Guns don’t kill people, bullets kill people. But bullets need guns to fire them and people to pull the triggers, so it’s a bit of a joint effort all round. The technicalities of death aside, one thing we can probably all agree on, and speak …
Ten years after storming Wembley Arena with his revival of the 1976 album, Oxygene, its creator and performer, French synth maestro Jean-Michel Jarre, is back in town… to play exactly the same thing again, only this time in the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday, March …
Perhaps your New Year’s resolutions have all made their way to the rubbish bin by now. You’re sneaking ciggies again, you’re spending more nights at the pub than not, and you’ve worked out exactly two times, despite the shiny new gym membership. Don’t worry, you’re …
Last October’s clash between the Miami Dolphins and Superbowl contenders the New York Giants at Wembley was obviously considered a success as the NFL’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, has announced that another regular season encounter will take place on our shores in the autumn… but not …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 21st January 1976: Concorde’s first commercial service, from London to Bahrain (and Paris to Rio de Janeiro) commences. Tuesday – 22nd January 1876: The Royal Aquarium opens in Westminster. It would be demolished just 26 years later and …
Here at Londonist we love to indulge in all sorts of devilishly scrumptious treats. However, we know healthy, conscientious eating is the key to a happy life. Is it just us or has everyone in London been ill this winter? Plenty of us Londonistas have. …
You wouldn’t think Jacqui Smith scares easily. In her time as Home Secretary she’s dealt with car bombs and blazing jeeps, and she’s lately been facing down a bunch of mightily annoyed cops. But in an interview appearing today in the Sunday Times, Jacqui revealed …
We flagged this up in London On The Cheap but it’s so good we’re telling you again. The Temple is having an open weekend this weekend. Through a doorway off Fleet Street, the Temple is home to two of England’s four the Inns of Court; …
The Shunt Lounge garden shed, courtesy of the author Londoners can be a playful bunch, going on Flickr Photo Scavenger Hunts, playing Rubbish Games and doing pictures of our favourite landmarks. There’s also a chance all next week to play houses and happy families at …
Perhaps you can relate to the following experience: You’re browsing a book, a magazine, the newspaper, when suddenly and unexpectedly you stumble on it: your London – that is, London as you know it, whether gritty, whether gorgeous, whether revealed to you in the portrait …
Urban decay is on its way: ‘pashmina-wrapped lemmings’ are fleeing the ‘great termites nest’ that is London for the safety of the suburbs. We find ourselves alarmed not by stories of marauding youth but by metaphors run amok. 2012 British Olympians to enlist? No, but …
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