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was pumped for an Obama victory: the Economist's Global Electoral College map revealed a great Blue planet out there, and London hosted pro-Democrat rallies and election night victory parties. So what were the GOP goons doing here if not picking up non-existent votes? Well, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel isn't sure, but it has released a detailed breakdown of their expenses, including $40,000 worth of accommodation at the Sheraton Park Tower in Knightsbridge, meals at such quintessential English restaurants as Planet Hollywood, TGI Friday's and the Hard Rock Cafe, and a whirlwind tour of sights including the Tower of London and Buck Palace. Oh, plus $236 of "office supplies" at Harrods. WHSmith not good enough for them? more ›

Tonight marks the climax of nine months' eager anticipation since we broke the news to you that the NFL was coming to town. Two days ago we secured a ticket via the final sale we mentioned last Tuesday and we can't wait for the action to begin at 5pm. If you're catching the game on TV (Sky Sports live, or BBC2 highlights at 10:50pm), you're in plenty of company. The game is being carried... more ›

The word ‘awesome’ used to mean jaw-on-floor and full of awe. It’s a definition that’s on the move, last seen passing the ‘hmm, yes, that’s rather good’ mark and creeping towards an ‘OK, thanks’ retirement home for decrepit adjectives. more ›

Mr Watts, manager of an electrical engineering firm, has accumulated over 2 million air miles on Virgin jets. And that’s enough to qualify for a free trip on one of Richard Branson’s fleet of space ships, due to enter service in 2009. more ›

Those who hate both Big Brother (daily, all the time, C4/E4) and the World Cup might well have entertained thoughts of entering a house of peace, and taking holy orders. Potential bonuses include: no more trying to find things to delete because Systems Administrator tells you that you're over your mailbox limit; no more deadlines; no more £3.50 pints of beer; no more floating in a sea of sweat on the Tube; no more... more ›

Our favourite American of the moment Herb Wiseman, a modern Confucius, had already uttered such deep proclamations as . And a jolly good thing too as Londonist has a soft spot for the American train system after spending five weeks Amtraking from coast to coast, doing our best to get to know the place up close and personal. more ›

When a school band from Florida decides to pull out of London's 2007 New Year's Day Parade you may think the correct reaction would be a shrug of the shoulders and perhaps a "who cares?" before moving onto bigger things, but it seems that Ken's 'Take no shit from anyone' stance has begun to rub off: more ›

Sharon Stone was pretty cool in Sam Raimi's , which has just finished filming in London. That must bring back fond memories of her time with Steve Guttenberg as she's playing across from acting behemoth Stan Collymore. more ›