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Xmas Humbug from Shit London

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Patrick

Another year, another Christmas. With each passing year the festive spirit diminishes in us to be replaced with a dull tedium at going through the yuletide mill once again. Christmas becomes less about joy to the world, Santa Claus or little baby Jesus and more about hysteria on the high street, eye stabbingly twee adverts on TV and banal proclamations of festiveness from cretins on the letter pages of Metro.

So with that in mind Shit London has come up with this charming e-card that you can send to all those in your life that like to indulge in some illicit humbuggery at this time of year.

A very Shit Christmas to you and your kin,

Patrick x

[wpecards]

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The Living Statues of The Southbank

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Patrick

The South Bank is odd. It’s one of my favourite places in London, the brutalist architecture around the Southbank Centre speaks of a brighter vision of the future born out of the ashes of the Festival of Britain and to an extent still retains that sense of optimism, of being a place for the people, of embracing different kinds of culture. However, wander towards County Hall, under the bridge and it will be like you’ve emerged from some kind of tack vortex. By the post-millennial waste ground in the shadow of the London Eye you’ll find all manner of diverting crap designed to part gullible tourists from their money. The very worst of which has to be those bloody “living statues”.  Continue reading →

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The Shit London Awards 2011

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Patrick

Last night in London’s glittering West End saw the first annual Shit London Photographic Awards take place at the famous Coach and Horses, Greek Street. Before the event a bidding war broke out between Hello, OK!, ES Magazine and Take A Break for the rights not to cover the event. The world’s press attention for the evening was, like the eye of Sauron, turned elsewhere.  Continue reading →

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The Occupation of St. Paul’s

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Patrick

Visting the UK arm of the “Occupy” protests sweeping the globe I found myself confronting my political views and arriving at a surprising conclusion.

Einstein joins the protest perhaps as a way of getting over his recent speed of light bad news.

For the past several weeks protestors have successfully occupied land in the heart of New York’s banking and stockbroking centre. This Saturday protestors here in the U.K attempted to take control of Paternoster Square which houses the stock exchange headquarters and offices for Goldman Sachs but were thwarted by quick action from the police. Instead they took a small piece of land nearby just by the steps to St. Paul’s cathedral. During the weekend the protestors numbered around 2500, by yesterday when I visited those numbers had dwindled to a couple of hundred. Those who remained were resolute that they’re in it for the long haul. Continue reading →

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Shit London at Photo Fair 2011

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Patrick

 

This Saturday the 8th of October sees the East London International Photography Festival hold it’s annual Photo Fair at Spitalfields Market. Come down and visit around 100 stalls showcasing some of the best photography in London.

After you’ve seen the best come and visit the Shit London stall which will be showcasing London at it’s ugliest and it’s funniest. The stall will be selling prints and copies of the Shit London book at a special discounted price. This is the perfect opportunity to buy your own piece of shit or indeed for someone you love…or hate…in fact it’s good like that because it works both ways. Anyway…

The market runs from 10am until 6pm. Hope to see you there.

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Carnival 2011 – The party London needed.

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Patrick

There was much speculation before this years Carnival. Should it be allowed to go ahead? If it does go ahead will West London end up burning? Which paper will first feature a picture of a Met policeman dancing awkwardly with a sequinned dancer in hotpants? If London ever needed a party surely it was now?

All theses questions were running through my mind as I stepped off the train  at Westbourne Park and found….

Westbourne Park Station – Quiet Continue reading →

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