Miscellaneous

Londonist Out Loud, 28th September 2012

Londonist Out Loud: A Podcast For London, 28 September 2012

Dangerous cats, ugly buildings, the real East End and lots of beeping.

The Lido Line by by YN Studio: "Can you swim from Little Venice to Limehouse? An idea to insert a clean, safe ‘basin’ in which to swim the ‘Lido Line’. Flips the Regents Canal back to its original purpose – connecting raw material (people/workers) to the place of production. Swimming becomes a viable alternative to cycling or walking to work."

Green Ideas For Improving London

Abandoned rail tunnels turned fungi farms, and a linear lido along the Regent’s Canal.

Intergenerational, by Not Quite Me

The Friday Photos: Elderly London

Wise, proud and often overlooked Londoners.

Creepy shadow puppetry at South London Art Map's Last Friday.

Things To Do In London Today: 28 September 2012

Wear red day, Alan Turing in shadow puppets, and a LEGO universe.

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Pop-Up Human Butchery To Open In Smithfields

Bite the hand that feeds, in London’s most ludicrous PR stunt yet.

Farewell to the old Metropolitan Line trains.

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Video: The Stratford Martyrs

Burned at the stake for their beliefs.

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London’s Forgotten Disasters: The Colney Hatch Fire

Ever heard of the worst peacetime London fire since the 13th Century?

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