Like so many of our stalks, you may or may not have heard of the fellow, but you’ll certainly know his handiwork. Richard Seifert has made more of a mark, some would say stain, on London’s modern skyline than any other individual. His most famous …
The poor denizens of Norfolk. Just when those oh-so-funny Alan Partridge quips were beginning to die down a little comes a fresh source of dismay. National Express have decided to make cuts to their bus route into London, meaning no more day trips to the …
Ken’s suspension has been lifted pending his appeal. At a news conference today the mayor said the suspension was the work of “a few bureaucrats with a bit of power throwing their weight around.” and claimed that the Board of Deputies of British Jews brough …
The Londonist Literary List appears every Tuesday. If you’d like to bring an event to our attention, please email londonistlit@gmail.com. Along with a wealth of events this week, new books by Margaret Atwood and Jay McInerney (pictured) are also of particular interest… Events Around London: …
TV Troll is in a bit of a domestic mood this week; it must be the horrible cold weather. So, to celebrate this, here are a couple of programmes guaranteed to make those of a foodie bent quiver with joy. First up is Gordon Ramsay, …
In the here and now, all thoughts about Arsenal Football Club are concentrated around the uncertainty generated by their inconsistent first team. Can they finish the job and beat Real Madrid? Can they overcome their abject away form and qualify for next season’s Champion League? …
Support bands aren’t meant to blow you away. We weren’t even meant to catch the support, but our timing was off, and we thought the Spree were on early. And then they disappeared off the radar almost as soon as they left the stage. So …
It’s a happy Londonist who can still say he’s not certain who Pete Doherty is and has never heard a single strain of his music. The selection of his prison ‘writing’ that the Guardian ran a week or so ago was enough to make eyes …
Is there an official term for this genre? An Outbackian perhaps or even a Kangaroo Western… but that suggests something halfcocked and that’s one thing that can’t be said about John Hillcoat and Nick Cave’s The Proposition. It’s a hell of a film that plays …
Thursday’s Tube strike has been called off after “provisional outline agreements” were made. An inquiry into the murder of John Monckton is expected to aim criticism at the probation system. Ken has announced that London is to get 67 more green, hydrogen buses over the …
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