Holy £8 a day Batman!
There’s a nifty pic up on the BBC of a 60′s Batmobile parked in London (java pop up thingy). Turns out to be number 6 in a line of cars built to promote the camp TV show. The reason it’s here is an auction at …
Archive for February, 2007
Monsters? Should have sent for Hoskins & Bean
So how many people did a double take when handed The London Paper on Friday? The headline read GIANT MONSTERS ON TUBE, but it was, alas, just an advert for the latest episode of Primeval. Anyone try and fool a gullible/drunk friend with tales of …
Londonist Drinks: TeaSmith
Spitalfields is now home to Londonist’s new favorite tea shop, TeaSmith. This small store on Lamb Street went live in early January after a soft-launch in late 2006. Offering teas from all over the world, there’s a small bar at the front where a member …
iPad = iMad + iSad
Here’s a nice follow up to the rubble filled box that was put on the market for £170,000; a single windowless bedroom flat for £210,000: “KingstoniPad aims to address this by maximising the use of space, minimising environmental impact and encouraging a less car dependent …
Ken to get Power Upgrade?
Great Alexander Wept, And Made Sad Mone, Because There Was But One World To Be Wonne… Having conquered all those within his borders Ken is now looking off the map to see what new dogs can be crushed under his iron heel: Rail commuters outside …
There’s A New Quiz In Town, And It’s Wearing A Blazer
The chaps behind ‘We’re going to need a bigger boat‘ – Highgate’s popular monthly film quiz – are back with a new gig. ‘See Me After School‘ will fact you till you fart about all manner of intra- and extra-curricular activities. Each part is divided …
Body found near Paddington Tube
If you were wondering what was going on with the closure of the Circle and District lines this morning, the answer isn’t pretty: A woman has been found dead near Paddington Tube station. The body was discovered just before 0800 GMT and has caused the …
Monday Miscellanea
This Day In London’s History 1961: Rioting outside the Belgian embassy as demonstrators protest against the killing of Patrice Lumumba, ex Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the summer of 1960, Patrice Lumumba was elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic …
Sporting (Long) Weekend – See The Emirates For £3
…Arsenal will even throw in a football match for free! Seriously, though, tonight represents an excellent opportunity for those who can’t normally get a ticket to watch Arsene’s finest, but would love to have a butcher’s around their new stadium and didn’t fancy forking out …
300
The Battle of Thermopylae has stirred the blood of writers many times (Herodotus through William Golding to most recently Steven Pressfield) and its story of a small force battling a vast invading army has been filmed once before, back in 1962. Seemingly drawn to difficult …
