(we’re closed in the mourning)

Just FYI, we are closed tomorrow morning, 25 Jan, for a private event.

We’ll be ‘open for the public’ at noon tomorrow….

 You can book us for that, you know.   Meetings, launches, demonstrations, presentations, networking nights, birthday – if you need a space to host friends, family, colleagues and/or loved ones .. come talk to us.   As Babette would say, we are ‘cheap and cheerful.’

Lipstick on a Pig

Looking for something smart to do on Thursday?   Want to be surrounded by thoughtful people discussing the world financial system?   And want to do it in an art-space/bookshop/coffee house?

Look no further!   We are hosting the book launch party for one of the most thought-provoking books of the year.

LIPSTICK ON A PIG:  Why Bailouts Fail and People Power Will Succeed.

Thursday 26th Jan
6:30pm
Books will be available for purchase – and you can have yours signed by the author

Mr Simon Deane-Johns, the noted entrepreneur, lawyer and thinker, will, in front of a live audience, and with no smoke and mirrors, remove Lipstick from a Pig.

Institutional narratives will be inverted.

This book is the launch of the first of a new series of books by Zopa co-founder Simon Deane-Johns (aka ‘The Pragmatist’) that take a subversive and irreverent look at how the relationship between society and its institutions is changing, fundamentally and forever – how we, as individuals, are personalising the one-size-fits-all existence traditionally offered by our institutions; and what the impact of this trend will be on our financial system, politics, unions, the church and beyond.

 

 

 

 

 

Film Club: Monday 23/1

Join us on Monday for The Society Film Club

The Sun & 13 Cantons
7:00 pm
21 Gt. Pulteney St, W1F 9NG (right near The Shop)
£5 members, £10 non-members

for a listing of up-coming films, check out our Film Club tab above or click here.

PING PONG 

Shot in London’s Chinatown, Ping Pong gives us a glimpse into the chinese immigrant experience and clash of cultures. The film merges a suspenseful narrative with surreal images of Chinese mysticism. These cleverly edited scenes allow us to understand what the main character, Elaine Choi, is experiencing when forced to face her cultural past.
The death of Sam Wong (K.C. Leong) provides the dramatic pulse of Ping Pong. Elaine Choi (Lucy Sheen), a law clerk, must confront her cultural background when dealing with the members of the dead man’s family. She bounces between the family members like a ping pong ball, but her biggest adversary seems to be Wong’s youngest son Mike (David Yip). In many ways, Mike is an archetype of a young Chinese man growing up in Britain, struggling to define his identity and in the process turning his back on traditional Chinese culture. By the end of the film, however, both Elaine and Mike come to terms with their family’s roots.
For British-born director Po Chih Leong, Ping Pong represents an examination of his own Chinese background. The film is filled with quirky scenarios and surreal imagery depicting the East-West cultural clash.

NB. We are very grateful to Picture Palace Films who have kindly leant us a copy of this amazing film that was never released into DVD