Archive for October, 2007

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O2 + NH3 = 10 Ambulances + 30 Hurt

A chemical leak at the O2 last night left 30 people needing treatment. Ammonia gas from the ice rink plant somehow leached its way into an air vent, and thence into an area outside the main arena. Fortunately, no performances were taking place at the …

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NFL @ Wembley: Slip Slidin’ Affray

Don’t get us wrong. As you can probably tell from last week there’s a good deal of enthusiasm for the NFL on here. This Londonista in particular has to confess to a near addiction. However, while last night’s Miami Dolphins hosting of the eventually victorious …

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Happy Diwali

Well it’s awfully good of that nice Mr. Livingstone to organise stuff in Trafalgar Square, and we are all too sorry that we didn’t have time to go to his Diwali day on Sunday 28th October. But Londonist would remind you that Diwali isn’t actually …

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Extra, Extra

Heathrow co-pilot arrested for being drunk. Helen Mirren’s dogs win award. Song devoted to Enfield homeless man. Henman versus Edberg in the Royal Albert Hall. Voice of Homer Simpson on stage in London Image courtesy of TwoCrabs via the Londonist flickr group.

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Horror Film Pub Quiz

It’s the week for spooky goings on and ever more events are coming to our attention. On Halloween night itself, our favourite quiz masters the You’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat film quiz chaps are hosting a horror special. If you want to show off …

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Banksy: Caught In The Act And Unmasked

Reader Chloe sends us these images of what is surely a new Banksy piece in Bethnal Green. And she seems to have captured the face of the artist, hitherto unseen. (However, we’ve seen that flower shape before, around Shoreditch—perhaps Banksy is here teaming up with …

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30yo Liz From Upminster, Pierced Tongue, Seeks Four Years In White House

At Londonist we are often chuffed when Londoners ‘do quite well’. At least initially. Like most Brits, we love The Underdog – right up until that moment when they become A Loser. Then we slag them off vitriolically, sit arms-crossed in a huff on our …

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Scandinavia Calling

Some of our favourite Scandinavian bands are coming to the UK in the next couple of weeks and we thought you better know about them. First, the most mainstream, Robyn will play her first live dates since everyone woke up and realised she was actually …

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Are Royals Losing The (Blackmail) Plot?

Looks like HRH is having a bit of a Blair old time right now (either Blair will do). There’s that pesky enquiry and now this latest plot to blackmail a minor member of the royal family over some man on man nightclub naughtiness, although thank …

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Spooky Goings On

Hooray! It’s nearly Halloween! Jack-o-lanterns a plenty, scary masks and annoying trick or treaters who get hyped up on way too many e-numbers (and probably a few cans of cider nowadays). Still, there’s so much stuff going on this year, you’d be a fool to …