Agenda: Giles Deacon; Douglas White; John Peel's shed; Zun Zun Egui; Alternative Village Fete
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If all this Indian summer malarkey makes the return to autumn seem just too bleak, why not spice up your sock drawer by updating your opaques? Giles Deacon's latest addition to his Gold collaboration for high-street store New Look is just the ticket, decorating traditional black tights with zip motifs and zebra-esque swirls of ribbon and stripes. Perfect for those heartbroken about covering up their tanned pins – at least this way you can do it in style. From £7.99, newlook.com
Face to watch: Douglas White
This London sculptor has built his name on pieces fashioned from decaying and discarded objects. His latest exhibition, New Skin for an Old Ceremony, has clay sculptures inspired by elephant skin. Paradise Row, London W1, from Tuesday
Social networking: Match the tweet to the star
Jessie J, Nicole Richie, Arlene Phillips, Robert Webb
1 I'm always buffeting this kind of thing up. Still – Excited!!!
2 Why is it always one or the other? Why cant it be both?
3 My vintage tee smells like vomit. Hm.
4 Why are demanding women seen as difficult and demanding men seen as strong answers to this truth please...
Answers at the bottom of the page
App watch: Bus Checker
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Lexpionage: Knoxious, n.
Fumes that emanate from poisonous stories published online with made-up quotes to support a fictitious 'guilty' murder verdict from a foreign court. Also see, Obknoxious, re: 'Foxy Knoxy, Would Ya?' phone-in appeal
On the radar: Because some things are still worth getting excited about...
Theatre: John Peel's shed
Tune in to poet John Osborne's delightful paean to radio, which heads to the capital after rightfully superlative reviews for its Edinburgh run. 25 to 29 October, Jacksons Lane, London N6, jacksonslane.org.uk
Music: Zun Zun Egui
We're enjoying a morning wake-up call from these Bristolians and their hynoptically skittish Afro-punk-funk-whatever. Debut album Katang is out now and you can check out the gleeful "Fandango Fresh" here: bit.ly/iNU7q1
Events: Alternative Village Fete
May the summer live on with this anarchic spin on the English staple. Saturday to 16 October, Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire; 29 October, Old Steine Gardens, Brighton; homeliveart.com
MATCH THE TWEET: 1. ROBERT WEBB; 2. JESSIE J; 3. NICOLE RICHIE; 4. ARLENE PHILLIPS.
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