Urban Junkies London
Tuesday, September 16 2003
Smoking
No smoke without a fire. Image by Monamour.

Legal documents are usually about as exciting to read as the VCR manual.

Sneak a peak into the readings of any of the pinstripes at Jones Day, Baker & McKenzie or even the otherwise merry boyz at gAy & O, and it becomes clear why they need men in wigs to cheer them up in the courtroom.

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Chaotic Order. Private view at the Houldsworth Gallery of this exhibition of five leading international artists including Franz Ackermann and Adam Ross. 6-8pm. 33-34 Cork St, W1. Free.
A double private view at the Lisson Galleries of Tony Oursler's comic sculptures and Christian Jankowski's humorous show. 6-8pm. 29 & 52-54 Bell St, NW1. Free.

That's why we love The Smoking Gun. Its priceless collection of mugshots and quirky original documents, primarily obtained from lawsuits, police and court files, will rekindle your interest in the legal business in a way that LA Law never managed.

From fat kids suing McDonalds to every faux pas of A, B and C-listers, this is the place to find the incriminating - and very official - evidence of their most embarrasing moments.

Savour Schwarzenegger telling us about "a black girl who came out naked. Everybody jumped on her and took her upstairs, where we all got together". Or Naomi battering her assistant with a telephone. The Smoking Gun has the best selection of celebrity cringing moments on the net. And we thought we were mean...

The Smoking Gun - www.thesmokinggun.com

MF

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Memorable tunes such as My Way and Come Fly With Me in Rat Pack Confidential adapted from the bestseller of the same name at the Whitehall Theatre. 7:45pm. 14 Whitehall, SW1. £15-37.50. 020 7369 1735.
Tolkien fans can stream to the Science Museum where the travelling The Lord of the Rings exhibition opens. 10am-6pm. Exhibition Rd, SW7. £9.95-11.95. Book on 0870 870 4868.
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