee

Source: Cool Hunting

From 10-year-old Katherine Dewar's winning design for the national emblem to Sir Paul Smith's tribute crown for Harrod's, creative displays of respect for Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne have reached a fever p ...
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Heidi Kim: Celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee at the National Portrait Gallery in London

Source: The Huffington Post

Walk through London at this time of year and you'll perhaps notice the parade of bold Union Jacks adorning the streets, the series of extravagantly ornate crowns glittering in the windows of Harrods and certain road restriction ...
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Simmard tops Louisville Handicap field

Source: Thoroughbred Times

Veteran campaigner Simmard, who picked up his first graded stakes victory earlier this season, heads a field of eight for the Louisville Handicap (G3) Saturday on the Churchill Downs turf. The seven-year-old Dixi ...
Full article at: Thoroughbred Times  More like this  22 hours ago, 9:16am CDT

Harrods celebrates Queen's Diamond Jubilee with 31 designer crowns

Source: Luxury Launches

Harrods celebrates Queen's Diamond Jubilee by displaying 31 crowns designed by the world's leading brands in its windows. The renowned department store of London has commissioned fashion, beauty, jewellery and cuisine ...
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What the best-dressed breasts are wearing

Source: Belfast Telegraph

As the sun makes a rare and somewhat bashful appearance, so too will bra straps across the land as clothes inevitably become flimsier and gauzier. The flagrant flashing of one's unmentionables may send the more tradit ...
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