Alexis Lemaire saw to it that ‘mathlete’ irrevocably entered our vernacular when he broke the record he set for mental calculation at London’s Science Museum. He correctly determined the 13th root of a randomly generated two hundred-digit number to the 13th root (now consider that …
Hackney Council are at it again. Taking half arsed decisions on Banksys. Last time they completely removed a stencil of a girl in a frilly dress and gas mask from Gillett Square. This time they’ve tried to wipe out the crude phallus being painted by …
The United States remains tops in London’s tourism market, according to stats released by Visit London, as leaders of the tourism industry convene this week at London’s annual World Travel Market. This, despite the dollar’s worst performance against the pound in 26 years. That whimper …
A new sculpture for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square is unveiled today. Elbowing Marc Quinn’s Alison Lapper Pregnant out of the way (rudely ignoring all the current efforts of Team Nice) is German artist Thomas Schütte’s Model for a Hotel 2007 and it replaces …
Modernisation of the Thameslink railway route that runs North-South through central London has finally begun; this news today must come as a relief to anyone who has the displeasure to share packed morning trains with this Londonista. Supposedly, the £5.5 billion project will bring “more …
If you’re feeling your age, then you’ll have fun this weekend. Two events have been noted on the Londonist radar and both concern the silver end of the social spectrum. First up for your diary is Bells of Shoreditch on Saturday, a durational performance installation …
This review was always going to say he was brilliant, of course. The diminutive one had to be great. Just how fab a live performer he can be, though, is indicated by the fact that, even though we were late (having meticulously planned a schedule …
The dog ate it. The best excuse ever. In this case, however, the cheesy whole truth. Fitz is a dog that stops at nothing for his nosh. Owner Adam Curtis, Assistant Manager at Richmond Park, should have known better than to leave his hungry hound …
It’s been a weekend of high sporting drama and noticeably less rain, but for drama of a smaller, more traditional scale, here’s a bit of old-school street theatre to start the week… Punch and Judy is unarguably formulaic and predictable – Punch will beat his …
Long dead PC gains a memorial 7/7 survivors not happy… Another puma sighting – this time in Amersham Tortoise makes ‘a break for freedom‘…after one of her fellow reptile friends managed to open the back door Detailed notes on the failed bomb mechanisms. Saved by …
Violent crime is on the rise in London and you can’t pick up a paper or turn on the news without the latest report of stabbings, beatings, muggings and even murder. It’s disturbing that the Justice system, crippled by overcrowded jails and soft sentencing guidelines, …
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