The Secret Policeman is back with his ball and this time he's armed with a blog. No, it's not Cleese behind it or even in front of it this year, we're afraid. But as the pioneering philanthropic performer who paved the way for the first Secret Policeman's Ball in 1979 and spawned the big name benefit gig genre, he deserved a mention and always looks amusing. This year's almost finalised line up is a......

No, we're not misquoting Jack Nance. This is the strange story of Sharon Baker, an artist who has baked a life-size model of herself out of bread dough. Her as yet unsliced doppelganger is naked and due to be eaten by an audience as part of an exhibition in London's Docklands tomorrow: "It was prompted by the sad and early death of a friend from breast cancer... I wanted to create a body in......

Londonist has commented on the 'The Avenue Of The Stars' in Covent Garden before. But, just in case you'd forgotten, let us remind you of our position: this is a complete waste of time. Firstly, ITV is behind it and this makes it inherently rubbish. Secondly, it has no real worth and no discernible benefit for the city. So it is with a heavy heart that we report that the 'Avenue' is due to......