Wow, how did we miss this? On August 19th, 2006 the Paddy Power World Strip Poker Championship will take place at Café Royal, London. At this event we will attempt to set a world record for the largest strip poker tournament. People will play No …
From some not-so-humble beginnings as an eccentric DJ double-act, Kaiser Saucy and Lord Fader have turned The Loose Cannons into a relentlessly fun-loving electro-punk-funk-camp-clash live band. Certainly when we first saw them perform a hugely energetic set at a ridiculously sweaty 93 Feet East a …
Reaction from Ghana’s 2-0 victory over Togo on Tuesday night and some fantasy football news As Ghana captain Stephen Appiah clutched the match sponsor’s trophy (pictured) coaches and officials gave their reaction to the night’s events and London’s influence on the proceedings. Fred Pappoe, Vice …
This day in London’s History 1948 The last Olympics to be held in London draw to a close. With most of Europe still under ration and all the piggybanks long smashed to pieces, it wasn’t a universally popular decision to hold the XIV Olympiad on …
Tanika Gupta’s new play Sugar Mummies has opened at the Royal Court Theatre and runs until 2 September. This comedy-drama looks at female sex tourism in Jamaica – white women (usually older types) going to the islands for easy sex and companionship; the men enjoy …
Chocks Away! This brilliant Google Maps mash-up lets you fly a biplane over some very familiar territory. And, oh yes mister, you get guns. With infinite shells. And kamikaze option. Until the Getaway 3 comes out, this is the best way to give your office …
Ah bless: According to a survey of over 300 north-London based school children aged 8-11 who revealed they relish the time they spend with their grandparents. And its hard to be cynical about this one, because these kids aren’t just visiting the oldies to raid …
Even as the stores sport back to school sales (which depress us, even now), summer lingers on your friends the -ists. This week’s collection of links provides some of the best, worst, and oddest bits of summer fun. So, bring your laptop up onto the …
Sony is pissed that someone managed to release an unfinished version of upcoming PSP game Gangs of London out into the wild: An internal beta of Gangs of London, a forthcoming spectacle of urban violence on the PSP, has been leaked onto BitTorrent sites across …
This column appears every Wednesday. If you want to let us know about any upcoming science or technology events, you can contact us on LondonistSciTech@Gmail.com OK, so we lied last week when we said the column was in summer recess. Sorry. Although there aren’t many …
Any Londonist readers who dream of becoming Conservative Mayor of London, you need to get your skates on. The deadline for ‘Tory Mayor Idol’ is this Friday. As the Times article says, so far there are only “two worthy but obscure” candidates who Ken would …
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