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Sometimes Londonist just doesn’t have all the answers, and we have to humbly ask our readers to educate our poor, ignorant minds. Such is the case with a recent splash of posters in that hotbed of street art known as Shoreditch. The whole area has …

OK, so most of you will have already seen the plans for the extension to the Tate Modern. They’ve been all over the press since lunchtime. To quickly summarise via the lazy, but strangely satisfying medium of bulletpoints: • Glass ziggurat-type extension to be built …

Hmmm, a macabre collection from regular reader Felix. According to whom… tower londan says: my head hurting ben says: haha i having one eye yaaaa tower um bridge is says: hello to itself cutey gherkin says he looks like a willy maybe fosters This guy …

Surely it’s not possible to dislike the gherkin? It’s that rare Lineker of buildings –distinctive profile, super-famous yet loved by all. Or so we thought… Washington Post architecture critic Roger K Lewis isn’t the biggest fan. His latest column pours careful scorn on Foster’s masterpiece, …

This day in London’s History 1801: World’s first public railway is sanctioned by parliament, opening (almost) exactly two years later. The Surrey Iron Railway ran from Wandsworth to Croydon, and later on to Merstham. It wasn’t exactly the Orient Express. Indeed, the rolling stock could …

Dull, suburban Middle Englanders, if the stereotype is to be believed. And it is. According to a survey by AA insurance (why?), if you live on an Acacia Avenue, you’re likely to fit the following profile: Their recipe for happiness involves never moving, never divorcing …

Comic book stencils from New York-based collective Faile. This pair decorate a wall in Lindsey Street, Smithfield. But if you like what you see, further examples can be found near Angel tube station.

A tribute to the capital’s alleys, ginnels and snickleways. 1. Great Eastern Walk Where? Runs alongside Liverpool Street Station, connecting Bishopsgate to Exchange Square. What? An enclosed, dimly lit walkway of daunting length (218 paces). Accessed at one end by furtive, slimline escalators a little …

These listings appear every Wednesday. If you want to let us know about any upcoming science or technology events, you can contact us on LondonistSciTech@Gmail.com Avast! Could this be the shortest Cogito ever? Just three events this week. Probably a good thing as lecture theatres …

Quick update on Lewis Pugh, who you may remember is the crazy lawyer attempting to swim the entire length of the Thames. Well, he’s been stymied right from the start – by a lack of water. Upon reaching the source of the Thames in Kemble, …