If booking big names was enough to save Oxford Street's 100 Club from closure, it would probably be getting a reprieve about now. Paul McCartney (yes, that Paul McCartney) has announced a gig next Friday at the 300 capacity venue.
Today's news round-up, including details of a new fleet of electric taxicabs scheduled to hit the streets of London in 2020.
Young British Art alumnus Tacita Dean has been named as the next artist to fill the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall, in the gallery's annual Unilever Series.
What happens when Bourgeois & Maurice, an alt-cabaret act that purports to dance like disequilibriated dromedaries, takes to the stage of one of the country's foremost dance venues? Matter, meet anti-matter and stand well back.
Hot Tap Theatre, New Cross, get festive on the two Fridays left before Christmas.
An all-new, 126-bay Cycle Hire docking station at Waterloo station was opened this morning.
As Christmas creeps closer, London's cultural calendar rolls over and lets its tummy be tickled by endless children's shows and pantomimes. Where else in the world can you see a Hamlet adapted for kids in the same city as the Hoff stars as Hook in Peter Pan? There's also Japanese cinema, American art and French farce. And dancing squirrels.
A Victorian-era house from Highgate has been recreated, brick by brick, on the shores of the Arabian Sea.
Ross Sutherland wrote this poem especially for Londonist by dipping into Google Streetview.
London Transport Museum's gift shop is quite possibly the best place in London to pick up unusual Christmas presents. We've rounded up some of our favourites.
Being somewhat dubious of restaurants set in hotels, and also those that are positioned in too tourist-friendly locations, new Japanese restaurant Watatsumi set in the Club Quarters Hotel on Northumberland Avenue right at Trafalgar Square rang alarm bells.
This colour-coded map above shows the estimated change in revenue spending power for each council in 2011/12. As the cluster of red segments show, the East End seems to be hit particularly hard.
A splendid model Spitalfields and a Twitter hashtag combine in this fun snow-based idea.
Psst, want a free ticket to watch Four Lions, the controversial comedy from the pen of arch-satirist Chris Morris? We've got 50 to give away.
In which we read of chunky PCs, an unfunny comedian, an unidentified body, where not to shop, relocation and board games. In no particular order.
Any good Christmas light displays in your area? Tell us about them...or better still, send us a photo.
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