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Absinthe, the fiery tipple with purported hallucinogenic properties, is about to stir up controversy in Britain. At the end of the month, it will go on sale in nightclubs and bars, packaged to be mixed with beer. |
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Games, games, games at the Design Museum. If you long for jerking the joystick to save Pac-Man on the Atari, the consoles collection is the place to go. Have a go at Pong or the latest online games, too. 10am-6pm. 28 Shad Thames, SE1. £6. |
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Brewed up by Scottish Courage, "Deco" comes with a small bottle of Kronenbourg lager with a shot of absinthe attached. The idea is to down the 45 percent-strong absinthe and drink the five-percent strength lager as a chaser. Fair enough, I say, but the emerald-hued syrup has been banned in several countries, as many believe it can cause insanity. That's never been proven, but it can conjure up images of La Minogue singing show-tunes and sprinkling fairy dust (as in Moulin Rouge) and it will certainly make you drunk. Our favourite quotesmith, Mr Oscar Wilde, once succinctly reported
its devastating kick: Indeed Mr Wilde, indeed! |
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Last week of the Hanging Man at the Lyric, Russian Show at the Albemarle, Chris Cook at Hirschl Contemporary Art, the Royal Academy Schools Show and Ron Mueck at the National Gallery. |
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| Anybody who once had a teenage crush on their stepmother will enjoy the special preview tonight of Tadpole, 2002 Sundance Film Festival hit, at the NFT. 8:45pm. Belvedere Road, SE1. £10.70. | |||
| Horned Prince of Trip-Hop Tricky visits the RFH. 7:30pm. Belvedere Road, SE1. £17.50-25. | |||
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