Washington

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Cameron’s Graffiti Gift To President Obama

For all the talk of BP, Lockerbie, and Gary McKinnon, the real question for the Prime Minister’s first official visit to Washington was this: what gift would he bequeath to the White House? In a surprising move, it has been revealed that Cameron gave the …

Week Around the -Ists

Photo by Phillyist’s Matt Johnson, SkyscraperSunset.com, December 19, 2007. Phillyist explored an impending implosion and lived to tell the tale. Gothamist marveled at the city’s new NYC-branded condom campaign – especially the use of a Toronto landmark in the advertising. (Also, fun fact: Gothamist turned …

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Londonist Live: Wolves In The Throne Room @ Underworld, 10/02/08

On rare occasions a live music show is so complete that it goes beyond mere listening to physically experiencing the music. Wolves in the Throne Room managed to achieve that in their set at the Camden Underworld on February 10th. Although it’s hard to describe …

Week Around the -ists

Photograph of Michael Strahan, coach Tom Coughin (holding the Vince Lombardi trophy) and quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning by Tien Mao Gothamist was amazed after the Giants won the Super Bowl, the city went wild, and it witnessed a ticker-tape parade. Barack Obama …

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The Saturday Strangeness

37. London UFOs Part Three The 40s were the start of something huge for ufology after pilot Kenneth Arnold observed nine disc-like craft over Washington in 1947. For London, it was the 22nd of November when a female witness, whilst under hypnosis, spoke of being …

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Saturday Cinema Summary

After an extended holiday, Saturday Cinema Summary is back, courtesy of James Bryan… This week Ridley Scott makes a bid to join the hallowed greats of gangster films with American Gangster, the naked pixelated form of Angelina Jolie drips in gold in Beowulf and Brick …

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“I Knew He Was From Over There Because He Talks Funny”

We warned you that Dolphins and Giants from America are soon to arrive on our shores. The players are no doubt taking utmost care in preparing for their arrival tomorrow morning. One player might have over-prepared but for completely the wrong country, so keep an …

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London Yanks Offer Thanks (And Cash)

Living thousands of miles away from the White House doesn’t mean you can’t have a say in who’s going to be living there come 2009. According to a report in The Times, London-based Americans have raised 40% of a $1 million overseas war chest for …

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Team Nice Gets Political

This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 17. Yeah whatever I did a little poll about why so many of us are apathetic towards politics. The subject of politics is so huge and …

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London’s waxy export

As befits a truly global capital, London has established itself as a hub in the important international trade of tourist-attracting human reproductions, importing Chinese warriors and exporting waxwork celebrities. While the first crowds were taking a gander at 20 members of the Emperor Ying’s terracotta …

Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse

This week ended with the launch of the seventh and final Harry Potter installation. But while the world was consumed with Pottermania, it’s important to remember that there were more serious things going on in the world, too – two of them in -Ist cities. …