Archive for April, 2008

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Zeppelin Returns To London Skies

After the return of the great Led Zepp last year, their inflatable namesakes are making a comeback. Zeppelins are set to hove into view across the London skyline this summer, but thankfully their arrival isn’t a new wave of Kaiser-directed aerial assault: they will be …

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Takeout Stakeout: Karaam

Londonist brings it on home. Karaam 71 New Broadway W5 5AL Delivery Area: Free delivery W5 and W13 0208 566 4433 12pm – 11.30pm Expect to Pay: £19 for 2 people – that’s 3 small/ med starters and one main each. Minimum Delivery Spend: £15 …

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Londonist Stays In

We’re pretending the snow on the weekend didn’t happen, as we choose to ignore weather that displeases us. While we’re inside hiding from Mother Nature, here are a few things we’ll be watching. Monday, 7 April EastEnders (BBC1, 20:00-20:30) They’ve kept it pretty under wraps, …

Londonvidium: #7 I Fancy Boris

The Blond is immortalised in song, courtesy of MankiniMan.

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Londonist Interviews…Petra from Chocstar

Chocolatier-on-wheels Petra Barran loves a good chocolate pudding and wants to bring it over to yours for dinner. She talks to Londonist as she gets ready to embark upon her Chocstar Tour of Britain. Tell us about your business selling chocolate on wheels, Chocstar. Where …

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The Book Grocer

A basket full of groceries tempts the book-loving Londoner this week, so let’s cut to the chase: Monday: Lots going on this evening. Tickets are still available for a heavyweight foreign affairs chinwag at the Southbank Centre. Longtime Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk, award-winning reporter …

Listen Up: Leon Jean Marie

Out today is the debut ‘major label’ single by South Woodford boy Leon Jean Marie. It’s taken a little while to click but now we love how it sounds like Madness and it’s creepy, ploddy quality.. Plus get this, Ronson produced it and managed to …

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Review: Inka Essenhigh @ Victoria Miro Gallery

Ok, its not as famous as The White Cube, but The Victoria Miro is one of the big galleries of East London. It represents two recent Turner Prize winners, for example. It is some what hidden though. Tucked away behind the drive-through McDonalds on City …

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Olympic Torch Relay In Pictures

One of the enthusiastic Olympic buses by Orhan. The Olympic Torch Relay is all over the news this morning for the wrong reasons as far as the organisers and host country are concerned. Was the police presence over egged or was security not tight enough? …

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Monday Miscellanea

This Week In London’s History Monday – 7th April 1779: The Reverend James Hackman follows Martha Ray, a singer and the mistress of the 4th Earl of Sandwich, to the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. When she leaves the theatre after the performance, Hackman …