The Shakespeare’s Head
The Setting: The Shakespeare’s head was once a famous pub situated just off Drury lane and frequented by actors and literary figures such as Charles Dickens. The writer Mark Lemon … Continue reading
The Crown and Shuttle
The Setting: Shoreditch Like Sisyphus and his rock is this self proclaimed heartland of hip fated to forever amble along a Mobius Strip? To glance out the window and scream … Continue reading
Public Urinals – Paddington
The Setting: There is a common assumption that when you are a tourist you should see an area with a local as to experience what they see, know and feel … Continue reading
Nando’s
The Setting: The most fascinating thing about Nando’s is where they are located, The Porcelain Gentleman suggests you look at this on line to understand the subtext. Yes there are some, … Continue reading
The O2 Arena
The Setting: The second hand would reach twelve, the clock would move onto a state of midnight and subsequently all computers globally would fail to realise it was a new … Continue reading
The Westfield – Stratford
The Setting: The ‘donut effect’ occurred in cities in the UK during the 70’s when the growing bourgeois decided they weren’t places to reside but instead dull grey monstrosities full … Continue reading
Virgin Active – Minories
The setting: The rather humorous twist with life is that there is in effect a very small slither of people that are so very beautiful their mere presence allows one … Continue reading
Barton G – Miami
The Setting: One thing the Porcelain Gentleman admires about Americans is their lack of infatuation with ‘authenticity’. In the UK it’s almost a national obsession. Whether it is the class … Continue reading
Gatwick Airport
The Setting: In general, most cities have 1 airport, possibly 2 (hub and regional) – London has 5. Remarkably this landing strip fetish is not just some legacy of public … Continue reading
Hooters
The Setting: It’s difficult to predict where the future will lie with the objectification of sexuality. Undoubtedly the backlash against lads mags, the slow removal of page 3 from the … Continue reading
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