. We’re all aware that identity theft is a real problem. We’ve all been told to shred our personal documents before throwing them out and to keep our PIN details private so that unscrupulous people don’t steal our identities and run us into debt by …
Meat Raffle has been putting on exciting live acts and banging out the hits upstairs at Shoreditch BarCatch for nearly 18 months now. So we thought it was quite time enough to get in touch with promoter and DJ 16oz Stewart, who used to run …
We told you about BBC show ‘The Tower’ earlier this week. It’s all about The Pepys Estate in Deptford. Well, it seems there’s been a little bit of a backlash from the residents. They’re not happy. Apparently one of the residents (a retired gangster) says …
The Conservative Party, good to their word, have today opened the primary for selecting their candidate for the London mayoral elections in May 2008. A primary, for those of you who haven’t studied US politics to degree level or caught at least a few episodes …
Londonist doesn’t like to blow it’s own trumpet, but by golly we throw a darn good pub quiz. No less than 11 teams (comprising 62.5 people) were pitted against each other in a battle of London knowledge that could, frankly, have rivalled Going for Gold. …
Are you one of those people who in public claims you can’t sing a note, but in private blasts out your favourite songs listening to the radio. In fact, are there any of us who don’t secretly think we’re amazing singers, we just don’t quite …
Size really is everything to Willard Wigan. Using an intricate surgical blade and an eyelash for a paintbrush he sculpts minute, marvellous, teeny weeny things. One such, his piece de resistance, is an incredibly detailed replica of the famous Lloyds Building sculpted on a pinhead. …
It wasn’t so long ago that London-based “social music revolution” website Last.fm was bought out by American media behemoth (no, not the band) CBS. We asked co-founder of Last, Martin Stiksel what it meant for the site – and what on earth is going on …
The other week our drinking water was excellent – now 80,000 people must boil it. We’re sticking to scotch. ‘Original’ Arsenal pub knocked down. Mistaken identity over art student’s smoking display leads to councillor getting pub ban. Bloody students. St Panc catches fire, causing travel …
Life’s a gas, so says Marc Bolan as well as Joey Ramone. And jumpin’ jack flash it may be true: Londonist itself is a gas, albeit an unstable, inert one. Recently we explored the sublime in previewing Lou Smith and Lorraine Liyanage’s Gas Organ showing …
If you’re not too busy reading Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows or attending fabulous Londonist quizzes this week, here are are a few things to keep you occupied on a quiet night in. On TV, Londonist likes: Monday, 23 July The Tower (BBC1, 22:35-11:25) …
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