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Byron Find At UCL

The BBC informs us this afternoon that “the only known manuscript of a poem by Lord Byron has been found within the archives of University College London.” During ‘routine cataloguing’ librarian Susan Stead opened a copy of The Pleasures of Memory by Samuel Rogers only …

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A pair of glasses and a smile

Readers of a certain age will fondly remember the 6pm slot on BBC2 which for a time during the late seventies and early eighties was the best place to catch Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes as well as Charlie Chan and old Republic serials such …

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The Bigger They Come, The Longer They Stall

Where are all those tall buildings they promised us? Good question. We’re glad you asked it, because we’ve been wondering too. So we thought that it’s time for a round-up of who’s building what, when, and with whom. For comparison, London’s tallest building, 1 Canada …

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TV Troll: It’s A TV Love Affair

Ah, autumn. Londonist particularly loves this time of year – the Tube becomes slightly less sauna-like, the trees in our great parks start to look more interesting, and mulled wine season is just around the corner. And, of course, the autumn schedules start to look …

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London Poker Open

As you may already know, Londonist has a long and prestigious history as far as the game of poker is concerned… …Ok, we won a media tournament once, but we still think that gives us the right to report on the forthcoming London Poker Open …

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Danger: Low Flying Taxi

Londonist likes stories that begin “It sounds like a scene from the Jetsons or Buck Rogers” because we feel that the story that follows should be about a new kind of robotic maid or a small gay robot that likes to boogie. What we actually …

One Cup, Two Cup, Red Cup, Blue Cup

A picture may say a thousand words, a drink choice may tell a person a lot about their date, but what does a cup say about someone? We here at Londonist aren’t sure, but that won’t prevent us from attending the current exhibition on at …

Embankment Boulevard

It’s time for the ugly issue of pedestrianisation to rear its ugly head once more. Remember the furore surrounding the Public Spaces Report and the report in the Independent that Ken was set on pedestrianising “significant portions of the city centre in a ten year …