Reader Sammo sends us this intriguing nugget: I’m not sure if this would interest you at all, but I found what looks like it could be a Banksy canvas or at least a piss take Banksy canvas in Holloway today. It was carefully wrapped in …
Radical bowler hat design by i,max Peter Mandleson gets covered in green muck Farmers with bananas are coming to the Square Broken toe ends Paula Radcliffe’s marathon hopes The Guardian unearths a verbose article about the first deep-level electric Tube trains Ancient odds ‘n sods …
If anyone still cares, it looks like the world’s most famous stenciler has a couple of new pieces up in London after a half-year lull. The first can be found in Gillett Square, Dalston. Note the use of a brick air vent to form the …
The execrable concrete extension to Camden Town Hall on Euston Road could be replaced by a 26 storey tower, reports Property Week. Camden Council wants to update and consolidate its facilities, and the most cost-effective way may be to demolish the existing abomination and build …
The Banksy daubing just north of Oxford Street is not long for this world. No mindless act of vandalism for this graffito, though – instead, Westminster City Council have decided that the mural will be removed in order to “send a message” to the city’s …
Whether you queued up for the Cans Festival back in May or missed out on car crashes, piano men, and Banksy getting called out, now is definitely the time to head back over to Leake Street near Waterloo. Almost the entirety of the tunnel under …
Sure, the forecast is rather foreboding this week, but frolicking in hot summer showers worked for that splendidly dashing Gene Kelly, so you can make it work for you, too. Finish off July on a rain-soaked, culturally satisfying note with this week’s round-up of all …
Has Banksy now been unmasked once and for all? We doubt it. As Londonist predicted, there were tears before evensong yesterday as a gay bishop was heckled off pulpit. High river levels are threatening swan breeding activities. Alistair Darling clearly doesn’t know what to do …
Reassured by the omnipresent CCTV cameras that train their Cyclops vision on London’s populace as they go about their business? Neither are we, particularly now that a senior police officer has claimed they don’t cut crime Back in January we reported that London now boasts …
What a busy week! What with the Bank holiday, Cans Festival, Pangea Day, May ’68 celebrations and more, free cultural activities abound across London. So get out of bed, you lazy hungover git, and go sample what’s on in our summery city. Monday: In case …
What’s more exciting than a derelict train tunnel? A derelict train tunnel full of guerrilla artwork, naturally. Street art lovers call get a good healthy dose of Banksy and others of his ilk if they go to Leake Street in Waterloo this weekend for Cans …
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