For only Ken Livingstone has the right blend of schmaltz and gravitas to deliver yesterday’s ground-breaking apology for London’s involvement in the slave trade. Generally speaking, Londonist is a little cynical when it comes to apologists. The national apology is the grandest theatrical gesture of …
It’s summer! Shouldn’t you be outside enjoying the sunshine? That is, assuming we actually get any. If you don’t fancy making the most of the weather, here are a few choices for a night in. On TV, Londonist likes: Tuesday, 21 August Secret Life of …
Stand Aside, oh diminuitive purpley chap formerly known as Prince. Make Way for the taller and altogether more substantial man formerly known as the 42nd President of the USA. As previewed here last month, Bill Clinton came to the O2 this lunchtime. To afford the …
The O2 is really putting on some astonishing large-scale music events. The venue is quite exceptional – even punters sat behind Barbara Streisand (so they could only see the back of her head) left her concert singing its praises. The battle with Wembley is clearly …
This week ended with the launch of the seventh and final Harry Potter installation. But while the world was consumed with Pottermania, it’s important to remember that there were more serious things going on in the world, too – two of them in -Ist cities. …
The great London freesheet battle of 2006 officially commences today with the launch of thelondonpaper. The whale who wandered into the Thames this January was apparently suffering from a form of arthritis. London’s luxury homes are now the most expensive in the world. One man …
Despite the best efforts of his lawyer to compare Ken Livingstone to Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Archer and a central argument which concentrated on the fact that Livingstone had ‘been rude to journalists for years’ (note to Ken: get a better lawyer), the mayor has …
Last week, Fraser James used the power of Lawro to good effect, scoring a highly respectable 3 out of 5. After Sarah Johnson had hit the same score the previous week, we felt that the ‘FPP’ (as it’s known in the corridors of power) was …
Today’s Telegraph has a good article on “female impresario”, Sally Greene’s recent investment in the legendary Soho jazz club. Greene is the woman who ‘saved’ the Old Vic, convinced Kevin Spacey to becoem a patron of the theatre, persuaded Elton John to write all 19 …
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