June 2013
By M@

Riot Police Tackle Anti-G8 Protesters In Soho

Carnival Against Capitalism attracts huge police response.
By Zoe Craig

Wilton's Music Hall Reaches Next Restoration Milestone

The £600,000 match funding needed for its Heritage Lottery Fund application has been raised.
By Lindsey

Three Shows To Turn You On To Dance This Autumn

Breathtaking ballet, a twist on tango, and a glimpse of Jarvis Cocker.

By M@

10 Places In London You'll Probably Never Visit

From the sewers to the rooftops
By Tabish Khan

Cinematic Visions: Explore How Film Has Influenced Painters

Film star James Franco curates an exhibition of paintings inspired by the silver screen.
By M@

Royal Docks Get New Boost, As Mayor Announces Silvertown Quays Plan

Brand pavilions and technology startups at the centre of new scheme.
By Londonist

Things To Do In London Today: Tuesday 11 June 2013

An unorthodox guide to the universe, gothic attractions, and a man with bacon on his face.
By M@

Extra, Extra

The rest of the day's London news.
By Janan Jay

Naga In Kensington Opens The First Tofu Bar In The UK

Healthy, tasty, cheap. And not just for hippies.

By Ruth Hargreaves

Preview: Marylebone Summer Fayre 2013

Stallholders, a farmers market, fairground and live performers take over Marylebone High Street this weekend.
By Chris Lockie

London’s Single-Named Streets...Mapped

Strand, Poultry, Queenhithe, Aeroville, Corbicum...where do these names come from?
By Zoe Craig

Video Celebrates 50ish Days To Go Until Olympic Park Reopens

Watch a hypnotic time-lapse film of the site's redevelopment.
Drink
By Dean Nicholas

A Pub Crawl Around Abandoned Barbican Boozers

Old pubs haunted by spirits (of both kind).

By M@

Sci-Fi Classics Screened At The Royal Observatory's Alien Season

War of the Worlds, It Came From Outer Space and This Island Earth.
By Tabish Khan

Art Inspired By Evolution At Freud Museum

Swiss army hands and confusing contraptions explore our evolutionary path.
By Janan Jay

Nose To Tail Fortnight: Head, Shoulders, Veal And Toes

And ears and mouth and nooooose. We're going to have this stuck in our head all day.

By M@

Time Travel London: Watkin's Folly Towers Over Wembley

Imagine if London had its own, taller version of the Eiffel Tower.
By Dave Haste

Monday Miscellanea

More London-oriented trivia for a Monday morning.