Heat

The only people who enjoy school are sociopaths. Then again, people who didn’t enjoy school are quite likely to be sociopaths, too (Zero Hour: Massacre At Columbine High School, Mon 11pm Five). Even teachers hate school – well, wouldn’t you? In such an environment of …

The other day in the Londonist offices we sat down over a cup of tea and a couple of biscuits and realised that we were neglecting an important element of the fabric of the capital: the pub quiz. Everyone loves a pub quiz. It’s like …

As we walked out of the Royal Albert Hall at the interval of last Friday’s performance of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, we pondered which was more shocking: the fact that a hall packed with several thousand punters was forced to wait a full hour for …

So it’s hot. You may have noticed. London Underground certainly have as they’ve rolled out their annual “Beat the Heat” message, encouraging passengers to carry a bottle of water with them or not use the tube if they’re feeling unwell. Sound advice, but certainly no …

What is it about the press and this need they have for US celebrities to fall in love with London? We know Heat and the like exist on these things, but ever since Madonna relocated here it seems the denizens of ‘tabloid world’ have made …

Today a list of the Prime Ministers dinner guests was released after Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb requested it under the Freedom of Information Act, as part of his “campaign to secure greater openness in government“. Yeah, right. Not an opportunity to make Tony Blair …

It’s a long time since we had any global warming panic (not counting the marketing campaign behind The Day After Tomorrow of course). So Londonist was pleased to see this report (PDF File), released today, which claims that “London could face summers as hot as …