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London On The Cheap: 25th – 30th September

We’re adamant that this week we’re going to pretend it’s still Summer. We’re not content with sitting in watching the telly. We want to go out and play. But if we’re going to do this every night this week, we’re going to have to do …

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In the Time of Nick

North Kent Police are planning to plant some evidence in the near future, and are looking for suggestions as to what/who to put in the frame. To celebrate the completion of a new and very expensive police station (complete with a shopping mall and restaurants …

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Seamen Everywhere

Arrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggh…. Yes. We still be talkin’ like pirates. (We’ve tried but it’s hard to stop.) So we reckon we aught to get back out onto the high seas. Or, at least the Thames. So it be a good job the Bring Stuff Pirate Party is …

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Londonist Loves The LFF

Almost time for the London Film Festival again! This year the event is opened by David Cronenberg’s London-set Eastern Promises – Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen following up A History of Violence with this violent tale of Russian organised crime, penned by Steve Dirty Pretty Things …

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Londonist Interviews … Architect/Artist Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy is an American architect and illustrator living in London. Growing up in San Francisco and attending university in the desert states of Arizona and New Mexico before working in Dublin and London, Michael has a singular vision that’s uniquely his own. With the …

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London’s New Ambassadors….

Londonist has learnt with relief that London’s Community Wardens are to be taught to smile. Well, they are at least to be taught

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Review: Rockabaret

It’s not every night you get to hang out with Tinkerbell, Snow White and Red Riding Hood. But then, Rockaberet isn’t your usual night out (where would be the fun in that?). We’ve told you a bit about it before, but we decided that as …

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London On The Cheap – 17th – 23rd September

If Londonist were really rich we’d be out every night doing LOADS of fun stuff. We’d be going to see all of the cool things at London Design Festival. We’d be drinking beer out of plastic cups and dancing at the Get Cape, Wear Cape, …

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Treemendous Efforts

We love a play on words at Londonist so we’re delighted to tell you that the third Tree-athlon hits Battersea Park tomorrow. Taking it’s etymology from the triathlon but spinning it towards the event’s beneficiaries – the trees – charity Trees for Cities will be …

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Londonist Live: Brian Wilson at Southbank Centre, 11 September 2007

Arguably the best city in the world for a music fan to live, pop legends come to play in London all the time. Often not only do they come for just one gig, but they stay for a while when they could easily make haste …

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Londonist Stays In

It might be September, but it’s looking like this week will be summery and gorgeous, which should let us all forget about a dismal August. However, if you don’t fancy nights in a beer garden in the warm weather, here are a few things to …