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Clive Martin

West End Confidential

A tour of the filthy and glamorous capital.
Jul 24, 2024
Fiona Mozley

Something in the Water

Why do people drink their own piss?
Jul 22, 2024
Róisín Lanigan

The Princess and the Pitta

Truly the people’s café.
Jul 17, 2024
The Fence

For Your Eyes Only

What does it mean to handle sensitive information? We spoke to a suite of nodes from across the pipeline to learn more about the power of confidential intel, in all of its forms. 
Jul 3, 2024
Olly Haynes

Houellebecq Honeypot

Jini van Rooijen is an OnlyFans model and a member of the experimental Dutch art collective KIRAC. She also honeypotted Michel Houellebecq, the world's horniest author.
Jun 25, 2024
The Fence

Bread and Circuses

There are a lot of industry parties in London. Not all of them are good. We ranked them in all the key metrics (professional advancement, fun, chat, narcotics, horniness).
Jun 18, 2024
Megan Nolan

If You Can Make It There…

Our author moved from London to New York. She writes about the culture shocks of this rarely trodden path.
May 16, 2024
Ian Trueger

The Feast of Saint John

A particular central London restaurant has enjoyed an offally good time over the past few years, wouldn't you agree?
May 9, 2024
Clive Martin

Giving it the Big One

In the heart of the east end of London, a memorial is held to Dave Courtney, the city's celebrity gangster. Our writer raises a glass to a legend.
May 1, 2024
Charlotte Ivers

Baker’s Dozen

Tom Baker was a hard-drinking, fine-dining legend whose Soho sprees were captured in an infamous 1978 newspaper profile. 45 years later, a younger writer retraces his steps in a new, more sanitised era.
Apr 25, 2024

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