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All Night Musical Extravaganza at IMAX

If you’re a fan of musicals then you probably think the bigger the better. In which case you must pop down to the BFI Imax, where their After-Dark All-Nighter event will be screening four modern musicals on the trot on Saturday 8th December. First off …

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The Book Grocer

After a 2-month hiatus spent reading Finnegans Wake (alright, would you believe rubbish romance novels?), The Book Grocer returns, with a continually evolving format and its diary stuffed full with book-ish events. Here are our picks for the week: Tuesday: Anne Sebba, author of Jennie …

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Saturday Cinema Summary

Our weekly roundup of film reviews continues, courtesy of James Bryan… This week Michael Caine and Jude Law give it some Pinter in Sleuth, Wes Anderson delivers his latest quirky offering in The Darjeeling Limited, Christian Bale eats maggots in Rescue Dawn and Blade Runner …

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A Comedian Blogs: Some Secrets About the London Comedy Circuit

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Londonist Live: The Broken Family Band / The National at Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Whilst the Sex Pistols and The Verve were hawking their wares for the proper reviewers, Londonist was hightailing it down to the Empire for an early start. Since The Broken Family Band cashed in the cool Cambridge climes for our dirty old town, we can …

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Interview: Where the Hell is Matt

Whenever Londonist is feeling a tad glum, we have but to turn to Matt Harding and his amazingly silly website to get all cheered up again. Matt Harding is one big internet sensation, albeit a very unlikely one. The former games programmer has made a …

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Let the Punishment Fit the Crime…

Londonist does not support prostitution, let’s get this straight right away. But we were pleased to spot this news flash about a Guildford hairdressing Madam having her prison sentence reduced from 18 months to 12 months. Chunxia Bao was very naughty – she made an …

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Let’s Hear It For The Ear

Ear of the Year? It’s not a typo, nor is it an attempt to fetishise one of the body’s less aesthetically appealing organs through association with their derriere-concerned namesake (though we’d applaud any such effort). The capital’s already got plenty of sex if that’s your …

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Are Royals Losing The (Blackmail) Plot?

Looks like HRH is having a bit of a Blair old time right now (either Blair will do). There’s that pesky enquiry and now this latest plot to blackmail a minor member of the royal family over some man on man nightclub naughtiness, although thank …

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Joe Orton Memorial Urinal Misconception

Local trader Mike Weedon has proposed new toilets to be built in the trendy bar and club-filled area of Islington. The proposal has been taken seriously by Islington Council as imore public conveniences should be available … but not if they’re named after Joe Orton. …

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Sextra, Sextra

We’re gob-smacked we are that Brits have a bad bed rep. As far as the eye can see, quite literally, we’re about as randy as a canine on heat. Sexual sighting number one: freshers strip during freshers week – now that sure is an original …