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Preview: 1-2-3 Japan Tsunami Fundraiser

Art, film, music and delicious food on offer at the Russian Club next Saturday.

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Monday Miscellanea

Did you know that the National Portrait Gallery has been open in its current premises for 115 years?

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Fundraising Events For Japanese Tsunami Victims

Concerts, gigs, auctions – there are lots of ways to get involved with raising money for Japan’s earthquake and tsunami victims.

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Super Rugby @ Twickenham: Crusaders Vs Sharks

Southern hemisphere Super Rugby comes to the home of England – er – ‘normal’ rugby for the first time on 27 March.

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Monday Miscellanea

The Victoria Line is just 42 years old today.

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Expert Warns Of London Earthquake Risk

To most Londoners, the threat of an earthquake probably ranks about as likely as a giant mothra attack. But, says Roger Musson of the British Geological Survey, we’re long overdue a potentially lethal wobble. Speaking at the British Science Festival at Aston University, Dr Musson …

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Fortean London: Islington Earth Shock

Holy Trinity Church, Cloudesley Square by Stephen McKay under a CC licence Last week’s Boobquake event got us thinking about earthquakes and their supernatural causes. London has been juddered by earthquakes, the last was in February 2008, and just like scanty clothing leading to grumbling …

St Paul's Shadwell by Dave Pape (public domain image via Wikimedia Commons).

Monday Miscellanea

St Paul’s Shadwell by Dave Pape (public domain image via Wikimedia Commons). This Week In London’s History Monday – 5th April 1821: The newly rebuilt St Paul’s Church in Shadwell (a.k.a. the ‘Church of Sea Captains’) is consecrated. Tuesday – 6th April 1580: An earthquake, …

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Monday Miscellanea

Crunching the Londonist numbers of last week and seeing what picture is revealed… 40 million pounds estimated asking price to purchase troubled Liberty 5 managers so far this season for QPR: fifth time lucky? 205 jobs threatened at Kings College London (KCL) – and KCL …

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Poetry Live For Haiti

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 …

Taken from Ben Hopper’s Flickr photostream via the Londonist Flickr pool

Monday Miscellanea

Taken from Ben Hopper’s Flickr photostream via the Londonist Flickr pool This Week In London’s History Monday – 6th April 1580: An earthquake, later estimated at a Richter magnitude between 5.3 and 5.9, causes the only recorded London fatalities to be attributed to such an …