Eurovision selections continue apace all around Europe this week. The biggest and finest selection of them all is that of the mighty Sweden. Melodifestivalen is a Swedish national institution which has been running for almost 50 years. Many people in Sweden claim that the contest …
For just two nights next week, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company is bringing a double bill of contemporary dance cultural mashup to the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the South Bank. Jeyasingh creates Asian influenced contemporary dance, producing dramatic and vibrant pieces with an urban edge. Huh? …
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It’s the last Friday of the month which means the monthly Late at V & A is here. February is almost over and we are creeping ever closer to spring and clocks going forward, longer days and maybe even a little bit of sunshine. Colour …
Sadlers Wells’ annual Flamenco Festival brings a whirligig of colour, passion, drama, guitars, stamping and really big flouncy dresses to London between 23 Feb and 3 Mar in a welcome bid to remind us of sultry hot days and sunny Spanish sexiness. Highlights of this …
Spitalfields is now home to Londonist’s new favorite tea shop, TeaSmith. This small store on Lamb Street went live in early January after a soft-launch in late 2006. Offering teas from all over the world, there’s a small bar at the front where a member …
If you thought all the Valentine’s related stuff was over for another year think again: The London Rollergirls are very proud to present a ‘St Valentine’s Love Massacre’. On the 17th February the tough ladies of London are taking over!! Music will be supplied by …
Let’s face it. There’s little better than staying in a hotel room, particularly when a yummy hotel breakfast is included. So when The Hoxton Hotel opened last year we were jealous. It looked really cool from the outside, had a swanky looking bar and generally …
This Day In London’s History 1554: Lady Jane Grey and her husband Lord Guildford Dudley are executed at the Tower of London. Named as successor to the throne by King Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey became Queen of England in July 1553. However her reign …
When Freud divvied up the psyche and revealed the ego, superego and id, he left out one important element. The nerd. The nerd is perhaps the strongest component of Londonist’s psychological makeup. We’re therefore drawn to anything that involves an interactive, reworked Tube map and …
Given the interest generated here by the news that the NFL is coming to town later this year we feel there’ll be lots of you wanting to satisfy your curiosity by catching this year’s American Football showpiece, the Superbowl, live from Miami starting very late …
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