Archive for January, 2010

Photos by Jamie Bradburn/Torontoist. Londonist is one of thirteen in the worldwide Gothamist network. Once a week, the editors of each site – from SFist to Shanghaiist – compile some of their most interesting posts into a neat digest. Check out what’s been going on …

Is there bad art lurking in your home? Did you paint something at some point that does you no credit? Was that whimsical purchase at the car boot sale a misguided error? Sieze the day – dispose of your failed, hated, awful art works and …

Here’s what we’ve learned this weekend whilst you’ve been debating the state of British tennis: London businesses are to be saddled with a 2% levy for government shortfalls Crossrail. How are the mighty fallen….: John Terry’s having a bad weekend. West London driver has issues …

Every week we select a photo from the Londonist Flickr pool, taken in the last seven days, that illustrates this season or time of year in London. This week, it looks like the apocalypse visited Notting Hill. Who knew? Thanks to cafedereves.

Images from some of our top stories this week (clockwise from top left): Crayfish deliciousness, mirrorball in refurbished Stoke Newington Town Hall, Photographers flocked to Trafalgar Square last weekend and the new London tartan. The week’s most popular posts, and a round-up of what’s happening …

Gabourey Sidibe in Precious / image courtesy of Icon Film Our weekly round-up of film reviews Precious – or, to be precise, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire – is the ultimate misery movie: the story of a morbidly obese, illiterate, abused and …

The Cultural Olympiad is to be renamed. Can’t think why…. A suspect package was detonated at Wimbledon yesterday. Dunderhead legislation is putting flat shares under threat. Ashley Cole has got himself a driving ban. Kennington flat goes for £60G, proving that council left hands know …

Once again, P3, the cavernous underground art space at the University of Westminster, will be transformed into a vision of the future as the 2nd Kinetica Art Fair 2010 strides into town. Expect to come face to face with holographic light beings and robots who …

Calling yourself Eliza Doolittle is a brave thing to do as an emerging musician. Not only will it make your record label scratch their heads when it comes to a google strategy, but it means there’ll always be someone with your name more famous than …

Brush off your stovepipe hat or plump up your bustle, for steampunk is coming to Lewisham on Saturday night. TwoBob are dedicated to bringing new music and funtime parties to South East London, and what better introduction to them than a night of 50s rockabilly …