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Hey little sister what have you done?

If there’s ever a good excuse to wear white it’s while getting married in a Virgin megastore. Guitarist Gary Means married fashion designer Shara Hayes in Oxford Street’s Virgin Megastore in what is thought to be the first ever music store wedding. Leather-clad rock vicar …

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Say Hello To Houstonist

Just a quick mention for our latest Stateside sister site (try saying that after a few drinks) Houstonist. Since its launch yesterday Houstonist has been reporting on such burning issues as: – Just how hot it is in Texas at this time of year. Yeah …

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TV Troll: The Wheels On The Bus

The only people who enjoy school are sociopaths. Then again, people who didn’t enjoy school are quite likely to be sociopaths, too (Zero Hour: Massacre At Columbine High School, Mon 11pm Five). Even teachers hate school – well, wouldn’t you? In such an environment of …

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Bring the Noise

We figured after yesterday’s love of The JCB Song you may be worrying that Londonist is getting a little soft. To rectify that we decided to trawl up some METAL* news for you and prove we’re still caught in the proverbial mosh. First up hands …

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Peckham: Shittier Than Somalia Apparently

On this rainy, miserable morning we couldn’t resist pointing you in the direction of UK Resistance, a gaming site that is absolutely, definitely not a blog (see, they make a point of telling you it’s not a blog so it can’t be). The latest article …

Londonist Plays Poker – The Results

Earlier this week, Londonist editors Euan and Rob were invited to participate in the Coral European Poker media event at the Gutshot club in East London. The game was Texas Hold ‘em, and there were about 30 players in the running. The prize was your …

Welcome Austinist

Londonist was pleased to see yet another smooth and faultless launch of an -ist site, this time in Austin Texas, a city we initially heard about due to it being the setting for Richard Linklaters engrossing low-fi indie debut, Slacker, but is now firmly on …