Ah maths, where would we be without you? We wouldn’t know how to calculate the hypotenuse of a triangle. We wouldn’t know how long it takes three men to dig a hole it takes one man three and three-quarter hours to dig. And we wouldn’t …
Valentines Day is almost over and if you spent it on your own, probably in a dimly lit room, probably creating a collage out of faces of lovers that wronged you, or would have wronged you had they actually talked to you, then you need …
Very sad news today: the proposed ‘mountain project’ for Kensington Gardens has been postponed for at least a year. The idea was to get Dutch architectural firm MVRDV to built a grass-covered “temporary mountain” on to the back of the Serpentine Gallery (most people are …
Today marks a significant day in the life of London’s cyclists and its pedestrians. Why? Because (as the Standard reports) today saw the first on-the-spot fining of a ‘pavement cyclist’. Now, we don’t want to come over all Daily Mail here but Londonist regards pavement …
So yesterday we reported on the fact that Liam (or was it Noel?) Gallagher was sick of London (too overcrowded, too many queues) and was going to “up sticks and move out”. And now today we have yet another story of a ‘major Hollywood star’ …
Pedestrians and cars “mingling”? Sounds like a law-suit waiting to happen doesn’t it? But apparently Kensington & Chelsea Council think it’s great idea. As the Times reports today, Exhibtion Road is to be turned into a “shared space”, whereby traditional signals and barriers used to …
OK, so The Tower of London might not make it as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World but it’s still a pretty impressive building, and it’s nice to see that Historic Royal Palaces (who run the Tower along with Hampton Court, Kensington …
You could say that the Evangelical Christian church took a bit of a knock yesterday as one of their preachers was ordered by a High Court Judge to “stop harassing Mormons”. Now, we all know what fun it can be to tease Mormons (and they …
Visit London (“London’s official website” apparently….pfff, yeah right) are now offering a “a movie map” based on the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. The map is designed to “pinpoint the hang outs of the capital’s most famous singleton” and includes attractions such as …
The 23rd of March 2005, The Royal Albert Hall, London. Put it in your diaries and book your ticket now because it’s going to be a sellout. At least Londonist hopes it will be for Dave Loew’s sake. Dave is our new hero because he’s …
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