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St Pancras In Pictures And Video

Having visited the new-look station at lunch time, we can confirm: that’s one bastard of a roof. Such is the scale and magnificence of St Pancras International, the cleaners will be sweeping up a fine collection of dropped mandibles this evening. We’ve compiled a few …

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Londonist Live: The Broken Family Band / The National at Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Whilst the Sex Pistols and The Verve were hawking their wares for the proper reviewers, Londonist was hightailing it down to the Empire for an early start. Since The Broken Family Band cashed in the cool Cambridge climes for our dirty old town, we can …

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Another Freesheet Prepares To Launch

If the daily freesheets just aren’t filling that void in your commute, perhaps something a bit more creative will suit you better. Notes From The Underground, a new free paper, will be launched 17 December at 30 commuter hot spots. The tabloid-size literary magazine will …

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Music Choice: Monday 5 – Friday 9 November

As reported last week, Monday should see you going crazy to hear that one good song (are there others) by

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Eye of Newt, and, er, Whole Live Frog

Good one for Hallowe’en this – although this actual story unfolded a month or so ago. An Asda shopper in Roehampton apparently had a bit of a fright when she opened a bag of ready-washed rocket salad to find a live frog looking up at …

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Preview: Fall into Place in Peckham

Peckham continues to earn its arty-farty reputation. Few weekends go by when there is not something amazing, avant-garde or just plain good old-fashioned fun going on. Next weekend sees a moving-out party with a difference: artist Mike Cupcake and a few of his friends are …

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London On The Cheap: 28th October – 4th November

Londonist spent all of its money this week getting drunk at its 3rd birthday party. Hopefully, you were one of the many people who decided to join us. As a thank you, London On The Cheap is back (hurrah!) showing you what fun and fabulous …

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Londonist Internet Itinerary

I have to be honest, I never listen to London pirate radio… it’s not that I don’t approve; it’s just not how I access my music. I guess I’m more of a Pandora.com and Last.FM type of guy. I do approve of pirate radio though, …

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Preview: Josie Long and Friends, Bloomsbury Theatre, 27th Oct.

We think Josie Long is magic. Like, properly magic. With spells and prestidigitation and conjuration and that. This is the only way we can explain how she is able to perform to sell-out crowds at a venue as large at The Bloomsbury Theatre, but still …

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Extra, Extra

Doherty not taking drugs shocker. Winehouse beehive inversely proportional to levity of mood. Serious blaze closes Leicester Square. Banksy works reach almost half a million pounds at auction. He can’t compete with Allah, a copy of whose Koran fetched $2.3 million at auction. Image courtesy …

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Hang with the ‘Phonics

We always think going to a video shoot would be really fun, but until we go to one and realise it’s sitting about in the cold eating soggy sandwiches, we’re going to keep bringing you opportunities to go. This time it’s the Stereophonics who personally …