The Londonist Literary List appears every Tuesday. If you’d like to bring an event to our attention, please email londonistlit@gmail.com. Now that we are inching towards autumn, the book world seems to be emerging from its annual August slumber. And nowhere is this more evident …
Londonist was saddened to hear via Metafilter that John Loder, owner of one of our favourite music labels Southern Records died over the weekend. The news broke on his blog, the last post written by his daughter, Natasha: Earlier this morning, at 12.40am, my father …
The Taipei Times has picked up this great story originally printed in The Guardian about Britain’s first-ever delegation of official Chinese tourists. Chinese visitors had previously only been able to come here on student or business visas but it turns out that six months ago …
The War on Hoodies intensified this week. After losing the Battle of Bluewater, the shadowy forces of maleficence have regrouped to score a minor victory over DHL. Reports from the front line suggest that the delivery firm has been sorely routed in parts of London, …
In the ever growing list of reality television shows, we can now add one more – The Play’s the Thing. The Play’s the Thing is in search of the newest writing talent. They are searching for submissions of plays by new writers with a big …
Tony Blair has apparently “thrown his support” behind London’s St Patrick’s Day parade, despite the fact that the Saw Doctors are playing and it’s taking place this Sunday, a good four days before St Patrick’s Day. Tony is quoted as saying: “This wonderful event has …
One Foot in the Grave didn’t work and The Office didn’t really cut it, but the Americans aren’t ones to give up, especially when it means they can make loads of money out a of a television series without really having to think about it. …
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