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Free Range 2007 Artist Profile: Claire Fitch

. It’s over. Our love affair with Free Range must sadly come to an end. Before we go, here’s one more artist you really should check out before it’s all packed away until next year. Claire Fitch is from renowned Nottingham Trent University. You can …

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Forget Sedgefield: All Eyes On Ealing Southall

It’s by-election day in Ealing Southall. The West London constituency is bereft of a representative following the death of Piara Kabra. The Labour politician was the UK’s oldest at 82. Twelve hopefuls are vying for victory. Virenda Kumar Sharma is the Labour candidate, while Nigel …

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Londonist Interviews…The Manager of Spitalfields Market

Spitalfields Market, in case you hadn’t noticed, has been undergoing a major facelift. Last year, the revamped western end reopened with trendy boutiques and eateries, amid grumbles from some quarters that the area would lose its character (it hasn’t). Now it’s the turn of the …

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Londonist Loves… St John’s Gardens

Seeking somewhere new to have a picnic lunch? Perhaps you’re an MP in need of an oasis of calm? Or a Vauxhall clubber who’s lost their way on the north bank? St John’s Gardens provides the perfect place. A small but perfectly-formed garden in Millbank, …

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Fairy Liquid To The Rescue

It’s practically a childhood rite of passage – you’re playing innocently in a playground and get stuck in a swing. It doesn’t have to be a swing, of course. It could be a slide, or the monkey bars or a merry-go-round. But for a 12 …

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No Cab Nightmare

It’s not really news that hailing a cab in the middle of the night is getting harder. We can remember the days when you could step out of a bar at midnight or tumble out of a club rather later and still expect to find …

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A London Bendy Fuss

Swami Ramdev Shibir has sold-out venues across Britain prior to even touching down in the UK. He is loved and revered by millions across the globe and some have paid up to £250 for the privilege of seeing him in person. The Eastern Robbie Williams? …

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Shisha ‘Isn’t The Same As Smoking’

Whether we’re happy about it or not, everyone is aware that the smoking ban is in full force. And going down surprisingly well for the most part. The one downside of the ban is that it will unfortunately have an impact on some pubs and …

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Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse

Banner week for SFist as the site’s new editor introduced himself — hooray for Brock! While the NY Times weighed in on SF’s mayoral race, only SFist had the (insert tongue firmly into cheek) hard-hitting latest on candidate/activist Josh Wolf. Coverage of a protest vs. …

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Monday Miscellanea

This Week In London’s History Monday – 16th July 1924: Crowds of photographers, reporters and ‘autograph seekers’ greet the pilots of the first (successful) round-the-world flight as it landed at Croydon airport for its London stopover. Tuesday – 17th July 1974: A bomb explodes in …

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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. 9. Corporate Social Responsibility? I reckon the Tories were on to a goodun when they began their social responsibility gubbins which, throbbing away, is “the heart …