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Review: BAMMA 2 @ The Roundhouse

Londonist was lucky enough to get our hands on a pair of VIP tickets to the latest BAMMA mixed martial arts event, and reader Ryan Hutchinson snapped them up on the Twitter feed. Here’s what he thought about the event: Not really knowing what to …

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Interview: Eoin Morgan – Ireland Cricket Hero

When our exclusive email interview with Middlesex and Ireland batsman Eoin Morgan arrived in our inbox late on Friday we were sorely tempted to post it there and then given Ireland’s spectacular tie with Zimbabwe the previous day, but we reluctantly decided to hang on …

Photo of the Day

Graffiti commenting on graffiti? Graffiti commenting on us, the audience? I don’t get it as snapped by Bravo 99. We’re looking forward to seeing a stencil of graffiti being painted over by stenciled council workers…

Photo of the Day

Ok, there’s a few things going on here. First up we love a bit of the ultraviolence so we’re always going to get a happy on over anything Clockwork Orange related. Secondly, Bravo 99‘s pic is part of a whole Guess Where London set, which, …

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A Welcome Break

“Euston station,” he said. “The only place where one is allowed to rest in comparative peace and comfort, free of charge.” In his Collected Memoirs, the English writer and dandy, Julian Maclaren-Ross (1912-64), writes of nights spent sleeping in a variety of exotic venues in …

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Londonist Goes To The Chap Olympics

Lord have mercy on us this morning. We have sore heads today and we long for a Jeeves-type to bring us a relieving miracle tonic for the pounding ache that is brought on by over-indulgence in the gratis glasses of Hendricks, the finest gin Old …

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Private Vehicle Aversion Therapy

We briefly mentioned yesterday that Ken is thinking of imposing significantly higher congestion charges on the drivers of the more environmentally-unfriendly cars that enter the congestion charge zone. Let’s make no bones about it. Coupled with the existing higher road tax for gas-guzzlers, this sort …

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Evolved Hoody and Scarves

Yesterday it was the evolved poster, but today we have a way to stop London’s little distractions – Private Public: A series of objects that highlight the privacy we sacrifice when using mobile technological devices in public spaces. Users of the wearable mobile phone scarf …

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World Cup Fantasy Update Pt1

Only Group H to play and we now know a lot more about the teams of world cup 2006. The lack of both dreary goalless draws and serious drubbings has been very heartening, and no team would have to improve immeasurably to qualify for the …

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Friday Premiership Preview

English football is feeling rather sorry for itself right now. Relegated from prime position on the the back pages by the gentlemen in white and hammered by those who are still paying attention for yet another woeful display from an inept national side, it’s currently …

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I for one welcome our new insect overlords

Look at the SIZE of that thing. This will amuse our overseas readers, but here in the UK along with silly games like cricket, celebrities like Benny Hill and food like deep fried mars bars we like our insects to be small, non poisonous and …