Your Sunday morning best-of-Londonist weekly round-up.
London news
- Construction on London's affordable homes is slowing. Speaking of which, new 'affordable homes' aren't really that, er, affordable
- Don't get too ogre-excited (sorry), London is to get a Shrek theme park
- 61% of new London homes are bought by investors
- We're one step closer to a London Grand Prix race
- On average, 356 London jobseekers are sanctioned every day
- TfL's website says that one in five tube tickets are bought at a ticket office
Must-read articles
- More tips for dining in London under £20
- London maps — we love them. Here are two more for you by Ollie O'Brien, plus a beautiful hand-drawn effort by Jojo Oldham
- A history of London's video game industry
- We continue our series on London's best small music venues. This week: The New Cross Inn
- Images of old and modern London combined — Museum of London has done a fantastic job
- Five of London's best doughnuts and the capital's best kosher restaurants
Top reviews
- New restaurant review: La Polentaria is all about the polenta
- One Million Years of the Human Story, a great new exhibition at the Natural History Museum
- It's grim up north: A Taste of Honey at the National Theatre
- Distorted self portraits with George Morton Clark at Imitate Modern
- The Full Monty at Noel Coward Theatre is full of wit and heart
- An A-Z of what we liked about The A-Z of Mrs P
Things to do
- Goldfrapp will perform in Greenwich this August, tickets go on sale from tomorrow. Also book ahead for the London Latin Music Festival in April
- Great literary events at Southbank Centre this spring
- Our list of market and shopping events this month, plus our picks of new art openings
- March Beer Festivals in London
- Celebrate the English language's best fiction at the British Library next weekend
- Not up to making your own pancakes this Shrove Tuesday? Here's where to eat them in London
- The Shed's new show riverrun opens this month — want to win tickets? Last chance to enter here
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