As we discussed on Monday, allegations have been made that Ian Tomlinson, a bystander at the G20 protests last week, was ‘assaulted’ by police shortly before his death. Now The Guardian has obtained and published video footage, recorded by a fund manager from New York, …
Last week we witnessed some glaring discrepancies between certain newspaper reports on the G20 protests and the observations of many who were present at the demonstrations. While the Daily Mail was reporting the events with headlines claiming “… thousands of anti-capitalists ransack the City in …
97.The Thief Among The Dead Beneath the streets of London exist many corpse-inhabited pits in which thousands of victims of the plague were unceremoniously buried. One eerie incident connected with the coming of the plague took place during the extraordinarily hot June of 1665. As …
77. The Horror of 22542! When ancient tombs were disturbed in Egypt, legends of fatal curses spread like wildfire. Whether such dark whispers were true or whether any tragedies surrounding such excavations were mere coincidence, the case of Exhibit 22542 at the British Museum may …
63. The Horses Of Death I’ve often been intrigued by reports of phantom animals, especially horses when they are seen to be leading a carriage through some misty backroad of a night. What perplexes me most is the fact that if inanimate objects have no …
Aside from the memories of umpteen Ashes losses, the turf at Lord’s Cricket ground rests above a series of disused railway tunnels. While we’d love to see them opened up for nighttime jaunts, smarter heads have proposed they be turned into a subterranean hospital. The …
We all know that Thai food can prove hazardous, but if you’re thinking of visiting your favourite seafood restaurant anytime soon, then stop reading now: a Wandsworth woman died after suffering an allergic reaction to a Thai prawn soup – despite never having a prior …
7/7 survivors and heroes who tried to save others receive Royal Humane Society award The Bachelor: London Calling finds ‘true love’ with blonde, Californian actress. Oh, telly…. East End clergy get police protection Dodgy circumcising Leyton GP struck off Art is objective concedes Streatham council …
Thanks to a lousy US box office reception, Grindhouse – the adored bastard sprog double-feature of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez – was hacked in two when it finally came here. Film nerds agog at the prospect of a three-hour neo-exploitationfest had to cough for …
A fairly quiet time for Londonist music, but this week saw us introduce you to The Wave Pictures on Thursday, catch indie up-and-comers Parka at the Borderline on Tuesday, and suggest you catch “J-Dilla changed my life” at Cargo this evening. Throughout the week, NME …
A couple of years ago Chris Roberts – who will be leading our 4th Londonist Walk on Friday evening – (and who is no relation to the Grantham Roberts clan) co-wrote True Blue: A musical about Margaret Thatcher in a bid to come to terms …
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