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JANUARY 12, 2009 |
| 2009:
Year of the Filter |
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New
year, new targets. Now I'm going to go
out on a limb and guess that you are either
out to drop a few pounds, quit smoking, and/or
drink less. Well, boo-ee for you. Personally?
Screw that. My 2009, I have decreed, is the
Year of the Filter. No. More. Cr*p. Seriously.
Life is too short.
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Just
because I haven't been offered my mediocrity-culling,
invitation-only titanium
Amex - and at an 'updated' £1.8k
p.a. you'd better hope those perks are
up to scratch - doesn't mean I can't
demand my own crap-filter.
Take those little Wallpaper* city guides, for
example. Falling out of date faster than you
can holler 'Taxi!', they're essentially 21 year-old,
NYC underwear models: sexy, but effectively
useless.
Which is why I'm getting all excited about
their new hand-picked travel service. Four nights
in Bucharest, all Wallpaper*-planned and executed
for £800 including flights, car hire,
the whole shebang. They also do Tuscany, Miami,
and skiing in Norway, plus offer a bespoke service
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And,
without all those now-redundant guidebooks
taking up luggage space, that means there's
more space for, well, other crap. One
step at a time, people. I never said I
was perfect.
Wallpaper*
Trips
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COMMENT
ON THIS FEATURE |
by
AC |
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TODAY'S
EVENT PICKS |
Celebrate
the voice
as work of art. 6pm, Slade Research
Centre, UCL, 10-11 Woburn Sq, WC1H.
Free |
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Get
Edwardian on Heathrow's *ss, in
protest. 7pm, Heathrow Airport Hounslow,
TW6.
Free. |
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Every
good boy deserves favour, apparently.
8:45pm, National Theatre, South
Bank, SE1.
£10-30 |
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An
introduction
to botanical illustration: oddly
a grower. 1:30-3pm, 140 Lewisham
Way, SE14.
£85.
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