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See comments for major corrections to this post. Another Banksy bites the dust. Some nobber at TfL decided to paint over the famous Pulp Fiction image in which Jackson and Travolta clutch bananas in place of guns. The work near Old Street tube had been …

And by ‘random’, this week we really do mean random. OK, so it’s just a shitty bit of scawl on City Road, but is there anything more behind the message ‘Brooke Shields Alphabet” that we’re not getting? Is it some kind of advert for the …

With weather like this, there’s nothing like a little bit of a walk, followed by a little bit of food, followed by a little bit of a walk, followed by some more food, followed by–well, you get the point. So the amazing sunshine has Londonist …

Red Ken is at it again. Usually so full of love for all things PC that you’d think he would change his name to Percy Clemmons, Ken’s latest ‘morally outraged’ hissy fit comes as somewhat of a surprise. “Ken Livingstone launched a vitriolic tirade against …

Anyone get caught out by an April Fool’s gag? London’s local newspapers sure tried their best. First up, ‘Pervy pigeons pepped up by pills’ A plan to give pigeons pills to prevent them breeding backfired when the birds were instead fed an aphrodisiac. The mix-up …

We’re guessing most of you are hungover from St. Patrick’s Day. We are too. But still, we’re going to muddle on through our green haze and give you (drum roll please…) this Week In -ists. We start with SFist which broke the -ist record for …

John Inman has died at the age of 71: “John was known for his comedy plays and farces which were enjoyed from London’s West End throughout the country and as far as Australia, Canada and the USA.” Inman’s Are You Being Served? co-star Wendy Richard …

Last time we put up a video showing people twatting about on the streets of London, we called it genius. And you lambasted us for it in the comments section. genius! are you serious? please stop. Said Sid. So we decided not to. Backflips off …

Londonist loves a good protest; they’re excellent for the constitution. Nothing like a nice amble all the way from Speaker’s Corner to Trafalgar Square with 60,000 (or 2,000, or 100,000, depending on who you listen to) of your fellow Londoners, while carrying an “amusingly” modified …

Part 2 We want to know, where in London would you find this label, and who is the walrus? It’s perhaps a little easier to work out than the previous installment. (Which nobody has guessed correctly yet – please have another look.)