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Our pick of London’s art, theatre and exhibitions opening this week

Congratulations to Mamma Mia! on its 12th birthday… But does this anniversary entitle the musical to a place in the current Top 10 long-running shows on the West End?

Image / nic0 There’s no escaping it: London has a reputation for being a hard drinking city, particularly on a school night when you’ve got to be up early at work the next morning. Yet while most of us in our paper-pushing gigs won’t exactly …

Fashion v Sport kicks off this week’s cultural contributions, opening today at the V&A. Don your favourite shellsuit and examine the unique relationship between fashion and sport (is the missing link money?). Theatrically speaking, there’s masses of exciting new stuff to choose from this week. …

In yet another example of our special relationship, American cities are using clever marketing techniques to bring us subtle glimpses of their great land. This month the Chicago and Illinois Tourist Office will release a fleet of 25 branded taxis to mark the 2nd phase …

So we were quite thrilled at the prospect of Olympic stadium seats being recycled or sent on quadrennial international duty for future Games, as reported yesterday but it turns out today, new sources got the story a bit wrong. The Chicago Tribune blames The Guardian …

It’s officially Spring and by Pisces it’s lovely out there in the sunshine. Crocuses have been spotted in Highbury Fields so our biggest recommendation for expenditure light trips this week is get to the parks and into the gardens and witness the miracles of the …

As the repercussions continue around the Premiership’s shock announcement that it was going to take its brand of football around the world in a weekend, its chief executive Richard Scudamore is determined that the plan should survive in some way, shape or form. As we …

Last October’s clash between the Miami Dolphins and Superbowl contenders the New York Giants at Wembley was obviously considered a success as the NFL’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, has announced that another regular season encounter will take place on our shores in the autumn… but not …

Torontoist discovered their city’s most ridiculous holiday lights setup, with 80,000 lights and two––two!––synchronized music routines. Naturally, they snagged a video. Chicago tragically loses one of its most recognizable neighborhood icons, the pigeon man of Lincoln Square. LAPD leaves