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Leave No Can Behind

There was a recycling launch at the Tate Modern today – no, they didn’t shred all the Dali, but they did play host to London Remade and a possible solution to the capital’s waste and recycling infrastructure problem: The solution, entitled Leave no footprint, will …

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Arsenal: Cups and Lucky Numbers

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger added to his recent complaint about cup replays with some further stern words aimed in the direction of London rivals Chelsea and their just announced £80m operating loss for the most recent accounting year: They have a super sponsor. With normal …

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Sporting (Long) Weekend – See The Emirates For £3

…Arsenal will even throw in a football match for free! Seriously, though, tonight represents an excellent opportunity for those who can’t normally get a ticket to watch Arsene’s finest, but would love to have a butcher’s around their new stadium and didn’t fancy forking out …

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Tony Blair, the BNP and Civil War

Crazy story in The Independent today: A former British National Party election candidate who stockpiled explosive chemicals for use in an anticipated civil war in Britain boasted that he would shoot Tony Blair… Police raided the home of Robert Cottage, who held “strong views on …

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New Music Interview: The Revelations

Down in the midst of the Londonist music dungeon we’ve got our fair share of ideas as to which bands are going to be high up in our last.fm chart at the end of 2007. That said, we’ve not afraid to see what other people …

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The Mayor Replies

You may remember that a few weeks ago, we sent off all the answers that our interviewees had given to the question “What Advice Would You Give To Ken Livingstone?” to the Mayor himself – you can read them all here. We have had a …

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Wembley Dolphinarium Welcomes Giants

All Londonist Sport’s Christmases have come at once. It is being reported that today the NFL, the world’s premier professional league of football American-style, is about to announce that a game will be played between the Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants at the …

News From Around The Ist-A-Verse

Sunday. Usually, a quiet, contemplative day in the Blogosphere. But not here in the Ist-a-Verse. Nonono! Just look below and see all of the wild and crazy stuff our staffs are up to. In Austin, bands are beginning to confirm for SXSW and the rumor …

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Cheap London: View From Across The Pond

The New York Times has a quirky little article about ‘affordable’ things to do in London. A good rule of thumb is “if it costs a dollar in New York, it costs a pound in London” (though, of course, there are nearly two dollars in …

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What Advice Would You Give To Ken Livingstone?

We’ve interviewed all manner of Londoners in our time – musicians, authors, a strip poker champion… We bring (almost) every interview to a close with the burning inquiry, “What advice would you give to Ken Livingstone?” At the end of 2006, it seems like as …

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Not So Merry Christmas For Taggers

This Christmas, DO forget to add your name tag. That’s the seasonal advice (reworded into the cheesy patter of a local newspaper) from the British Transport Police to graffiti fiends. London’s railways are regularly spammed with spray paint. And it all gets much worse over …