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You’re A Flyer Not A Lover

Here’s a word of advice if you’re thinking of using one of the 12 private suites on the new A380 super jumbo to indulge in some carnal activities: KEEP THE NOISE DOWN! Or use the toilets like everyone else. That’s not the word from Singapore …

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Gunpowder, Treason and Placards

With bonfire night just around the corner, Parliament must be getting a little nervous. Unblinking beady eyes will no doubt be focused on Southwark Crown Court today where Brian Haw takes on Sir Ian Blair over the removal of his placards way back in May …

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Are Royals Losing The (Blackmail) Plot?

Looks like HRH is having a bit of a Blair old time right now (either Blair will do). There’s that pesky enquiry and now this latest plot to blackmail a minor member of the royal family over some man on man nightclub naughtiness, although thank …

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A Grave Crime

Sometimes it’s the little ones that grab ya. Man breaks into cemetery, steals ten grand’s worth of grave digging kit, then wheelbarrows it out to his car. That’s it. No more. No word on whether the police have found him yet and to be honest, …

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F*** It Up And Start Again

It’s possible that some of you, dear readers, may occasionally travel upon our world famous London Underground. And possible that you may have experienced some discomfort while doing so, maybe a little over-crowding, maybe a little lateness, perhaps even the odd denial of service. Some …

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Beatles In Elvis’s Basement Avoid Exterminator

Music, as Bono, Geldof, Martin or any of the members of Screwdriver will tell you, is a tool for peace and harmony. Selling memorabilia, on the other hand, would seem to be the domain of scrapping dogs, hound-like or otherwise. But now we hear that …

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Londonist Live, Maximo Park at Brixton Academy (11/10)

Paul Smith certainly knows what a stage is for. From the moment he kicks into tonight’s opener, The Coast Is Always Changing, he’s hopping, bouncing, climbing, leaping and shadow boxing around his band mates; an ongoing mission to incite the massed Maximites (copyright Londonist 2007) …

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Bad Boy Boy Band Blast Brixton (One More Time)

Anarchists, nihilists, thorns in the establishment’s side, punks, poets, property developers, reality tv stars, radio show hosts; if nothing else the Sex Pistols are a contrary bunch. So whether the 30th anniversary bollocks celebration/reunion tour is a final nail in the coffin or breath of …

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Londonist Live: Adam Green at Union Chapel on 25/09/07

Ex Mouldy Peaches man,

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Are We Committing Avian Genocide?

We Brits love our birds and animals. We love to shrinkwrap their body parts and burn them on bbqs on a Sunday afternoon, we love to take them for long walks in the park and we love to watch their majestic beauty on BBC documentaries …