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Varsity And England Football At Bargain Prices

Photo via Nigel Wilson’s Flickr stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cocca/2254496847/ Fry and Laurie would be working themselves up into a right old state about the opportunities available to the capital’s football watchers over the next few days. It’s not every day that you can pitch up at the …

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London Geekiness Recognised

You’re a geek, you. Yup. There’s no denying it. As are we. And the whole population of London is too. We’re a big stinking sweaty cauldron of geekiness, us Londoners, with our love of wi-fi and all. It’s something we’re rightly proud of, and now …

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The Boat Race: A Round-Up

Oxford pulls ahead. Image courtesy of Simon-K’s photostream via the Londonist Flickr pool Oxford prevailed. But you probably know that by now. And the view from the shore? Wet. But Londonist was there. In the name of journalism, we packed ourselves into the Doom Bar …

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Less Beef, More Bacon

A school in east London has hit upon a novel way to reign in the young’uns and keep them from that common bugbear, anti-social behaviour: get them pondering philosophical questions about life, the universe and everything. Gallions Primary School in Warsall, Beckton, introduced a course …

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Londonist Live: The Broken Family Band / The National at Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Whilst the Sex Pistols and The Verve were hawking their wares for the proper reviewers, Londonist was hightailing it down to the Empire for an early start. Since The Broken Family Band cashed in the cool Cambridge climes for our dirty old town, we can …

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The Saturday Strangeness

25. More Road-Related Horror! Lord John Angerstein’s coach has been sighted pulled by four headless horses, in the vicinity of Trafalgar Road, travelling onwards to Vanbrugh Hill in southeast London. Why the horses appear headless no one knows. On the Bayswater Road near Hyde Park, …

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Kelly Osbourne Takes On Chicago

It really does seem like the Osbournes are taking over the world, doesn’t it? You can’t turn on the telly without seeing Sharon on The X-Factor and America’s Got Talent, Kelly on Project Catwalk or Jack on one of those extreme sports adrenaline addict shows …

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Return of the Fopp!

Nearly a month after Fopp shut their doors for administration, HMV have announced today that they have purchased 6 stores. Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Nottingham and most importantly (for us!) London will all be getting the stores back and depending upon landlords’ consent will re-open …

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Not For The Faint Of Heart

London’s got its share of surgical history, but our newest scientific exhibition space has strapped the operating theatre concept to a gurney and wheeled it into the 21st century. Last night at the Wellcome Collection a full house watched Dr Frank Wells perform open-heart surgery …

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Random Graffiti of the Week: YTE

Bit of a dull one this week, but worth highlighting for its sheer prolificness. This startled face can be found all over Hackney, particularly along Cambridge Heath Road. The scrawl occasionally carries the legend ‘YTE’. Has anyone found examples in other parts of town – …

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Artist profile: Free Range 2007, Catherine Bullen

. Catherine Bullen is just finishing her studies at Cambridge School of Art. Her final show is being exhibited at Free Range 2007. Londonist has a cup of tea and a chat with her to find out what it’s all about. What should Londonist readers …