It wasn’t so long ago that London-based “social music revolution” website Last.fm was bought out by American media behemoth (no, not the band) CBS. We asked co-founder of Last, Martin Stiksel what it meant for the site – and what on earth is going on …
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, MP for Henley, journalist, historian, author and everyone’s favourite upper-class twit is being considered as the Conservative candidate for London’s mayor. After being questioned on whether he would like to run in 2008 against Mayor Ken, Boris enthusiastically harumphed, “Being …
London Lit Plus?…Plus what? No, you misunderstand. It’s like the London Literature Festival. With knobs on. What, you mean your line-up’s full of Daily Express columnists? No, you misunderstand again. This time for weak comedy effect, I should wager. So what is London Lit Plus? …
BBC publishes Goatse Olympics logo!! If you have no idea why this is a mistake, wikipedia ‘goatse’. But, be warned, it’s not nice. Early nicknames for the real logo include ‘Gay swastika puzzle’ and ‘Tiswas disaster’. But the leading meme is of ‘Lisa Simpson giving head’. …
Seattlest has a talk with the photographer from last week’s “Segway Mom” and then experiences some dissension in the ranks over the question of wine vs. beer. It’s not West Side Story, but about as close as they’ll get. They’re also still waiting on some …
Ever wonder what people must’ve filled their time with in the days before email, and sites like Londonist provided respite from the monotony of office life? Well, if this latest production of Alan ‘History Boys’ Bennett is anything to go by, the answer’s not much. …
Valentine’s Day is only a few days away, and we here across the Gothamist network wanted to express, in the spirit of the holiday, just how much we love you, our readers. Don’t let it get to your heads, though. There are plenty of things …
Fun-loving singletons are reminded to head over to the National Gallery steps tomorrow afternoon, 5.55, for a flash date. Details here. But if that sounds too scary, you can always take part in an attempt on the flash mob record. A Silent Disco ‘Flash Mob’ …
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