London agenda for Tuesday 4 October
1. Get swept up in the political vitality of African Art at Les Fantômes [Le Cool]
2. Get ready for December’s Underground Film Festival with a visit by Cthulu to the Horse Hospital [Run Riot]
3. Lstn 2 SBTRKT @ XOYO [Don’t Panic]
4. Smarm up to Alan Partridge at his book signing [Time Out]
5. Discuss how writing Doctor Who has changed over the decade [Ian Visits]
6. Listen to folk at Blackheath Folk Club [Tired of London]
04 Oct 2011
New London murder app walks the tightrope of bad taste
The release of Murdermap’s free app is good news for amateur criminologists, social consciences, nosey parkers and ghouls. Since this includes everyone, it’s highly recommended.
03 Oct 2011
London agenda for Monday 3 October
1. Listen to the haunting Shona Foster at the Lex [Le Cool]
2. Laugh at the new comedy night by Sahar Mirhadi and Lucy Jagger [Run Riot]
3. Hear pianist Robert Levin deconstruct Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23 before performing the work with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at Queen Elizabeth Hall [Don’t Panic]
4. Go on a guided bat walk with, presumably, the goddamn Batman [Ian Visits]
5. Watch the sunset from the Tamesis Dock [Tired of London]
03 Oct 2011
Yonder Burning Trees by Mat Gibson
With Yonder Burning Trees, South Londoner Mat Gibson has on his hands a slice of pretty, yearning Americana of the highest quality.
30 Sept 2011
London agenda for Friday 30 September
1. Listen to London Fields Radio as it takes on Peckham [Le Cool]
2. Die of insulin shock at So Tough! So Cute! [Run Riot]
3. Take a trip to 1930s Chicago in Dalston at Robert Owens & Friends [Don’t Panic]
4. Watch Lars von Trier’s latest suicide inducer, Melancholia [Time Out]
5. Meet the men who survived Flander but died on Mt Everest Fun! [Ian Visits]
6. Sit on Jake Worrall’s bench [Tired of London]
30 Sept 2011
Pages of Hackney
Hidden behind a dusty sky blue facade, Pages Of Hackney is a compact space packed to the brim with brilliant carefully selected books, friendly, passionate staff and a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
29 Sept 2011
Economy now so screwed it's threatening world record frisbee throwing attempts
Oh, you think, this event in Bow sounds fun. But then you read the small print.
29 Sept 2011
The secret shame of London's fried chicken shops
A blog devoted entirely to South London fried chicken shops is here. What does this valuable social document tell us about the customs of the age?
29 Sept 2011
London agenda for Thursday 29 September
1. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of kicking Fascist arse on Cable Street with 5 days five days of comedy, music, film and photography [Le Cool]
2. Listen to Beth Jeans Houghton and her band The Hooves Of Destiny at The Lex [RunRiot]
3. Join others who like their classical music atonal at the ICA’s New Complexity [Flavorpill]
4. Go down to the Old Vic tunnels for the trailblazing, hell-raising cabaret party, Boom Boom Club [Time Out]
5. Hear art pop fusion band Dear Joseph step onto the light up dancefloor of Satans Circus, the Strip club / Disco Inferno on Essex Road at Soundspray [Don’t Panic]
6. Meet the Mighty Atom, the Amazing Blondini, Prince Monolulu, Lord Mustard and The Man with X-Ray Eyes! At Showmen of the Streets: a documentary film [Ian Visits]
29 Sept 2011
28 Sept 2011
Snipe Highlights
Some popular articles from past years
- Diary of the shy Londoner
- A unique collection of photos of Edwardian Londoners
- Nice Interactive timeline lets you follow Londoners' historic fight against racism
- Could red kites be London's next big nature success story?
- The best church names in London, and where they come from
- The five best places in London to have an epiphany
- An interview with Desiree Akhavan
- Number of people using Thames cable car plunges
- The five spookiest abandoned London hospitals
- Only 16 commuters touch in to Emirates Air Line, figures reveal
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