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Matt Brown

I'm Editor of Londonist and utterly obsessed with the capital.

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Architecture Week: Next Few Days

Following on from yesterday’s post, which listed ongoing events, here are the ones to catch this weekend only. Friday Renzo Piano ‘Sermon’: The man behind the Shard will deliver a ‘sermon’ from Southwark Cathedral. £15, booking required. Saturday Sheep Drive: You won’t want to miss …

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Random Graffito of the Week

Haute cuisine, Pimlico style. This little recipe is carved into parallel bars on the Lillington Gardens Estate. You won’t find that on Saturday Kitchen.

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London Architecture Biennale: One Day To Go

The London Architectural Biennale and Architecture Week kick off proper tomorrow. Don’t be put off by the user-unfriendly names. Most of the events are aimed squarely at us everyday Londoners, and you’ll need no architectural knowledge to enjoy the activities. However, you will need very …

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Open the Council Chamber Doors, Hal

London Bridge might not be falling down, but its near-neighbour isn’t looking quite so sure-footed. City Hall, designed by Norman Foster, is not coping at all well with the heat. It seems the great glass testicle is getting rather sweaty. According to an unnamed Tory, …

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At A Greengrocer’s Near You, From Friday

We adore quirky shops. Who doesn’t? So we were delighted to stumble across these two curiosities within days of each other – presumably given these names to surf some now faded Holywood zeitgeist. Capitan Corelli can be found on Battersea Park Road, while the Lion …

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Cogito Ergo Summary: Your Weekly Science Listings

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 Event of the Week Carnal Knowledge at the Dana Centre, tonight We’ve seen innumerable attempts to make science sexy, but …

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Riders of Suburbia

If the number of single-occupant cars during rush hour gets your dander up, how about this? One commuter per three mounts. How selfish is that? Actually, this was a train of police horses on their way up to stables on West End Lane, NW6, this …

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Touch Up London

Remember the 20th Century when the camera never lied? At least according to sage chroniclers of the time, Bucks Fizz. Well, this century, doctoring images is all the rage – the Daily Mirror practically makes a selling point out of it, and even the Olympic …

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Monday Miscellanea

This day in London’s History 1381: Peasants’ Revolt reaches Blackheath. Wat Tyler, Jack Straw, John Bull and several thousand other aggrieved workers assembled on the great heathland south of Greenwich as a prelude to London’s biggest ever poll tax riot. The mob entered the city …

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Random Graffito Of The Week

Does a sticker count as graffiti? Dunno, but it’s a Banksy, so we’ll make an exception. (Yes, we read all your comments berating us for giving Banksy further exposure – so we’re being deliberately contrary. Ya, boo, sucks to you!) This one’s down Bow Street, …