Archive for May, 2006

Remember that guy from Peckham who upset his neighbours by wanting to keep a couple of clouded leopards in his back garden? Well Tower Bridge magistrates have overturned Southwark Council’s decision and needless to say the Council are not happy: We do not agree with …

So it looks like the rumours are true: Lindsey Lohan is coming to London and she really needs somewhere to stay. According to the Sun, Lohan “is urgently looking to find a London pad after revealing she’s fallen for a British man. The stunning redhead …

Child poverty? Check. Melting icecaps? Check. Britney Spears and her “relentless fertility” ? Perhaps the issue doesn’t quite have the far-reaching consquences, but it has made its way to the top of Madame Tussaud’s agenda. The waxworks museum’s New York branch has launched a campaign …

Just squeezing the May Music Review in before the end of the month. And to kick off this month’s mailbag of music are some folks who like trains. And history. iLIKETRAINS – Terra Nova (single released 29th May on Fierce Panda) Terra Nova is about …

LondonEnglandFans are organising a “World Cup Send Off Party” tomorrow night featuring German stand-up comedian Henning Wehn with his act entitled “Three World Cups and One World Pope” and magician Sven the Great (who can make a world cup disappear before your very eyes). The …

Let’s be honest, there’s something of a North-of-the-river bias to Londonist (on the rare occasions South London gets mentioned, it tends to be something stupid happening in Croydon), so it’s nice to tell you something nice about a neglected (by Londonist) part of London: Elephant …

These listings appear every Wednesday. If you want to let us know about any upcoming science or technology events, you can contact us on LondonistSciTech@Gmail.com Event of the Week Hearing Colours, Seeing Sounds at the Dana Centre, tonight What flavour is Londonist? Salt and vinegar …

The new western ticket hall at Kings Cross opened to little fanfare on Sunday. Why should you care? Well, it brings to an end months of hellish interchange at the station, during which the ever-shifting layout of temporary corridors left us feeling trapped in a …

Ahh, now we get it. Sven has become so Anglicised, so steeped in English sporting tradition that he’s modelled his world cup challenge on the nation’s highly successful rugby team. The idea is to dominate the opposition physically, then get the ball into kicking range …

Yassin Nassari of Ealing, west London, appeared in court yesterday charged with (deep breath) “possessing an article in circumstances which gave rise to a reasonable suspicion that its possession was for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism.” …