Archive for August, 2010

Kiki Kaboom as Judy Garland

Review: Court of Burlesque @ Miss Q’s

Kiki Kaboom as Judy Garland Nostalgia may not be what is used to be but London’s hankering for Edwardian entertainment shows no sign of abating. The Earls Court Festival presented The Court Burlesque last week, compered by Mama Jojo, founder of the London Academy of …

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Sunday Seasoning #39

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, Anatoleya‘s Holga camera manages to make a retro scene out of a 2010 London summer’s day.

Photo / suburbanslice

Cycle Hire Early-Adopters Rode For Free

Photo / suburbanslice An email to Cycle Hire users from TfL yesterday confirmed that “no usage charges” were applied to anybody who hired (or attempted to hire) a bike on Friday, the day the scheme went live. Despite our trouble-free experience, a number of users …

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Carnaval Del Pueblo Salsa World Record Attempt

By Tanya N The largest Latin American Festival in Europe will attempt to break the Word Record for Salsa dancing this afternoon in Burgess Park. 500 couples are wanted to perform the Big Dance salsa sequence between 1-2pm, to smash the standing record of 451 …