Housing in London is very expensive indeed. In fact it’s so expensive indeed that Londonist HQ is imaginary and we all live in Derby. However, thank your lucky charms that you aren’t a lowly wannabe Argentinian farmer. He may not have to pay the congestion …
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). …
Sunday. Usually, a quiet, contemplative day in the Blogosphere. But not here in the Ist-a-Verse. Nonono! Just look below and see all of the wild and crazy stuff our staffs are up to. In Austin, bands are beginning to confirm for SXSW and the rumor …
Morden’s Good Shoes have spent the past 2 years since their formation in 2005 traipsing around the UK and Europe with their brand of two-and-half-minute guitar pop with a hint of a punk edge. Comprised of lead singer/guitarist Rhys Jones, guitarist Steve Leach, bassist Joel …
A few days back, we reviewed The Meaning of Night, a new novel partly set in the shadier parts of Victorian London. We caught up with author Michael Cox, to ask him about his London influences and plans for the sequels. The Meaning of Night …
Fitzrovia wasn’t always so. It was once plain North Soho, though it was far from plain. The poet and chronic Sohoitis victim J. Meary Tambimuttu Christened the area ‘Fitzrovia’ after the Fitzroy tavern on Charlotte Street, where he frequently became pissed and, in his intoxicated …
Woody Allen’s co-workers and relations have today EXCLUSIVELY revealed that he adores filming in London. Really? We hadn’t noticed – especially considering the twaddle he came up with for Match Point. (One pet hate of ours – why do filmmakers photographing London insist on warping …
This week is ‘Animal Week’ as far as the movie releases are concerned so let’s crack on with the biggest animal of them all: King Kong. We’ll start with the Times, where their (strangely anonymous) reviewer awards the big monkey four stars. “A visceral nightmare …
When photographer Diane Arbus visited London in 1970, she wrote in a letter, “Nobody seems miserable, drunk, crippled, mad, or desperate. I finally found a few vulgar things in the suburbs, but nothing sordid yet.” We daresay that if she had just asked Londonist, we …
Croydon has taken some flak over the years, and Londonist doesn’t want to fall into the hackneyed ways of lesser commentators by adding to that already sizeable bucket of mockery. But when objective evidence is uncovered that justifies all the piss-taking… Well, maybe just this …
It’s headlines like this that give local papers a bad name: 10-year plan: Could Croydon be the next New York? All credit to the Croydon Guardian for having the balls to even ask the question, but if you’re going to make those kind of grand …
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