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Dragons! Dragons on the horizon!
We’ve only just finished telling you tales of dragons flying over London. Now they’re sailing our seas. Well, dragon boats are anyway. Not just any dragon boat. This boat just happened to break the...
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Man Literally Left For Dead
This weekend, a man was found dead in Orpington High Street. Apparently his death is being treated as ‘sudden’. What’s surprising about this is that although his death was sudden, no one spotted him...
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Zombies Take Over London
Yes, you did read that right. Yesterday an undisclosed number of Zombies swarmed Leicester Square to break yet another world record. Now, to break the world record, this implies that there must have...
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Happy Birthday Winnie!
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to Win-nie, Happy birthday to you! Londonist would like to congratulate Winnie Langley for reaching the precious age of 100 years old...
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Extra, Extra
New book captures ‘voice of London’. Al Fayed says ‘Royals must have ice water in their veins’. More strike threats. It’s airports this time. Image from Andyrob’s flickr stream.
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Gallery Wishes Granted
The London arts scene got some good news today. The National Portrait Gallery and The V&A are amongst 43 galleries across England to benefit from a whole load of cash from the Wolfson Charity...
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Preview: E17 Art Trail
We all know we should walk more. And we all know that gyms are dull and boring. So here’s an event that means you can walk about and get fit as well as getting to see as much art as your little...
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7/7 Survivors Still Want Answers
Everyone remembers the tragedy that was 7/7. In 2005, 4 suicide bombers killed 52 people. A further 800 were injured. Whilst it’s still resonant to us, it’s even more so for the survivors who today...
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DLR Hits 20 Years
That’s right, the DLR has been going for, if you can believe it, 20 years today. This seems like forever for this Londonista’s favourite mode of transport around London. So where did it all start?...
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Students Get Help In The Kitchen
When we were students, meals involved the following: Super Noodles, cheese on toast, Chinese takeaway, Indian takeaway, cheesy chips at the Student Union and beer. Oh, and more beer. Now this looks...
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Hirst Skull Sells For £50 Million
Damien Hirst’s most expensive piece has been sold for £50 Million. The famous diamond encrusted skull titled ‘For The Love Of God’ went for the full asking price and all we know is that it was sold to...
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Extra, Extra
The Telegraph talks about our foreign rich people and how they’d look on Booth’s poverty map. Including this wanted Russian oligarch. The London Eye – who would now dare pull it down? Memorial service...
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London On The Cheap: 3rd September – 9th September
For most of you, it was pay day this weekend. Wahey! This also means if you’re like us, you’ve spent all your cash in the pub and will now be eating beans on toast all week. Which after going to The...
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Tube Strike Fiasco (Updated)
We all knew it was coming. Yet another tube strike. As of 6pm this evening, we’re going to see 72 hours of chaos as more than 2,300 RMT members have promised to walk out. (The TFL website says...
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Bacon’s Rent Cheque Up For Auction
First it was skulls, now it’s nude paintings. A painting that Francis Bacon gave to The Royal College of Art in return for rent, is soon to be auctioned at Christie’s. It’s expected to fetch more than...
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Please Take Alternative Transportation
Face it, with the RMT tube strike, you’re not getting anywhere on the underground this week. Unless you’re going from somewhere like Camden to Canary Wharf and all of your lines are fine. In which...
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London Fibs
Or, stuff about London you think is true, but is actually rubbish. 1. The Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus. Ah, the Eros statue. A symbol of love in the midst of tourists and shoppers. How romantic....
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Street Wars Hits London
It’s been another busy week for Derek. As the numbers get whittled down (that’s a lot of water pistolling) the targets are getting harder and harder. The whole of London is the playing area so as...
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London On The Cheap – 17th – 23rd September
If Londonist were really rich we’d be out every night doing LOADS of fun stuff. We’d be going to see all of the cool things at London Design Festival. We’d be drinking beer out of plastic cups and...
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Review: Rockabaret
It’s not every night you get to hang out with Tinkerbell, Snow White and Red Riding Hood. But then, Rockaberet isn’t your usual night out (where would be the fun in that?). We’ve told you a bit about...
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