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It's very easy to get caught up in this city for all of it's music, clubs and big shiny loud stuff. Well, as much as we remain a fan of all that is big and shiny, Londonist occasionally needs some down time. Preferably with trees and tweety birds. And... continue reading on Londonist

Remember remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder, treason Should ever be forgot... We know that today is Halloween and Bonfire Night is not until next week, but the truth is, most of the fireworks displays in London will happen before... continue reading on Londonist

Hooray! It's nearly Halloween! Jack-o-lanterns a plenty, scary masks and annoying trick or treaters who get hyped up on way too many e-numbers (and probably a few cans of cider nowadays). Still, there's so much stuff going on this year, you'd be a fool to stay inside hiding under... continue reading on Londonist

Londonist spent all of its money this week getting drunk at its 3rd birthday party. Hopefully, you were one of the many people who decided to join us. As a thank you, London On The Cheap is back (hurrah!) showing you what fun and fabulous free stuff you can... continue reading on Londonist

Hands up who remembers Kriss Akabusi running though Greenwich with the torch a few years back? Us too. We also remember thinking it would have been great fun to have a go. It appears that if we were still at school, me might have just got that chance. Secondary... continue reading on Londonist

Postal strike continues. Maybe. Possibly. Best stick to email and reading Londonist. Skinheads with a difference in Kensington. Claridge's charge £50 for a bottle of water. Bargain. Chocolate week starts here! Celebrate by eating a Wispa bar. We like Wispa bars. Image courtesy of windscreen fly via the Londonist... continue reading on Londonist

Greenwich Indoor Market is fab. There's nothing more enjoyable than a stroll around all the little stalls on a Sunday. Thankfully, plans to knock it down and turn it into flats were scuppered after public out cry (no shock there then). But new plans have been uncovered to revamp... continue reading on Londonist

Sometimes, Londonist stumbles across fantastic new bands by accident. (In this case getting drunk on wine playing video games.) We were introduced to Mitch. And now we're introducing Mitch to you. Meet Mitch. Who's in the band? Darren - Vocals, Guitars Jason - Guitars, Vocals James - Bass, Vocals... continue reading on Londonist

It's been pretty quiet in London recently. Eerily so. Until today, Londonist hadn't been able to work out what was wrong. We're a bit slow sometimes and had completely forgotten Big Ben was being restored. Well from today we'll be able to hear it again. Hooray! Bing bong! Bing... continue reading on Londonist

Go. Go. Go. Never have we wanted to shout about a theatre production company more than Punch Drunk. Ever since we saw them perform Faust in an old warehouse, we were obsessed. On Friday night, we went to see their new offering, Masque of the Red Death at the... continue reading on Londonist

Londonist appears to have spent all of our money on excellent but expensive gigs and over priced taxi fares this weekend. So once again, we've got no money. No, before you ask, we haven't ever heard of budgeting. We don't need to budget when there's all this exciting free... continue reading on Londonist

We know, it's hardly shock anymore if you hear that underground lines have major delays. Londoners are pretty used to that. But it gets a bit more serious when it's due to issues with the emergency brakes. This is quite scary. The lines in question are the Circle, Hammersmith... continue reading on Londonist

Cameras at the ready. It's time to get Green. That's the theme of the Shoot Photomonth's event being held this Saturday. But green what? Well, anything really. Traffic lights, jumpers, trees, jelly beans. Even the bit of mould you cut off the loaf of bread this morning. Just as... continue reading on Londonist

Ahhhhh, Monopoly. With its cute Scotty dog and get out of jail free cards, it's everyone's favourite rainy day game. But why do people have to keep tampering with it? So far, we've had Star Trek, The Simpson's and a version just for Kent. Not forgetting the really expensive... continue reading on Londonist

We're adamant that this week we're going to pretend it's still Summer. We're not content with sitting in watching the telly. We want to go out and play. But if we're going to do this every night this week, we're going to have to do it for very few... continue reading on Londonist

Ooooh, look at how creative we are. Which means squat if you're an ethnic minority apparently. More foot and mouth. In Egham this time. Flytipping scandal! That's it. Stop reading. Go dancing. Flickr image from Matt's Pic Diary's photostream.... continue reading on Londonist

Arrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggh.... Yes. We still be talkin' like pirates. (We've tried but it's hard to stop.) So we reckon we aught to get back out onto the high seas. Or, at least the Thames. So it be a good job the Bring Stuff Pirate Party is on Saturday. It's on... continue reading on Londonist

Londonist doesn't care about London Fashion Week. Not really. But we're a blog about London and it's pretty big so we thought we'd write something about it. Here's some of the things that might happen over the next week: Mobile phone shops will see a rise in profits as... continue reading on Londonist

Or, stuff you think about London that's true but is actually rubbish. 2. Dick Whittington and his cat. Everyone enjoys a good story. Especially one with a happy ending, interesting characters and familiar friends. Well this Londonista was a bit shocked and annoyed to discover that Dick Whittington's cat... continue reading on Londonist

Boris wants London to tackle bike thieves. Especially this one who's on the run. Not cycling. Which is a little bit silly of him. Yesterday was 30 years since Mark Bolan died in Barnes. We export wax figures just as Chinese terrecotta figures arrive. Terracotta is obviously the new... continue reading on Londonist