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Potter boy Daniel Radcliffe becomes the youngest non-royal to get his portrait displayed at the National Portrait Gallery. ‘It was strange seeing myself as I was two years ago, not as I am now,’ said the young muggle. Presumably he never watches his own films, …

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London and Madrid Bombings ‘Similar’

A worrying link has been made between the London and Madrid bombings by European security services – namely, that the perpetrators in both cases were not international al-Qaida terrorists, but home-grown radicals, who used the internet to plan their attacks. When both bombings occurred, the …

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Interview: Margaret Morrison, Founder And Director of Cybercandy

Cybercandy in Covent Garden is one of Londonist’s favourites. We used to buy stuff from the website all the time, so imagine how pleased we were when they set up their first ‘real world’ candy store a couple of years ago. Now, whenever we return …

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The Olympus Inheritance Exhibition – A Reminder

They describe it as what will arguably be the most diverse range of photography ever exhibited in the UK and they could possibly be right. After all the last time you thought you’d see the names Amanda DeCadenet and Patrick Litchfield on the same bill …

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Sexism Sells?

Advertising on the Tube is as easy to ignore and forget about – the occasional piece of strategically placed chewing gum or BLAIR OUT sticker may catch the eye, but for the most part Londonist is happy to keep it’s collective head down, listen to …

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90% Say Blogging = Dogging. Time For A Tech Column

Since ancient times man has always sought advice from those he knew wiser. Whether it be the Delphic Oracle, The Sun’s racing tipster, or more often than not for Londoners – the Black Cab driver. London Taxi drivers are the source of all knowledge – …

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Still Fine And Dandy Thank You

The Dandy Warhols – Cargo, Tuesday 30th August If we’d released this today and not two and a half years ago there’d be a lot more assholes in here than there are. The cooler than cool Dandy Warhols have no time for the terminally cool, …

Good for What? Good For Nothing: A Review

Londonist spent our Friday afternoon hanging out in the West End wasting away in the streets of nothing but trainer shops only to come up empty handed except for the second issue of Good For Nothing Magazine. How could we resist the cover design of …

London’s Favourite Filling

Every now and then on a very special day, a survey comes along that not only answers a question that you didn’t know you cared about, but then makes you wonder how you lived this long without that knowledge. Today is such a day, because …