Your Sunday morning best-of-Londonist weekly round-up is sponsored by Roundhouse whose new show The Happiness Project runs 3-14 November.
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Must-read articles
- Which city has the best subterranean transport? This week: London Underground vs. Beijing Subway
- Ever been shopping in Crystal Palace? It's got some great independent shops.
- Video: we went to explore one of London's lost rivers. Underground.
- Create a hand-drawn map of your favourite part of London - we drew Regent's Park.
- Llamas and tigers and birds, oh my! Love animals? We've mapped the best places to see them.
- Have you had a moan about public transport this week? Things aren't as bad as they used to be.
- Take a look at London's best late-night and 24-hour restaurants.
- The life of the Londoner who invented pie charts — in pie charts.
- We're getting arty for Frieze Week — how many of these London galleries do you follow on Instagram?
London news
- How do Londoners see mayoral candidates Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith? Findings from a focus group offer some insights.
- Take a look at plans for upgrading Camden Town tube station, including a second entrance and three new escalators. Can't come quickly enough, if you ask us.
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The Happiness Project
In The Happiness Project contemporary theatre asks some pretty important questions: what is happiness and where do we find it?
This is art with a heart, devised in response to reports that raised concerns over young people's wellbeing. Artists aged 12-19 put their heads together with six academics to create a unique intergenerational work exploring our understanding of happiness.
Journey with them to a place where scientific research and personal experience meet, where analytics meets autobiography.
The Happiness Project completely sold out at Edinburgh so book now to avoid disappointment.
Catch it at the Roundhouse in Camden 3-14 November, tickets £12.50+bkg. Watch the trailer here.
I looked for it on Blackpool beach with my Mum.
I looked for it in a raspberry ripple cheesecake.
I looked for it in detention. I looked for it online.
I looked for it in my gut.
I looked for it but it got complicated.
This Sunday's Best Of Londonist is sponsored by Roundhouse.
Top reviews
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year is back. It wows us every year, but what impressed us this time was the originality ★★★★★
- Dame Maggie Smith is great in everything — and in The Lady In The Van, we could almost smell her through the screen ★★★★☆
- Damien Hirst has a new gallery — but is it any good?
- Tate Turbine Hall's new installation is rubbish — literally ★★★☆☆
- New restaurant House of Crab is a case of concept over crustacean ★★☆☆☆
Things to do
- Not got Halloween plans yet? Take a look at London's spooky offerings.
- Ask all the geeky questions on these behind the scenes engineering tours of Tower Bridge.
- Free exhibition shows 70 historic photographs of London, dating back to the 1850s.
- New exhibition explores London in the time of Samuel Pepys.
- Free festival Winterville is returning to Victoria Park this year
- Bonfire Night is coming — find out where London displays are taking place.
Tickets and offers
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ROYAL ACADEMY LATE:
Taking their cue from Ai Weiwei's use of the internet to connect to the world, the Royal Academy of Arts delves into the utopian potential, promises and treachery of digital technologies at this late opening. £22, 24 October
SHORTS ON TAP:
Head to 93 Feet East in Shoreditch for Shorts on Tap, an evening of short films directed and produced by women. Screenings are followed by debates and discussions. £4.50, 22 October
MUSEUM BY CANDLELIGHT:
Visit Sir John Soane's Museum guided by candlelight and scent. The museum will be filled with evocative scents by artist Paul Schutze. £30, 23 October
THE JAM:
Mark the 35th anniversary of the release of The Jam's album Sound Affects at The Clapham Grand. Tribute band From The Jam (featuring original band member Bruce Foxton) perform the album in its entirety. From £20, 23 October
COMEDY GALA:
Crouch End Comedy Festival hosts a gala night with the likes of Phil Nichol, Roisin Conaty, Mark Dolan, Phil Nichol, Josh Howie, Huw Thomas, Ria Lina and Dominic Frisby performing at Hornsey Town Hall Arts Centre. £10, 23 October
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