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| Tuesday, Aug 26 2003 | |||
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Coats have long offered protection from the elements, but a new sleek jacket out of America can also safeguard you from those wandering hands. |
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| Godzilla reincarnated? The new face of Japanese rock? The Electric Eel Shock play at Camden Palace. 10pm. 1A Camden High St, NW1. £6. 09062 100 200. | |||
| Talking about Japan, Chris Steele-Perkins' captivating images of Mt Fuji are now at the National Theatre. 10am-11pm. South Bank, SE1. Free. | |||
The No Contact jacket, constructed by the researchers at the MIT, delivers street molesters the jolt of their lives. The electrified jacket, juiced by a nine-volt battery, can be activated by a switch on the sleeve, literally creating an 80,000 volts forcefield around the wearer. Creator Adam Whinton says the coat delivers the same buzzing sensation as one would get from an electrical socket. At US$900 it does not come cheap, but think a hell of a lot more useful than that Marni coat you've got your heart set on. Now, if only they made electrified knickers... The No Contact Jacket EC |
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| Previews have started of Peter Brook's French (but subtitled) production of Le Costume at the Young Vic. 7:30pm. 66 The Cut, SE1. £11-22. 020 7928 6363 or online. | |||
| Do a good deed and tell a friend about Urban Junkies. | |||
| Last week of the tribute to Denim at the Mall Galleries, Ralph Fiennes in Brand at the Royal Haymarket, the Iraq exhibition at Proud Central and celebrity shots from Patrick Lichfield at the NPG. | |||
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