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Free Range 2007: Artist Profile – Julia Wood

. Free Range is almost over (sniff) so we’ve tracked down the best of this weeks artists so you don’t have to. Julia Wood has just graduated from Staffordshire University and you can catch her at the Creationism exhibition from 12th July – 16th july. …

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Londonist Stays In

There are a million things to do in London this week, but if you fancy a night in, here are a few things to keep you occupied. On TV, Londonist likes: Monday, 9 July Britain’s Next Top Model (Living, 21:00-22:00) After the dramatic first episode …

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Tottenham Court Boulevard

We adore Milan, Vienna and Paris for their littles piazzas and street cafes, but with our weather becoming warmer every year there is no reason not to enjoy a nice caffe latte on the streets of London. You might not realise it at first but …

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Monday Miscellanea

This Week In London’s History Monday – 2nd July 1865: One-time Methodist minister William Booth preaches to a large crowd at an open-air ‘mission’ in Whitechapel, founding the ‘East London Christian Mission’, which would later be renamed ‘The Salvation Army’. Tuesday – 3rd July 1981: …

Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse

What with Paris Hilton’s release earlier this week and the upcoming celebration of American Independence (sorry, Londonist!), we’ve been thinking a lot about freedom. Freedom to vote, freedom to choose, and most importantly, freedom to blog. Here are a few things we’re happy we’ve been …

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WiFi Boom

Like an invisible web of impossibly magic pockets of the internet hovering in London’s heavens, weird and wonderful WiFi proliferates enabling us tech-savvy, laptop bearing citizens to maintain our social networking and blog addictions pretty much 24/7. Unsurprising news, then, that wireless networks in London …

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Elsewhere in the Ist-a-Verse

Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore,

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Music Choice: Monday 28th May – Sunday 3rd June

Another exciting week of music in the capital coming up, with us here to give you the best guide through what’s hot and what’s not in the indie / pop scenes this week. Want a lazy way to spend your Bank Holiday Monday? Why not …

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Review: OMD at the Hammersmith Apollo

“This was meant to be the epitaph for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Evidently it isn’t.” So said an overwhelmed Andy McCluskey, lead singer of OMD, as he introduced the song “Walking on the Milky Way” to a Hammersmith Apollo full-house that, from first note …

Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse

The nicer the weather gets, the busier we get across the Ist-A-Verse. But we like being busy. Here’s a peek at what we’ve been up to since last week! Chicagoist had an interview with Audrey Niffenegger, whose popular book, The Time Traveler’s Wife, was based …

Elsewhere in the Ist-a-Verse

There’s so much going on across the Ist-a-Verse that it’s almost impossible to keep track these days. Fortunately, we do it so you don’t have to! Londonist took a walk through Oliver Twist’s London, thanks to a gorgeous map layer for Google Earth. They also …