Hackney's Finest – film review: an endearingly silly crime caper
Cartoon gangsters and dodgy accents produce underwhelming results in this film about Hackney’s grittier side
East End Review
Ghosting by Jonathan Kemp: book review
Stoke Newington-based author’s gripping new novel Ghosting is the story of a grieving woman’s struggle for self-worth and meaning in life
How the Balfron Tower tenants were 'decanted' and lost their homes
When the Balfron Tower’s socially-housed tenants were asked to leave, many thought it was temporary. Now the empty building is to be sold privately
Black Theatre Live to shake up Macbeth
Shakespeare’s classic undergoes a cross-cultural makeover
Buskers and musicians are taking over vintage shop off Brick Lane
What used to be a vintage clothes shop on Bacon Street is now a live music speakeasy
Absolutely pho-bulous food from Hanoi by way of Shoreditch
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at the provenance of Vietnamese food and offers recipes and tips on how to make it at home
East London's finest: Alexander McQueen – Savage Beauty at the V&A
Nice ticket if you can get it. Alexander McQueen’s must-see retrospective takes the V&A by storm
That inking feeling: inside London's only vegan tattoo studio
London’s only vegan tattoo studio offers body art for the ethically-minded
The Wash café – review
The Wash on Well Street is a coffee drinker’s cafe with a community focus
Hackney Flashers make a comeback with childcare exhibition
1970s photography collective feature in History is Now exhibition at the Hayward Gallery
Celeb-studded new film is set in a parallel East London world
Set The Thames on Fire is a dark, fantastical vision of East London starring the likes of Noel Fielding and Sally Phillips
Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector at the Barbican – review
This collection of artists’ collections including those of Andy Warhol and Peter Blake, is fascinating though by its very definition a mixed bag
Celebrating Women's History Month in East London
There’s a series of events going on all over East London to mark Women’s History Month
Philip Ridley: 'You cannot predict what’s going to cause outrage'
Playwright Philip Ridley talks about his new play Radiant Vermin, moving house – and why his provocateur reputation is undeserved
Harry Potter star debuts his solo show at the Arcola
Harry Melling’s Peddling is about a pedlar boy trudging the doorsteps of the wealthy trying to make sense of life