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Londonist Interviews…London FrontRunners

A couple of weeks ago our attention was drawn to the London FrontRunners, a running club that somewhat surprisingly had decided to stage their unique version of A Christmas Carol at the Drill Hall. Running and acting not being the most obvious of bedfellows, Londonist …

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Superhero Confirmed to Run in London Marathon

She does not, to our knowledge, leap tall buildings in a single bound, have telepathic powers, or possess the ability to control the weather. But Paula Radcliffe, who, we learned today, will be competing again this year in the London Marathon en route to trying …

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London International Mime Festival

It’s easy to laugh at mime – the performers can’t say anything back. But in the case of the London International Mime Festival, they could well leap off the stage on bungee ropes and encase you in a massive block of clay then make you …

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Touch Up London #75: A Royal Advent Calendar

The queues are already forming outside Buckingham Palace to see what lurks behind door number 21. Will it be the Star of Bethlehem? Or Michael Fagin? We’ll be running a seasonal Touch-up every day until Christmas, so please send entries to londonist – at – …

Week Around the -Ists

A sad week for LAist as they lose their trusted and amazing editor Tony Pierce to the LA Times, but what a blast his last week was. He shared his 25 Favorite CDs of 2007 and wrote a great review of just a good movie, …

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Extra, Extra

More Olympic cost rumbling Get inside MI5 via radio4 Lottery winners in Ealing, Islington and Kensington & Chelsea are running out of time Good Ken: Green500 scheme gets big firms to commit to reducing emissions Bad Ken: pigeons are starving in Trafalgar Square Image courtesy …

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Live Review: Malcolm Middleton @ Scala, 9/12/07

Formally half of the much loved and missed Arab Strap, Malcolm Middleton’s solo career revealed unexpected pop sensibilities. Sure, he’s no happier, and he’s just as foul mouthed, but this time he does it with added melody and pop hooks. Tonight’s show at the Scala …

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[Your Name Here] London Marathon

Buttery spread brand Flora, sponsor of the London Marathon, has decided that its bread is better buttered elsewhere. After a 14-year association with the event, Flora has indicated that it will give up its sponsorship following the 2009 race. A delightful investment opportunity for those …

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Smile: it’s Tate and Lyle

Well, the sugar people are actually living up to their somewhat irritating catchphrase at the moment, as they are being incredibly good eco-bunnies. They are to install an awfully costly new biomass boiler (£20 million – in Londonist’s book that’s expensive: mind you, you shouldn’t …

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Tube Users, Keep Your Cool …

Londonist is fuming, literally and alas will be for quite some time – the £150 million plan to chill the tube looks set to be suspended. It’s deemed too expensive (shock, horror) by Transport for London, who has taken over from maintenance company Metronet. Of …

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No Power to the People

Harumph. Last night saw a wee splash of rain and a whole load of inconvenience in London. And this rather disgruntled Londonista was caught up in it. It’s not that we are spoiled brats and can’t cope without our PCs and tellies for an evening. …