The choicest cuts from our sister sites around the globe. Shanghaiist probably knows a little more about China than the Chicago Sun-Times. Giving them the benefit of the doubt on that one. The city does to have a music scene. Don’t even front like they …
With the polls opening at 7am tomorrow (they are open til 10pm, so there is no excuse not to vote!), Londonist provides you with the third entry for our local elections competition. This time courtesy of Hans Sloane: The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea …
These listings appear every Wednesday. If you want to let us know about any upcoming science or technology events, you can contact us on LondonistSciTech@Gmail.com Event of the Week New social benefits from an old Docklands discovery, at Gresham College on Tuesday 150 years ago, …
The Londonist Literary List appears every Tuesday. If you’d like to bring an event to our attention, please email londonistlit@gmail.com. On offer this week are a couple of imported events, most notably from the United States and Slovenia, a couple of appearances by Chuck Palahniuk …
On Saturday afternoon the whole nation, while not wishing injury on anyone, might have breathed a sigh of relief that the most goal-shy, undisciplined striker of England’s world cup qualifying campaign was unlikely to play more than a cameo role in this summer’s finals tournament. …
Our weekly roundup (late because of the bank holiday) of what went on last week around the Istiverse: Houstonist reports on cross-dressing thieves and undressing educators this week. A Peeping Tom defends himself with a papaya and an outraged onlooker asks Ken Lay, “TATER TOTS …
That’s right, it’s the news you were all waiting for – your favourite London multi-contributor weblog has come out in support of the FA’s bid to hire Luiz Felipe Scolari as the new England head coach. SHAZAM! We do realise that this isn’t the kind …
This week: 16 Blocks, Metal: a Headbanger’s Journey and Slither. Plus all the usual gossip and Trailer of the Week. In the last FFN we complained a lot about the fact that that there were no decent films on release. So what do we go …
David Hasselhoff in Wimbledon, dressed as a pirate. That sentence isn’t the product of some surreal, word asociation exercise. It’s fact. David Hasselfhoff is coming to town and he’ll be dressed like a pirate. And standing next to him will be Bobby Davro. The Baywatch …
Research by motor insurer, MORE TH>N, reveals Conservative leader David Cameron’s call to reduce traffic in the school run would save lives and that many motorists would switch to hybrid cars given the right incentives. Keith Maxwell, motor insurance manager for insurer MORE TH>N comments: …
The new series of Doctor Who (Sat 7.15pm BBC1) is well underway now – and what do you think? So far it has elicited a muted response from the only critic who counts; not a good start, although he does say that this Saturday’s offering …
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