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INTERVIEW: The Man in Seat 61…

One of Londonist’s fave websites is seat61.com. Now this is not because we are closet anoraks, or are forever secretly planning our escape from the capital – it is just a damn fine website. Everything that you ever wanted to know about trains but were …

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What’s The Harm In Putting Up A Smoke Alarm?

We love Firefighters. We also harbour a morbid love for the London Fire Brigage incident page which tells you what’s burnt down where (look – a hay barn in Upminster ). But now we’ve got love for a particular firefighter who seems to have done …

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All The Fun Of The Fair

Don’t you love it when the fair comes to town? The lights, the candy floss, the ‘hook a duck’, the grenades, the rocket launchers, the assault rifles! Ahh, takes you back to childhood! Your father lifting you onto his shoulders, getting so full of sweets …

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Londonist Stays In

It might be September, but it’s looking like this week will be summery and gorgeous, which should let us all forget about a dismal August. However, if you don’t fancy nights in a beer garden in the warm weather, here are a few things to …

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Elsewhere In The Ist-a-verse

There was very little else for Londonist to be concerned with when the threat of a Tube strike became a very unpleasant reality. The inconvenience was extreme: there aren’t many alternatives to the Tube in London despite the best efforts of the Londonist team to …

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Music Choice: Monday 10th September – Friday 14th

Monday night sees mad Australians Architecture in Helsinki come to the capital to play Koko after a stop off at Bestival this weekend. Tickets are £12.50 each and still available for box office collection. Faithless play the first of two nights in the capital at …

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Team Nice Gets Political

This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 15. Poll-itics II Last week we did a little poll about what people thought was important to some of the topical political parties. What is the …

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Interview: Lisa Connell, Charity Date Renter

When Lisa Connell hit the local press last month we were impressed by her spirited determination and charitable entrepreneurship in the face of personal adversity. We caught up with her this weekend to find out how the fundraising’s going, whether there’s been any naughty business …

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Stars in their eyes

Londonist was awfully tickled to learn of the launch of London’s very own ‘Starmap’. From this day forward, for the price of £5.95, eager tourists and starry-eyed Londoners will be able to follow in the footsteps of their fave ‘A’ list celebrities. Not only can …

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Londonist Recommends:

London Lights, by James Hamilton Londonist, as you know, can be as erudite as the next person when it suits, and so it has given us great pleasure in the last week to wade through James Hamilton’s splendid new oeuvre, LONDON LIGHTS. This book is …

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Comedy Interview: Joe Rogan

In the UK, Joe Rogan is probably best known for playing Joe Garrelli in the sitcom NewsRadio, as a presenter on the American reality show Fear Factor, and as a commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. What us Londoners may not be aware of is …