Your Sunday morning best-of-Londonist weekly round-up.
London news
- St Paul's Cathedral wants your unusual photos of the building. Send yours in and you could win a behind-the-scenes tour
- 'Hackney Heroine' Pauline Pearce pulls out of Lib Dem bid over 'racism'
- Julian Assange to leave Ecuadorian Embassy after two years
- 2015 rail fare increases announced. Hmph
- East London is set to get a new Asian shopping mall
- Works starts on dismantling the Battersea Power Station chimneys (before they're rebuilt)
- Clissold Park is losing its 'voracious' terrapins
- A statue of the late Amy Winehouse will be unveiled at Camden Stables Market next month
- Survey says London is Europe's most expensive city for culture (we say: what rot)
Must-read articles
- If you're bored of terra firma, it may be time to lift off at one of these circus centres in London
- 1934. The year of the first Glyndebourne festival, the first appearance of cartoon Colonel Blimp and when London cyclists said no to segregated lanes
- Audacious escapes from the Tower of London, including sozzled guards and fancy dress
- Notting Hill Carnival's top sound systems this year. Also, the best places to eat and drink
- *Bing bong* You may be experiencing problems at London Bridge station, here's why
- Some signs that London's housing market may be peaking
- Deep breaths... we've compiled London's best outdoor yoga classes
- Pictures from the new Cheesegrater plaza, now open to the public
- Can you make a travel payment rubber chicken? (Londonist: tackling the tough questions so you don't have to)
- We've compiled 10 tips to stop your bike getting nicked in London
- Love a game of Zooloreto? Who doesn't?! Where to play board games in London
Best pubs in London
We’re building a new website of the best pubs in London (mostly as voted for by Londonist readers). We still have a few areas to explore, but do take a look through the guide so far, and let us know about any scandalous omissions. This week we’ve added a couple of gems from Balham: Balham Bowls Club and The Bedford.
Top reviews
- New restaurant review: Toro Gordo
- The Black Cat Cabaret at London Wonderground is simple, polished and elegant
Things to do
- You've only got a couple of days left to win a VIP Totally Thames experience in London
- A new run of the Geekatorium announced from September
- Less is more at frugal film festival, Wotever DIY Film Festival
- Ask nicely, and some London statues may start talking back to you
- Love a good mystery? Don't miss the latest from the clever adventurers at A Door in a Wall
- A celebration of South Asian culture is at Gunnersbury Park on 31 August: London Mela
- Observer Ideas, a one-day festival of thinking at the Barbican, enters the cerebral circuit
- Top things to do at London Design Festival 2014 in September
- Halloween alert: Camden gets a scary all-dayer
- Our top 10 autumn art exhibition recommendations
- Get 2-4-1 tickets to the Museum of London Dockland's Sonic Late on 5 September (more special offers available on our ticket site)
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