Your Sunday morning best-of-Londonist weekly round-up.
Must-read articles
- The idea of the Garden Bridge was fun at first, but can we all just forget about it now please?
- We talked to a London Ambulance crew member about the highs and lows of a very challenging job.
- London's longest pub crawl? Meet the man who's visiting a pub for every tube station.
- The long, slow death of Fleet Street, once the home of the British newspaper industry.
- The most important map you'll ever see (probably): London's best fry ups.
- What does the future hold for London? We asked an engineer.
- Fantastic guidebook Nairn's London turned 50 this week. Not read it? Here's a taster.
- Are these London's best bus routes? We think so.
- In which H.G. Wells pursues a time-travelling Jack The Ripper. Really.
- Secrets of Charlton House, including a cellar which wasn't opened for 40 years, until...
Did you know...
- ...about this lost London river? (Clue: it's not the Fleet or the Effra.)
- ...that the National Grid has been busy digging 32km of tunnels under London? We went down for a look.
- ...why the Royal Naval College is split in two?
- ...a Mary Poppins sequel is on the way? Let's hope it doesn't look like this.
- ...about London's Roman bath that isn't actually a Roman bath?
- ...where to drink — and eat — Japanese green tea? Find out in this week's podcast.
London news
- A new independent bookshop opened in Hackney last week. We went for a poke around.
- The Metropolitan Police needs improvement, according to a new report.
- London's getting a bouncy castle for adults... and it's free!
- Rainbow beigels have gone on sale in London, making everyone's unicorn poop dreams come true.
Top reviews
- We'd like to have seen less gloss and more substance at this exhibition celebrating 100 years of Vogue magazine ★★☆☆☆
- Delacroix and the Rise of Modern Art: the best exhibition we've seen so far this year ★★★★★
- Nell Gwynn is escapism in a silk dress and stockings ★★★★☆
- This hands-on dinosaur exhibition is one for kids small and big (yeah, we mean adults) ★★★★☆
Things to do
- Discuss the theology and ethics of Star Wars at this Conway Hall event.
- See London in 1616 and London in 2016 side by side.
- 13 things to do in London for £20 and under.
- No front row ticket? Don't miss out on the action this London Fashion Week.
- Photography exhibition shows photos of Londoners just as they are.
- Stampede your way through Regent's Park and raise money for wildlife conservation.
- Start your engines. Drive-in cinema is back.
- If you see one exhibition this month, make it this one.
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