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Londonist Live: Tom McRae at Shepherds Bush

“One broken collar bone, one sprained ankle and a severe case of man-flu – that’s the toll of a three week UK tour” joked Tom McRae as he chatted with the crowd at last night’s tour finale at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire. Taking the audience …

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WiFi Boom

Like an invisible web of impossibly magic pockets of the internet hovering in London’s heavens, weird and wonderful WiFi proliferates enabling us tech-savvy, laptop bearing citizens to maintain our social networking and blog addictions pretty much 24/7. Unsurprising news, then, that wireless networks in London …

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The Book Grocer

Fresh this Week: Conceived in Jamaica, Elizabeth Marsh (1735-85) traveled further than most men, including eastern and southern India, visiting the world’s biggest ports and naval bases, from Portsmouth to Rio de Janeiro. Author Linda Colley, author of In The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh, reads …

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A Comedian Blogs

Hello mum! I’m Chris, a stand-up comedian. I’ll be blogging once a week about fun or interesting gigs I have, or just to give my opinions on the London comedy scene. As it happens, I’m very good at opinions. I’ve got at least three at …

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Notes From The City

I’ve discussed my disinclination to leave my house to see live music in this column before, along with the irony that I expect others to do the exact same thing to see me play. What can I say, I’m a fickle artist! It’s not that …

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London/New York Rivalry Stops (Well, Temporarily)

New York and London have always had a bit of rivalry going on, about who’s best. In recent times, London seems to have got the edge – New York’s Mayor, for example, expressed worries that London was moving ahead as the world’s financial centre. And …

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Any Questions Answered – The £8 Interview

‘If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy all her friends?’, and ‘Where has all my money gone’ are two of the imponderables listed on the Any Questions Answered text service’s website as favourites. In the latter case, the wonga may well …

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Watch Out For Wilton’s

Nestled somewhere between the Novae Archaelogical Site, Bulgaria, the Darbush Tomb, Eritrea, the Capitanes Generales Palace, Guatemala and 96 other gravely endangered world monument sites sits an unassuming East End Music Hall. Wilton’s Music Hall was included today on the World Monument Watchlist of 100 …

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What’s for Lunch? Santoré

Londonist ask that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Santoré 59-61 Exmouth Market EC1R 4QL Map Average Lunch Price: £9 Rating: 9.5 out of 10 Some months back the entertainment section of Crumbs for Men magazine featured a rave …

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TinyTinnyTanic

It’s a constant problem. Where to combine your love of buying alcohol with your love of looking at models of doomed luxury cruise liners. But, as of today, you are in luck. If you’re in the Bushley area, check out The Local, on Harcourt Road, …

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Team Nice Gets Political

This is a new weekend column brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 3. Moustaches and Manifestos So far, it’d been a pretty action packed day. First we’d seen the Shadow Minister for London, who had suggested …