Carl Honoré

Slow down with Carl Honoré, author of the global bestseller In Praise of Slow, on his first-ever weekend Slow Retreat in Devon, England – March 19th-21st 2010. Always in a hurry? Is every moment a race against the clock? Do you yearn to slow down? Well, then, you’ve come to the right place. (more…)

Annalie continues her column The London Loaf:
Delay is an interesting concept. We spend our lives rushing from one place to another, and when we arrive, panting, at the point of departure, we find ourselves with a great big wadge of time to kill. (more…)

Art student Zelda Moehring brought her video camera and ‘slow’ vision to the first Slow Down London festival in April-May 09, documenting numerous events and discussions. You can watch her 10-minute feature, along with footage of individual events. (more…)

A review of Wine and Words (Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London 30th April 09)

Some people say that if you don’t drink, smoke or pursue – ahem – other worldly pleasures, then you don’t live longer – it just feels longer. On the other hand, research suggests that a glass of wine a day can add five years to your life. (more…)

For someone seen as a leader of the global slow movement, Carl Honoré is a ball of energy. Speaking at the South Bank Centre on 25 April 2009, the Canadian journalist and author of In Praise of Slow took the audience on a speed history of the Slow movement. (more…)

Green Man

As the Slow Down London Festival approaches, I thought it might be appropriate to consider some of the culprits of our speedy society. And here it is: the apparently benign and dependable Green Man is one of the worst offenders! (more…)

Slow Down London hit the weekend papers with a feature by Harry Eyres on the front page of the Financial Times Life & Arts section (28/29 March 2009). Under the heading ‘A slowdown you can enjoy’, Harry writes about the relevance of Slow Down London within the curent economic crisis. (more…)

Stitched journey

My work looks at journeys, mapping and traces. My own journey and also that of others. My research is based on dissecting our days, the insignificant moments that connect the events which mark the passing of time. (more…)

London skyline

My Life is paved with good intentions that I never quite get round to doing, one of those being sampling the delights of all that is on offer in London. You know how it is, you read about a talk, a film, a gig in the paper and make plans to go, but it gets to 6pm, you’ve had a shitty day at work and all you can think about is going home. (more…)

book in field

When I began my career in academic libraries several years ago, I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I knew two things at least. Firstly, I knew that librarians don’t get to sit around reading all day and secondly, I knew that as much, if not more, time & effort would be spent in the administration of digital resources as in the traditional organisation of printed works. (more…)