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Mum always said there is no such thing as a free ride. True, with men, I always end up paying for the last drink and taxi ride home. But a free read? Surely, that must be possible. |
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| Like a day at an ad agency Ridiculusmus: Ideas Men at the Barbican offers double-crossing and competitive entertainment in the strive for that one brilliant idea. 7:45pm. Silk St, EC2. £12. 020 7638 8891 or online. | |||
| Preview of the new Jake & Dino Chapman exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery. 6-8pm. County Hall, SE1. £8.50. 0870 1160 278. | |||
A new website out of the States has a great new concept to ensure that good books get read. BookCrossing.com encourages people to leave their favourite book in a public place, be it coffee shop, bus stop, or restaurtant, with the hopes that someone will pick it up. Seems like a harmless enough concept, but BookCrossing is ruffling a few feathers, especially in the publishing industry. Conglomerates worry that the concept may reduce book sales, but quite the opposite seems to be true. Alice Seabold's haunting novel "The Lovely Bones" climbed up the bestseller list again this summer, seemingly due to word of mouth sales. And BookCrossing advocates are buying their favourite books in bulk, and leaving copies everywhere, in the hopes they get their personal picks back on the charts. Power to the people. EC |
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| Have your five minutes of fame or just listen to some inspired poetry at Border's Open-Mic Poetry. 6:30pm. 120 Charing Cross Road, WC2. Free. | |||
| MTV2 celebrates its 5th at Brixton Academy. Rapture, Jane's Addiction and more will be setting the mood. 6pm-12am. 211 Stockwell Road, SW9. £25. Book on 0870 771 2000 or online. | |||
| Help Elton John clear some space as stuff is auctioned off from his Holland Park home at Sotheby's today. 10:30am-2:30pm. 34-35 New Bond St, W1. Free entry (but stuff won't be). | |||
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