Populist: 1-7 March

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Images clockwise from top left: Kinetica Art Fair,Rude & Lewd pub crawl, Japanese Fairy Tales and Morph.

Populist brings you a bite sized round up of the best of Londonist this week. Catch up on the coolest, quirkiest, most recommended and talked about stories and find out what’s hot and what’s happening for the week ahead.

In the news:

  • The Circle Line could be done under Trades Description Act now it does more of a lasso
  • Bold optimism at the Evening Standard
  • The sock sorting bionic eye, sort of
  • In Apprenticeship Week, is Alan Sugar looking at being apprenticed to City Hall?
  • Check out the news archives for more.

    What’s hot:

  • Watchmen: even though their PR stunt was a FAIL.
  • Alternative pub crawls – we love them – here’s another cheeky one for you to try.
  • We went to Carmen, the Horniman, Chiswick, a new Indian restaurant, met the London Review of Breakfasts bunch and pursued pawnbrokers around town.
  • Shutterbugs rejoice: we launched our first photography competition in association with Slow Down London and Foyles: Slow Exposure. More soon!
  • Check out the Arts and Events and Food and Drink archives for more.