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NOT JUST FOR XMAS by D I C K S D A I L Y

Monday Miscellanea

NOT JUST FOR XMAS by D I C K S D A I L Y Last week on Londonist, in numbers… 39.5 million pound loss made by Whole Foods last year as London fails to embrace overpriced organic produce laden with air miles 2 months …

Picture by Tom (tiredoflondon).

In Pictures: CAMRA Great British Beer Festival 2009

Unable to contain our excitement any further, we visited the CAMRA Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) on Wednesday, the festival’s second day. And we weren’t disappointed – from what we can just about recall, it was everything we had hoped it would be. We did …

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Preview: CAMRA Great British Beer Festival 2009

If you catch us hopping from one foot to another in an agitated manner this afternoon, it’s not just because we’ve drunk too much coffee. Oh no, it’s mainly because we’re struggling to contain our Homer Simpson-esque excitement at the prospect of the CAMRA Great …

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Monday Miscellanea

Last week on Londonist, in numbers: 15 lively years that web legend Urban 75 has been going 15 disputed kilometres covered by the domino rally of breeze blocks across Olympic boroughs 12 same sex couples taking part in the London 2012 Open Weekend hand-holding relay …

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Monday Miscellanea

Last week on Londonist, in numbers: Age of world’s oldest man who was a born Londoner: 113 (X) Cost to taxpayers if tube stations keep lights on during the day when they’re not needed: £40,000.00 (÷) Ducklings lost on Petticoat Lane: 3 (÷) Number of …

'Sweet doggie' by ponyintheair from the Londonist Flickr pool

Monday Miscellanea

‘Sweet doggie’ by ponyintheair from the Londonist Flickr pool Last week on Londonist, in numbers: 23 people got hurt playing on Bodyspacemotionthings at Tate Modern (X) 250,000 pounds Boris earns each year for his column in The Telegraph (+) 60006 is the number for snitching …

No. 584 in the Londonist Flickr pool, by R.I.Pienaar

Monday Miscellanea

Last week in numbers on Londonist… 120 miles in the Dunwich Dynamo (+) 150 years old: Big Ben, the big bell (X) 3 places to watch the Ashes (+) 14 captions for Photo of the Day: Caption required #17 = 584, deck chairs in a …

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In Pictures: Italian Parade In Clerkenwell

This afternoon the annual Procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel made its way through Clerkenwell. Organised by St Peter’s Italian Church, this parade has taken place almost every year since the end of the 19th century. We were on hand to capture a few …

By Tom Ward in the Londonist Flickr pool

Monday Miscellanea

By Tom Ward in the Londonist Flickr pool Last week in numbers on Londonist… 2 Londonist writers with slots on the fourth plinth in August (+) 20 contestants in the All Star Lanes Chilli Cook-Off (X) 118 shows programmed for the Camden Fringe Festival (-) …

socks kill by dartar from the Londonist Flickr pool

Monday Miscellanea

socks kill by dartar from the Londonist Flickr pool Last week on Londonist… 36 naked people on bikes ÷ 2 times Exhibition Road mentioned x 24 of June when we host Londonist drinks – and you’re invited! + 1896 the year of birth of the …