London Underground’s lost property department is a perennial staple for magazine writers looking for a quirky feature. Time and again, we’ve read about the unlikely sundries handed in at the Baker Street office – from false teeth to surfboards. One of the more remarkable items …
This week – Africans prove that not all the French are cheese eating surrender monkeys (Days Of Glory) and Mr Bean goes on holiday to the South of France (Mr Bean’s Holiday). This week’s Friday Film News has a definite French theme. As a result …
Ross got in contact with us to let us know that the registration deadline for the UK Dodgeball Championships (whole teams only) had been extended until Friday. While we had him around we thought we’d ask him a few questions about his adventure sports club, …
Getting ready to go on a spring holiday? Feeling smug with your plan to arrive at the airport four hours early to ensure a speedy, hassle-free check-in process? Well, wipe that smirk off your face and put your comfiest trainers on because no matter what …
You have approximately 48 hours until the most [insert adjective of choice here] holiday of the year descends upon us. If Londonist were a girl, she’d appreciate a box of chocolate and maybe some flowers. (And actually, if Londonist were a boy, some chocolate wouldn’t …
Valentine’s Day is only a few days away, and we here across the Gothamist network wanted to express, in the spirit of the holiday, just how much we love you, our readers. Don’t let it get to your heads, though. There are plenty of things …
Of course while some of us complained about the snow (or stayed at home) others just grabbed their boards and made the most of it before the commute: And here is a tube driver explaining just what went wrong this morning. More snowboarding was captured …
You were thinking that the 2012 Olympic Games were going to be an employment bonanza, right? You are a security guard or a retired policeman and were hoping to lend a hand for the extra police presence that will be required. In your mind you’re …
So first we say we can put on a better Olympics than Paris and much to our surprise we were taken seriously. Much backtracking later and a LOT of scaling down of the very same plans that won us the bid, we realise that we …
It’s the oldest trick in the book: go to a fancy restaurant. Order an enormous, sumptuous meal. Eat it with relish. Leave a small amount of food on your plate (perhaps the uninspiring salad garnish or other bit of the meal that didn’t interest you). …
Rumours are flying that veteran film director and naff commercial starlet Michael Winner may have to have a leg removed, and might even die, after picking up a mystery ailment in Barbados. Let’s hope he had good insurance cover. Winner, 71, is being treated at …
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