Design classic that it is, our beloved Tube map has been twisted and distorted into all kinds of ulterior uses over the decades. We’re no strangers to such manipulations ourselves. But how’s this for the ultimate in schematic ambition? Samuel Arbesman, a computational sociology fellow …
Londonist loves Facebook, and we knew we weren’t alone. The rest of London seems to agree with us. Last week, London beat out Toronto for the top geographic network on the hugely popular social networking site. According to the Guardian, as of Friday there were …
We’re looking forward to the smoking ban in July, not only for the fresher air in pubs and novelty uses for defunct ashtrays but also for all the events springing up to mark the occasion. The Last Tuesday Society is, apparently, a society set up …
There’s so much going on across the Ist-a-Verse that it’s almost impossible to keep track these days. Fortunately, we do it so you don’t have to! Londonist took a walk through Oliver Twist’s London, thanks to a gorgeous map layer for Google Earth. They also …
It’s an age old trick: if things aren’t going right, blame the guy who’s not English. And in London, where we’re particularly bad at sorting out our transport sytsems it’s always those ‘foreign types’ who end up the worse for wear when somethig grinds to …
Although there are still a few days before Sunday, Londonist could not resist informing our readers of what could be a potentially riotous event. This Sunday at 9:00 pm, the Curzon Soho (a Londonist favorite) will be showing She Hate Me, Spike Lee’s most recent …
