Hanukkah – or Chanukah as the london.gov.uk website prefers – is the eight day Jewish festival that started last Friday, marking the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabee uprising a long, long time ago. A 30 foot tall Menorah has been …
The Holiday season is in full swing in NYC, with holiday lights in Brooklyn, a giant snow globe in Bryan Park and Chanukah specials for ham. One citizen decided to go vigilante on annoying car alarms, a murder suspect used a fake Asian accent on …
We’re all so busy running about preparing for Xmas that it’s easy to forgot today is the start of Jewish festival Chanukah. Chanukah isn’t really that big a deal holywise in Jewish festival-land, it’s just kind of got the most famous reputuation from being near …
Londonist went to see Caroline, or Change at the National Theatre — Happy 30th N.T.! — on Monday night and was slightly less entranced than the rest of the London critics. If it’s a rave you seek, you can find plenty over at What’s On …
We were upset to learn that the tobacconists Bonds of Oxford Street are no longer Of Oxford Street. The premises that they occupied for the entire childhood of one Londonista has been invaded by a shop that sells handbags. Bonds have been relegated to some …
The number 153 bus “careered out of control” last night at the junction of Upper Street and Liverpool Road, ploughing into Borders and then into Sainsbury’s, taking out two taxis on the way. Seven people were injured. RMT and London Underground will meet today to …
