18. Princes Arcade Where? One of several upper-class tunnels in SW1. This one connects Jermyn Street to the A4 (or Piccadilly to you and me). What? Ah, a scene straight off of a Victorian Christmas card. But appearances can be deceiving. Princes Arcade was the …
Hard to believe it in our era of global warming, but the Thames used to freeze in winter and the early Victorian folks used to gather on South Bank for a jolly day out, skating, socialising and generally enjoying the chilly air. Frost Fairs along …
Welcome to the future of London advertising: damn dirty apes: The7stars and outdoor media buyer Kinetic have partnered to provide 2.5m high backlit posters strapped to people’s backs in a central London campaign for whisky brand Monkey Shoulder. The Moving Board mobile posters have been …
Evening Standard Headline Fridge Magnets. Once the day’s joyless toil in the belly of the unforgiving city is done, and we trundle back to our Barrett Boxes in travelling conditions that make the Bataan Death March look like a limo ride, what diverts you and …
These stylish slip-on shoes will have you deliberately walking through puddles so you can leave an imprint of the streets of London…on the streets of London. Yup, that’s a map of the Thames on the sole. The ‘Kensington’ shoe is available from Paul Smith for …
Every day this month the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective lap and we’ll see what we can move from …
Everybody should learn at least one dance in their lifetime, and for maximum impact it has got to be Salsa. Releasing your inner Cuban in downtown London is easier than you think but to the Londonist’s mind there is no better place to pick up …
The Wise Men gave the baby Jesus gifts of frankincense, gold, and myrrh. What is myrrh? Eddie Izzard believed myrrh might have been an illicit rollable herb of the Roman Era. He was wrong, of course. Wasn’t he? And the Wise Men, as depicted in …
mockney_piers‘ pearls and tie shows the future of his and hers housing. Perhaps there’s a ‘whacky’ building up the road that wears a Homer Simpson tie.
Remember the shocking footage of the Easter Bunny that we shared with you at… er.. Easter? Well the same people who exposed the lepus have dug the dirt on the big guy:
Not sure if this is a public service or some kind of crime against humanity, but one kind lost soul has edited all the London-set bits of Home & Away and posted them to YouTube: And people ask us why we smiled all the way …
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