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5 of our Friday Favourites to keep you busy this weekend: 

1. Has Mothers' Day slipped your mind? Fear not, Chanel will come to the rescue with a very elegant remedy. Take your mum to its pop up flower stall in Covent Garden and treat her to a bottle of fragrance and a bunch of roses.

2. Head to Battersea Park this weekend to discover emerging talent and household names in a diverse and inspiring sale at the Affordable Art Fair.

3. 1000 portraits of local residents are being displayed along the underground passages of Shibuya station. Head underground and try to spot a familiar face!

4. If you've got a taste for blue blood and silver spoons, be sure to visit the V&A's latest exhibit, Treasures of the Royal Courts: Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars. Through a collection of over 150 objects, the museum hopes to celebrate and document the relationship between the English monarchy and the Russian Tsars.

Ever wanted to become a vintage-wearing, movie-making, marathon-runner? Thought so. This week's favourites will get you on the right track:

1. Future Shorts showcases the most exciting short film-makers from around the world. Screenings in Tokyo - on the 22nd and 23rd February at 3331 Arts Chiyoda - range from the humorous love story “Lovebirds” (Czech Republic, 2010) to the surreal coming-of-age short “Candy Girl” (UK, 2012). Make some time this weekend to find your favourite.

2. Visit the newly opened exhibition at the Barbican - The Bride and the Bachelors - for a look at Duchamp's legacy on Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg and Johns and be sure to ponder the subversive depths of Duchamp's infamous urinal while you're there. 

3. From Wednesday February 13th until Sunday February 24th the National Art Centre in Roppongi becomes the main venue for the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival Exhibition

4. Tokyo Marathon has come around again. If you're not taking part, go and encourage the marathon runners on Sunday morning. It's the very least you can do.