Your Sunday morning best of Londonist weekly round-up, this week sponsored by CommuterClub.
Must-read articles
- Culture meets nature in London's best museum gardens.
- Is the Soho sex shop dead?
- In search of the lost mosque of Kew Gardens.
- 9 0f the funniest TV quotes about London.
- Didn't go to Open House 2016? Here's what you could have seen (and why you should go next year).
- Old posters dating back to the 1980s have been revealed in Moorgate tube station — can you identify them?
- Why every London foodie should make friends with this man.
- Thinking about moving out of London? We've worked out what it'll cost you, county by county.
- 9 themed bus routes you should try.
Did you know...
- ...why there's a bit of the Square Mile south of the river?
- ...why part of Seven Dials is now in Surrey?
- ...how many people London's buses carry every day?
- ...where to find London's best American-style diners?
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London news
- Southern commuters are facing 14 more days of strikes.
- Sadiq Khan has announced a London Living Rent scheme — could you be eligible?
- Great news: the Chiswick Magical Lantern Festival is coming back.
- TfL will unveil a memorial to former London Transport CEO Frank Pick — and you could get involved though crowdfunding.
- TfL wants to take over the world, one rail network at a time.
- Another week, another pub closing. This time it's the turn of Marylebone's Dover Castle.
Things to do
- Hear the Voice of God in a swimming pool by the Thames.
- See photos that are out of this world at the Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition.
- A rare George Cross medal has gone on display at Museum of London Docklands.
- Visit a bunker full of Banksys — the first permanent Banksy exhibition in London has opened.
- Fancy having dinner with Roald Dahl's The Twits?
- Join Londonist for a discussion about Jack the Ripper — man, myth, history or misogyny?
- For two nights only, there's a rare chance to tour the Supreme Court after hours.
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