Leytonstone man leads letterpress revival
Russell Frost is championing the revival of a form of printing used for hundreds of years
East End Review
Designer profile: Phoebe English
Young fashion designer Phoebe English talks about life in Hackney, the development of her brand and what the future holds for her
Sally Hawkins and Jim Broadbent star in East Londoner's short film
Hackney writer’s helpline-inspired short film The Phone Call is an emotional tear jerker
Lore Lixenberg: a breath of fresh aria
The Stoke Newington opera singer who blurs the boundary between composition and performance
East London Swimmers – for the love of London Fields Lido
Lido regulars pose for a collection of thoughts and images that celebrates the life affirming properties of swimming in the open air
Inside Wilton's Music Hall
Wilton’s Music Hall is one of East London’s hidden gems, with a history as checkered as the characters that used to frequent it
Clapton street artist RUN given first solo exhibition
Mysterious muralist RUN to exhibit at Stoke Newington’s Hang-Up Gallery
Hackney's Finest hour?
Hackney’s Finest by Lord of the Rings director Chris Bouchard has already caused a stir with its graphic portrayal of drug dealers and criminality
Your guide to the East London zine scene
As the East London Comics and Arts Festival prepares to get underway, Phoebe Cooke explains her love for self-published ‘zines’ and where best to find them
All night Macbeth to be staged in East London
Rift returns with an overnight production of Macbeth set in a secret location – rumoured to be an East London tower block
Riding a new wave: Mexican cinema comes to the East End Film Festival
Sebastian Hofmann returns to the East End Film Festival this year as its director-in-residence and with a clear vision for the future of Mexican cinema
Brazilian songwriter Maria Gadu to perform at the Barbican
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Maria Gadú is to perform this month at the Barbican, in a reminder that there’s more to Brazil than its football
The history of Club Row live animal market
All manner of domestic and exotic creatures including live lion cubs were once for sale at Club Row live animal market
How a video camera became a weapon for feminists
The Sony Portapak gave ordinary artists the ability to use video for the first time and a new exhibition shows how it became a potent tool for French feminist groups of the 1970s
David Bailey: For Real review – 'A palimpsest of post-war London life'
Selection of David Bailey photographs at Daniel Blau gallery offer a glimpse into a rarely seen side of the photographer’s work
Walthamstow's E17 Art Trail gets underway
Public are invited to get on the E17 Art Trail which this year celebrates its tenth year