Archive for 2013

John Monks, Scardon. Image courtesy Long & Ryle.

John Monks Creates Beauty In Dereliction

Explosions of colour brighten up derelict houses

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Can Brentford Break Their Big-Game Hoodoo?

Brentford take on Yeovil Town in the League One play-off final on Sunday.

Amy Winehouse. Photographer unknown © The Winehouse family

Unseen Amy Winehouse Photos Go On Show At The Jewish Museum

Her brother, Alex, curates an intimate exhibition of Amy’s photos and memorabilia.

The Podium, a former pub on St Alphage Highwalk. Here's what it looked like when open.

The Ghost Shops Of The Barbican Estate

A tour around the Barbican’s old shops, pubs and restaurants.

Reece Dinsdale and Charles Edwards in National Theatre's This House, details below. Photo credit: Johan Persson

Things To Do In London Today: Thursday 16 May 2013

Museums at night, Italy in Clerkenwell, karaoke with ukeleles, and social media in cities.

Image by boro.boro in the Londonist Flickr pool.

Extra, Extra

The rest of the day’s London news.

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Peggy Lee Loves London: A Wuff Guide To The Capital

A pop star’s dog takes centre stage in a new guide to London.

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Seacole, Turing, Bond And Paddington Commemorated With New Park Sculptures

Local heroes installed near Paddington.

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RAW Wine Fair, An Intro To Natural Wines, And Interview With Founder Isabelle Legeron

If you’ve never tried natural wines, you should probably read this ahead of the Raw Wine Fair in Brick Lane.

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London Book And Poetry Events: 16-22 May

Luke Wright, Antonia Wilson, Islington tales and the London Literature Festival starts.