Your Sunday morning best-of-Londonist weekly round-up.
London news
- Five days of tube strikes announced
- Mourning the loss of Flappy Bird? Try Flappy Mayor - feat. Boris Johnson
- Gorilla Circus Trapeze School is back for the summer
- British Pathe have uploaded 85,000 historic London films to YouTube
- Vote for Chelsea or Hackney in The Great London Bun Fight
- Distilleries, pizzas and secret cocktails in our food & drink news
- Check out our new guide to London's Best Pubs
Must-read articles
- Take a deep breath. Now read our 11 trivial things that make Londoners really angry
- Where to find traditional Easter foods in London. Simnel Cake, yum
- Listen to our podcast from the gruesome collection of Barts Pathology Museum
- Video: highlights of the newly-reopened Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
- Man has project to visit pubs near every London tube station
- Soak up the sun at these London park barbecue spots
- Help crowdfund cool London projects this month
- Timelapse + London. Always a good match
Top reviews
- Excellent cast and universal messages at Young Vic's A View from the Bridge
- Henri Matisse: The Cut Outs at Tate Modern
- Lardo, London Fields: succulent meat, generous pizzas and moreish arancini
- Intricate bug sculptures made from litter, by Mark Oliver at Pitfield London
- Social hierarchies explored in Relative Values at Harold Pinter theatre
- One woman show Oh My Sweet Land brings home atrocities committed in Syria
- Imelda Staunton in Good People at Noel Coward Theatre
Looking ahead
- Where to celebrate St George's Day in London
- Get thee to some great London gigs this week
- Try some insect-ingesting and crawlie-consuming at Grub next week
- Free London-themed craft event at The Make Escape on 29 April
- Theatre-dweller? Check our massive roundup of shows opening in May
- Enjoy Museums at Night (we'll be at Museum of London's Digital City Late)
- Help kids study humanities with an excellent comedy gig in June
- Book ahead for Rooftop Film Club screenings this summer, they fill up quickly
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