We feel churlish bringing it up again, but not so long ago Heathrow was voted the world’s least favourite airport. As we head into the crunch Christmas travel period, it could surely use a slice of decent press. So is there any good news to …
In Los Angeles, LAist most definitely celebrated Thanksgiving like no other. After all, one has to keep up all the energy to keep on walking the line at the Writers Strike and fighting the unfortunate return of the wildfires in Malibu, which single handedly destroyed …
Man had up for lewd of-fence A cloud is cast over our earlier story, as the Cutty Sark in fact now looks set for a cutty in funding. The latest excuse for bus tardiness? Sorry, the bus got welded to the road. Much cheered by …
Amidst calls for their boss’ resignation, it’s reassuring to know that some London cops haven’t lost sight of the big issues facing modern policing – namely, getting “ethnically diverse” mascots on our streets. “PCSO Steve”, whose beat covers primary schools in and around Sutton, has …
SFist witnessed a new apartment building tszuj the skyline with spectacular, gaudy turquoise aplomb, the (informal) renaming of the Mission/SOMA neighborhood border, the return of the Maltese Falcon, the Mayor Gavin Newsom mea culpa-ing over his Hawaiian getaway during the oil spill, and double-decker buses …
In most senses Londonist is a rather nice blog entity. Liberal, firm where we need to be, objective, a bit goofy at times. But on the issue of ’happy slapping’ we find it hard to suggest anything particularly constructive. Therapy? Social reform? It’s all just …
Londonist got the big scoop of the week with what may be the first images of notorious street artist Banksy in action. They also got on a runaway train without an operator provoking a response from the transport authorities. Elsewhere, London’s answer to Central Station …
We can’t think of anything more scary for Hallowe’en than Hawksmoor’s brooding masterpiece of Christ Church, Spitalfields, spreading out its talons, poised to strike. The church has often been linked to the occult and mysterious – most notably in Alan Moore’s ‘From Hell’ and the …
Londoners officially have the biggest debts in the UK according to a survey by credit agency, Callcredit. We’re borrowing “above average levels despite the credit crunch”. Hardly surprising, is it? We live in the most expensive city in the world with the most expensive restaurants, …
Londonist is slightly ‘emotional’ after attempting to obtain a refund or ticket extension for the period of Bob Crow’s September ego-led strike action. London Underground are not paying out refunds for the September strike period even though they have happily taken scads of cash on …
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