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News, heavy on the literature, theatre and sport today

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The Births And Deaths Of English Monarchs…Mapped

See where our country’s monarchs spawned and expired.

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Walk Through London Like A King Or Queen For Charity

Raise money for the Terrence Higgins Trust in a right royal event.

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Bumper news round-up: seems to be loads of stuff happening around town today.

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Music Choice: Monday 11th – Friday 15th February

A fairly quiet time for Londonist music, but this week saw us introduce you to The Wave Pictures on Thursday, catch indie up-and-comers Parka at the Borderline on Tuesday, and suggest you catch “J-Dilla changed my life” at Cargo this evening. Throughout the week, NME …

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Reminder: Free Guided Walk This Friday

The fourth in our series of spooky, kooky guided walks is almost upon us. Wander Lonely Streets Part IV takes place on Friday, from 7.30, beginning at the north end of Green Park’s Queens Walk (pedestrian route on the East side of the park). This …

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Out with the Pig, In with the Rat: China in London 2008

The Chinese New Year Celebrations in Soho are undoubtedly one of the highspots of London’s cultural calendar, and this year there’s a load of extra stuff (some would say hype) going on ‘cos of the Beijing/London Olympic connection. Last year’s ceremonies were the biggest outside …

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Wander Lonely Streets Part IV

Announcing the fourth Londonist guided walk. When: Friday 8 February. What: Piccadilly warriors, sapphic Royalty, bonkers fashion, nazi dogs, naval heroes and lovesick gardeners are amongst the cast on this dysfunctional relationship stroll through St James. Who: Chris Roberts, your genial guide from our previous …

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Review: Kings and Queens and Childhood Dreams, Strychnin Gallery Opening

Just in time for Halloween, global dark art peddlers, Strychnin Gallery, opened its East London doors Friday night with the “Kings and Queens and Childhood Dreams” exhibition. The show, which still runs for at least a few more weeks, features the works of dozens of …

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Preview: Kings and Queens and Childhood Dreams, Strychnin Gallery to Open in London

If you happened to stroll into Room 420 of the Trafalgar Hotel during the recent Bridge Art Fair, then your eyes were treated to some excellent art exhibited by the ‘low brow to high brow’ cool kids from Strychnin Gallery. With locations in New York …

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Maida Vale Unfortunates Evacuated To Pub

In the early hours of this morning a burst water main on Maida Vale caused chaos as roads, homes and businesses were flooded with rushing brown floods. 40 firefighters were called to the scene to evacuate people, divert and pump out the water. Evacuees were …