Stop going to tourist attractions that don't exist. It's embarrassing

Christopher Fowler has a nice line on Platform 9 3/4, the Harry Potter shrine at King’s Cross station.

 

Staple a steak to a flat cap and you've got the basic idea

 

It's ok everyone, London isn't racist after all

 

When realising the true value of art means raising your prices by 6,000%

 

London agenda for Friday 16 September

 

London's newest architectural wonder unveils this afternoon: a cardboard city

As Eric Pickles leaves his office in the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), he will notice that a new settlement will have been established – a Cardboard City in the heart of the City of Westminster.

 

Random Interview: Eileen Conn, co-ordinator of Peckham Vision

At the annual Peckham Rye Park Fete, Peckham resident Eileen Conn was busy trying to spread the word about Peckham Vision, a group aimed at encouraging informed discussion about the future of Peckham Town Centre.

 

London agenda for Thursday 15 September

 

On Hogan-Howe being the goddamned Batman

Fun and games already for Bernard “Hulk” Hogan-Howe. The Standard ran a hagiographic story yesterday claiming London’s new top cop was in fact a comic book crime fighting hero:

 

London agenda for Wednesday 14 September

 

Snipe Highlights

Some popular articles from past years

  1. Margaret Thatcher statue rejected by public
  2. The best church names in London, and where they come from
  3. The five spookiest abandoned London hospitals
  4. An interview with Desiree Akhavan
  5. Punk brewery just as sexist and homophobic as the industry they rail against
  6. Diary of the shy Londoner
  7. Random Interview: Eileen Conn, co-ordinator of Peckham Vision
  8. Only 16 commuters touch in to Emirates Air Line, figures reveal
  9. Silencing the Brick Lane curry touts could be fatal for the city's self-esteem
  10. A unique collection of photos of Edwardian Londoners