Results tagged “earthquake”

Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and Poetry Live have quickly put together an event to raise funds for the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal. Twenty fantastic poets - including Roger McGough, Andrew Motion, Jo Shapcott, Glyn Maxwell and Gillian Clarke - are appearing at Westminster Central Hall on Saturday from 2.30pm. Tickets cost £10 and can be bought from the Hay Festival website, by calling 01497 822629 or for cash on the door. This should be a great afternoon, and for an excellent cause. more ›

Fortunately, there are as yet no news reports of the sky tumbling down. more ›

This week ended with the launch of the seventh and final Harry Potter installation. But while the world was consumed with Pottermania, it's important to remember that there were more serious things going on in the world, too – two of them in -Ist cities. more ›

Sunday. Usually, a quiet, contemplative day in the Blogosphere. But not here in the Ist-a-Verse. Nonono! Just look below and see all of the wild and crazy stuff our staffs are up to. more ›

Alas, Londonist never got to visit the biscuit city deep in the bowels of Selfridges. Nor did we witness the desperate scramble and crumb-laden aftermath as the edible artwork was scoffed yesterday. more ›

Over on Channel Four right now Jon Snow is discussing yet another top ten list - this one is a little more interesting than most as it's been compiled by . Just to get you in the mood for 2006 we thought we'd post the list here... so many interesting ways for us all to go: more ›

Thank the Lord then for London Resilience. They may sound like a vigilante guerilla group but they are actually the "strategic partnership that is working to ensure London is prepared for major incidents or catastrophes". more ›